Artic Silver how to use it?

Viper69 · May 9, 2012

I'm building an intel i5 2600K with a mATX mobo (mobo to be determined)

WHAT thermal paste would you recommend?

I used Artic Silver for my old build, but they offer more than one kind!

Second, how MUCH do you put it on, how do you apply it etc??

I saw one YouTube video where the person put a small amount on and spread it on thin with a credit card.

Another friend said to put the amount the size of a pea in the center, and let the heat sink spread it across the surface.

What if I put too much on, and it squishes out w/the HS is put on?? My friend did this for me last time, and I watched. I forgot what he did exactly as it was about 10 years ago.

Thanks in advance!

fcomstoc · May 9, 2012

There are several application techniques that people I have talked to have recommended. The one that I use is the one that I picked up during one of my IT classes: this method states to put a pea sized blob on the CPU and spread it out evenly with an old Credit Card. This method has always worked well for me.
Others have recommend 2 thin lines across and let the heat sync spread it, I assume that would work but I have never tried it myself. The idea is full coverage with out the mess.

I have always used arctic silver on my CPUs. I am not sure which one I used since I am out but most of their products work very well.

Good luck with your build.

jazon1 · May 9, 2012

just put a pea sized amount on the middle of the cpu and let the heatsync do the work.if you spread it out with a Cc card it increases your chances of getting little micro bubbles of air that will retain heat,and hinder your cooling.as far as what thermal paist to use i still stick to artic silver grey i did try there ceramic paste once but it didnt perform as well.some people on here swear by MX-4 paste i haven't tried it yet myself but sounds promising

mjw21a · May 9, 2012

As jazon1 said, the 2 thin lines approach should be applied wherever a HDT type cooler is used. Otherwise stick with the pea sized blob of thermal paste in the centre of the CPU's heatspreader.

Viper69 · May 10, 2012

mjw21a said:
As jazon1 said, the 2 thin lines approach should be applied wherever a HDT type cooler is used. Otherwise stick with the pea sized blob of thermal paste in the centre of the CPU's heatspreader.

Are the HDT cooler designs really better?

Thanks guys

mjw21a · May 10, 2012

Comes down to the design of the heatsink overall. The top two air coolers remain the Phanteks and the Noctua NH-D14. Neither of those are HDT coolers.

Just look at the reviews and decide on what cooler performs best. HDT or non HDT is irrelevant, just what cooler performs better.

xander89 · May 10, 2012

I tend to prefer to do a pea sized blob in the middle then wrap a bit of cling film around my finger then spread a nice even cover around the cpu. I tend to find that if u let the heatsink so the work that you don't get an even cover across the whole area

EarthDog · May 10, 2012

The article silver website tells you how to do it. Follow those instructions.

I also let the heatsink do the spreading and get great results.

mjw21a · May 10, 2012

jazon1 said:
as far as what thermal paist to use i still stick to artic silver grey i did try there ceramic paste once but it didnt perform as well.some people on here swear by MX-4 paste i haven't tried it yet myself but sounds promising

Yeah, I'm using Arctic Silver Ceramique because is comes in big 22 gram tubes. It is a few degree's of Artic Silver 5 though at least it is con conductive. I believe Artic Cooling MX-4 is the best inexpensive thermal paste today until you get to super expensive solutions like IC Diamond.

Looks like you can get Artic Cooling MX-4 in 20g tubes now too so I think I'll have to pick up a tube. Not far off running out of my trusty old Ceramique. Been using the same tube for about 5 years now.

Viper69 · May 10, 2012

mjw21a said:
Yeah, I'm using Arctic Silver Ceramique because is comes in big 22 gram tubes. It is a few degree's of Artic Silver 5 though at least it is con conductive. I believe Artic Cooling MX-4 is the best inexpensive thermal paste today until you get to super expensive solutions like IC Diamond.

Looks like you can get Artic Cooling MX-4 in 20g tubes now too so I think I'll have to pick up a tube. Not far off running out of my trusty old Ceramique. Been using the same tube for about 5 years now.

I heard some people had problems w/the ceramic version. But heard good things about the MX-4 product. I'll probably get Artic Silver 5

mjw21a · May 10, 2012

If I buy today, MX-4 would be my choice. Artic Silver products are all kind of outdated. Not one of them are class leading products anymore.

Viper69 · May 10, 2012

mjw21a said:
If I buy today, MX-4 would be my choice. Artic Silver products are all kind of outdated. Not one of them are class leading products anymore.

Really?? Could you show me a review, I wouldn't have a clue how they test these.

mjw21a · May 11, 2012

http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/arctic_mx_4_thermal_paste_review,6.html

Nothing really worth worrying about. Application of the paste makes a bigger difference than the choice of the paste.

Viper69 · May 11, 2012

mjw21a said:
http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/arctic_mx_4_thermal_paste_review,6.html

Nothing really worth worrying about. Application of the paste makes a bigger difference than the choice of the paste.

The differences are sooo small though. The liquid pro seems pretty good.

mjw21a · May 11, 2012

Hardly matters. All this serves to show is that whatever you have, use it till it runs out. Once it runs out, buy something else thats half decent. Hence the reason I'm still using Artic Silver Ceramique.

Viper69 · May 11, 2012

mjw21a said:
Hardly matters. All this serves to show is that whatever you have, use it till it runs out. Once it runs out, buy something else thats half decent. Hence the reason I'm still using Artic Silver Ceramique.

True.

Check your PM again..

And check this Silverstone case out..pretty cool. mATX only

Silverstone

mjw21a · May 11, 2012

Still a pretty tall case though. I'd not bother with it myself. The Sugo looks to be the best case out there to me. MATX and tiny.

Viper69 · May 11, 2012

You like that SUGO over the one you showed me?

mjw21a · May 11, 2012

Yup, its smaller and will take a full sized video card

Viper69 · May 11, 2012

Hmmm...I may just go w/it over the Temjen then.

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