AMD Athlon 64 stock Thermal Paste??

[rHy0]

Hey guys, im just wondering if Athlon 64 CPU's (retail) come with thermal paste/glue (whatever you call it)? and if so is it good and safe enough to use? or will i have to go and buy brand stuff like arctic silver? I'd really preciate some advice, thanks.

 

[Aids]

What prozac26 said is very true, AMD comes with excellent stock cooling for non OC'ers and light OC'ers. Not to mention its pre applied which always helps. 😀

 

[dvdpiddy]

is it really arctic silver 5 or not cause im confused they say you cant use arctic silver but they use it whats up with that

 

[hergieburbur]

is it really arctic silver 5 or not cause im confused they say you cant use arctic silver but they use it whats up with that

They don't use thermal paste at all. They use a semi-sold thermal material that is a little pad when applied, and fills in the gaps like a fluid when heated.

As far as the maker, I have no idea, they probably make it inhouse.

 

[khha4113]

Hey guys, im just wondering if Athlon 64 CPU's (retail) come with thermal paste/glue (whatever you call it)? and if so is it good and safe enough to use? or will i have to go and buy brand stuff like arctic silver? I'd really preciate some advice, thanks.

I use AMD stock HSF with its thermal paste, and I was able to oc to 2500MHz

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=140939

 

[pengwin]

i like thermal bad easy to use

 

[linux_0]

I agree 😀

The stock coolers and thermal paste work amazingly well 😀

AS5 is good but in some cases overkill.

 

[Godiva]

khha, im surprised you only got 3000 for your 3DMark06 score, here is my setup and i got the same score

Athlon 64 3500+ Venice @ stock
3Gb ddr400
X1800 XL @ stock
250Gb Sata HD
450W PSU

 

[dvdpiddy]

ok thx hergie
good night all

 

[pengwin]

alright so summing it up i gotta waste like 5 bucks on artic silver 5 inorder to decently OC a 3200+?

 

[linux_0]

If you plan to OC more than 20% I would say so.

If you plan to be even more aggressive a Zalman Copper cooler may be in order.

 

[dvdpiddy]

yes you do but its not a waste you only use a drop and it works fine for about 10 pcs

 

[pengwin]

meh fine ill buy that to

great gotta mow one more lawn


danmit u guys are killin me i tell ya

 

[corvetteguy]

how does your 3gig of RAM work compared to 2gig of the same RAM?

just curious. 8)

 

[mpjesse]

Not to be a jerk or anything, but do you really think AMD or Intel would sell a product with a cooling solution that doesn't work?

 

[pengwin]

Hmm

yes

my intel goes to 61 C on load/idle

 

[mpjesse]

OK... and it works, right?

The thermal design limit for Intel chips is well over 90C. So even if your CPU is running at 70C- you're still fine. Of course... the life of ur CPU might decrease if you're running at 70C all the time- but intel just wants to get you past that "3 year warranty hump."

;-)

-mpjesse

 

[pengwin]

im past the 3 year warranty