Thermal Paste Comparison, Part One: Applying Grease And More

[nukemaster]

adhesive is fine for fanless systems or systems with an easy to swap fan(so the heatsink can stay).

 

[Roger Rogers-1382392]

adhesive is fine for fanless systems or systems with an easy to swap fan(so the heatsink can stay).

Would you do it to a $300 i7 4770?

 

[nukemaster]

Hell no.

Last chip I would do that on was an old P1 or maybe an Atom type cpu that does not need a fan anyway.

 

[nostall]

I will just add another 'Thank you' to this list; for both part 1 and part 2 and especially the chart developed from these tests.

 

[moulderhere]

I used to have a technician at a college I.T. shop that would swear by using Kraft Cheese Singles slices the thin ones for thermal compound.

His thought was that if the cheese were to actually melt, that it cpu was running to hot anyways and would probably have damage done.

Needless to say, when he was around we'd leave the vent fans going full tilt.

 

[Roger Rogers-1382392]

I used to have a technician at a college I.T. shop that would swear by using Kraft Cheese Singles slices the thin ones for thermal compound.

His thought was that if the cheese were to actually melt, that it cpu was running to hot anyways and would probably have damage done.

Needless to say, when he was around we'd leave the vent fans going full tilt.

Surely, bits of square-snipped condoms would work better?





:lol:

 

[moulderhere]

I'm being honest, I know it is crazy but he swore by it.

With that being said, we wouldn't ever let him work on our personal pc's. But he swore by it.

I also have heard people use car dielectric greese on cpu's.

 

[chibiwings]

Very Informative.

 

[GeoFan49]

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Dihydrotestosterone, a potent endogenous androgenic hormone, derived from testosterone.
Directly heated triode, a type of thermionic valve now used primarily in audio amplifiers.
Discrete Hartley transform, a Fourier-related transform of discrete, periodic data similar to the discrete Fourier transform.
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Other.

DHT (band), a Belgian dance duo
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[Rich72]

Great article, thank you!Let me share my tried and true method of applying high-viscosity AS/5ut lentil sized blob on the heatsink. Dip your finger in isopropyl alcohol and spread the paste evenly over the heatplate. The alcohol temporarily reduces the viscosity allowing a thin, smooth coating. Wait a couple of minutes for the alcohol to evaporate then assemble.If and when you add to this test, forget the toothpaste and try a small piece of aluminum foil between heatplate and CPU. I suspect it will achieve the desired result better and for free!

 

[smeezekitty]

Aluminum foil wrinkles which I think would make it much worse.

 

[FormatC]

You're right - aluminum foil does'nt work. I've tested some non-standard alternatives too.