To ANYONE Using Radioshack Thermal Paste

moz_21 · Jul 18, 2003

I have a tube of this stuff: Radioshack Silicone Base Heat Sink Compound

This stuff sucks. I never realized it until I bought some AS Ceramique. I had noticed that the Radioshack stuff seemed to leak out because of the heat. I notice a shininess around the cpu core and I figured it was the themal paste. But I had no clue as to how it got there because I had only put it onto the heatsink.

Anyhow, with this stuff I was getting 54-58C on core.
My new AS Ceramique: 44C
All is under FAH load. Case Temp 24C

Radioshack Heatsink Compound:

AS Ceramique: :thup:

Upgrade today

stan03 · Jul 18, 2003

it made a 10C difference?!

moz_21 · Jul 18, 2003

It's a little cooler today so it is probably like a 6C difference. Plus this is fresh paste - it hasn't set in yet so it could go down even more.

Graphic67 · Jul 18, 2003

That silicon compound should NOT BE USED on any modern socket cpu heatsink. It is acceptable for old Slot A and Slot 1 applications because of the large heat spreaders used at the time.

moz_21 · Jul 18, 2003

Graphic67 said:
That silicon compound should NOT BE USED on any modern socket cpu heatsink. It is acceptable for old Slot A and Slot 1 applications because of the large heat spreaders used at the time.

Thats funny. I used it on 2 processors with the heatspreaders and I thought it worked a lot better. But it was all I had. :bang head

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illig · Jul 18, 2003

honestly, if different heatsink compound changed your temp by 10C then i have to question your heatsink installation with the 'worse performing' compound

there are tons of compound comparisons online at many reputable sites... 1-2C difference is all you're likely to see

Graphic67 · Jul 18, 2003

illig said:
there are tons of compound comparisons online at many reputable sites... 1-2C difference is all you're likely to see

I would be quite surprised to see any "reputable sites" use that sort of heat sink coumpound...

Unless they were doing a story on "the 10 easiest ways to fry your cpu."

schismspeak · Jul 18, 2003

Graphic67 said:
That silicon compound should NOT BE USED on any modern socket cpu heatsink. It is acceptable for old Slot A and Slot 1 applications because of the large heat spreaders used at the time.

You sure? I use Coolermaster's high performance silicon, it works great. It doesnt bake or "melt" like the cheaper silicon paste. Look at my load temps with my palimono, and the coolermaster X-Dream.

Nerdwannabe · Jul 18, 2003

Radio Shack goop is Dow Corning 340 grease. It is a very cost effective grease. It does not perform as well as the new silver grease or Shin Etsu stuff, but i would think it won't make 6C difference.

moz_21 · Jul 18, 2003

I had some generic silicone compound wouldn't thin out. This Radioshack stuff seems to thin out with the heat and run off them.

illig said:
honestly, if different heatsink compound changed your temp by 10C then i have to question your heatsink installation with the 'worse performing' compound

there are tons of compound comparisons online at many reputable sites... 1-2C difference is all you're likely to see

The heatsink is installed right and I have lapped it. Like I said, it is quite cooler here today. 6C is totally possible.

Also with the Radioshack compound, I would remove the heatsink and there wouldn't be any compound over the die. AS Ceramique leaves some.

schismspeak · Jul 18, 2003

6°C sounds more like it. I lowered my temp by 5°C by using the coolermaster paste over the stock thermal pad.

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