Okay I just put some fresh AS5 on my fx4300....the heat-sink is the zalman CNPS90F....lower end kinda poor/flimsy looking thing with no copper pipes..... whoever put paste on it previous didn't do it that great...looks like they did the "line" method virtually none on the sides all at the top/mid/bottom....so I did the X pattern, and yes I'm already seeing lower temps and its only been a few hours....will it drop even more after the alleged 200hr break in/cure?
Maybe this stuff isn't entirely overrated like I thought it was.... I'm getting significant load temp drops like 5-7c right off the bat...not sure what paste was on it... probably the zalman junk that came with that heat-sink....
Maybe this stuff isn't entirely overrated like I thought it was.... I'm getting significant load temp drops like 5-7c right off the bat...not sure what paste was on it... probably the zalman junk that came with that heat-sink....