recommended TIM

M

mikesta

Registered

​

Joined

May 21, 2003

• Dec 30, 2003

• #1

can anyone recommend a good TIM for water cooling? i'm sure this has been discussed before, but i couldn't find it when i searched.

 

C

cherryp00t

Member

​

Joined

Apr 14, 2003

Location

Brooklyn

• Dec 30, 2003

• #2

as5

 

Wicked Klown

Hard *** Southern Boy Senior

​

Joined

Dec 20, 2000

Location

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

• Dec 30, 2003

• #3

I second the vote for Arctic Silver 5.

 

pelikan

Member

​

Joined

Jan 22, 2003

• Dec 30, 2003

• #4

I just got some AS5. I like it. AS3 is easier to spread.

 

Rokk1972

Member

​

Joined

Apr 12, 2003

Location

Great NorthWest

• Dec 30, 2003

• #5

you shouldn't spread AS5, read the directions

 

E-Licious

Member

​

Joined

Dec 27, 2003

• Dec 30, 2003

• #6

They say spread.

From arcticsilver.com:

8. Spread the Arctic Silver thermal compound over the CPU core as shown in the photo to the right.

 

Rokk1972

Member

​

Joined

Apr 12, 2003

Location

Great NorthWest

• Dec 30, 2003

• #7

is that AS3 or AS5? I read that you apply AS5 just like you would AS Cremique

Well I'll be D!@#, When I first bought AS5 (the day it was released) my instructions said to install like cremique. And that is how I have deen doing it ever since. And when I do a remount, you can see it was getting very good coverage/contact.

 

Edward2

Member

​

Joined

Apr 22, 2002

Location

Folding@Home in Ball Ground, GA

• Dec 30, 2003

• #8

My understanding is that you are suppose to spread AS5 on CPU's with small dies like AMD XP, but you are suppose to just put a dot of AS5 on CPU's with large dies like Intel P4.

 

pelikan

Member

​

Joined

Jan 22, 2003

• Dec 31, 2003

• #9

Edward2 said:

My understanding is that you are suppose to spread AS5 on CPU's with small dies like AMD XP, but you are suppose to just put a dot of AS5 on CPU's with large dies like Intel P4.

Click to expand...

Yep. That's what the AS directions say.