Arctic Silver breaking in time...

[villham308]

Hey guys,

Just got a new AMD XP1600+ and some arctic silver 3. Just spent the last 30 minutes carefully putting the stuff on the core as per the instructions on the website, attached my Volcano 7+ to it and now my CPU temp is EVEN HIGHER than what it was with my last 1600 with silicon thermal pase from a packet. 50*C @ IDLE!!!!!!! and thats on full blast!!!! 6000rpm!

Any ideas? Should i apply it again? i dont think i skipped a step or anything. Will more grease be better, cause i didnt put much on, just what they said on the website.

As per usual thanks for any help!!

Willem. :eh?:

[whooping_a_panda]

might wanna check that the hsf was seated properly, and all you need is a thin coating of AS on the die

put some on the base of the hs too and smear it over the centerso it gets the hs kinda greasy

[villham308]

SH*T A BRICK!

just read on the damn bottle that there's MOISTURISER in the nail varnish remover I used to clean the HS!!!!!!!!!!!

Okay...

I think ill go into town tomorrow and get some 99% alcohol!!!

Damn!

Willem.

[jlin453]

With NO thermal paste and NO AS3 on my XP2000+, my Volcano7+ at the low setting gave me 44C. When I put on the AS3, I got 36-7C. Now a couple of days later, it's risen to 39-40 (All idle) :( :mad:

[rustymaitland]

almost had fried xp 1600 for dinner. u r lucky dude.

[villham308]

Well its good news!!!!

I thought that while i was at it i might as well lap the HS! So i went out to town, couldnt find any Wet and Dry with a higher grain than 400 tho. Anyway, lapped it with that (ill do it again when i find some 600 grain) and now its running at 38*C full load with the fan on full (burn in on Sandra for 30 mins). WHOOOHOOO!!!!

Anyway, this is even better than what i got with my prevous CPU so im happy!

Still, now ive gotta put it in the case. But that aint gonna happen tonight... G/F's bugging me to go to hers... Damn!

Willem :D