Thermal paste?

Hi all i was wondering if any ones uses Arctic Silver Ceramique? Cause thats what I got, and was wondering if its just as good as the Arctic Silver 5? I am trying to get my cooling down and not much is working so I am backtracking to make sure everything is allright. Also is this the right amount to add to a cpu....



Also lapped it a bit, had some 220 and 600 left over from paint a car so i need to get some more sandpaper.I cant feel any edges like b4 but it isnt smooth enough yet for me.

Arctic Silver 5 is a bit better than Ceramique from what I hear. But I use Ceramique anyways because it has a larger margin for error (in case you get some on your mobo).

I would also suggest you try to apply the Ceramique like the picture shown on the AS site in order to cover more of the die. So use, the tip of your Ceramique syringe and try to make a line in the center of the die similar to the one shown on the AS site.

I'm with rxc.

The method where you put a small "rice sized" amount
in the middle of the core didn't work as well for me.

It actually created an air bubble and resulted in a very small burn
mark, (just burned paste) and more importantly higher
load temps.

The method where you spread a thin layer across
the entire die works much better in my opinion.

Oh ... be sure to wet lapp that heatsink by placing the sandpaper
on a FLAT surface psi. Using just your hand will result
in a rippled surface. And be sure to clean everything as often
as possible. Especially when you change grits.

Just my humble two cents.

Susquehannock said:

I'm with rxc.

The method where you put a small "rice sized" amount
in the middle of the core didn't work as well for me.

It actually created an air bubble and resulted in a very small burn
mark, (just burned paste) and more importantly higher
load temps.

The method where you spread a thin layer across
the entire die works much better in my opinion.

Oh ... be sure to wet lapp that heatsink by placing the sandpaper
on a FLAT surface psi. Using just your hand will result
in a rippled surface. And be sure to clean everything as often
as possible. Especially when you change grits.

Just my humble two cents.

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Okie I did use a flat surface and wet sanded it, but going to do some more to it, thanks for the info guys

We have done hundreds of mounts with the dab in the middle technique, including using glass so we can observe the compound as it spreads. The only way to get an air bubble is by lifting the heatsink.

Colin Thompson
Arctic Silver, Inc.

psi said:

Okie I did use a flat surface and wet sanded it, but going to do some more to it, thanks for the info guys

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Cool. .... from the marks on the surface it looked like you
may have sanded it by hand as some lesser guides suggest.

Colin said:

We have done hundreds of mounts with the dab in the middle technique, including using glass so we can observe the compound as it spreads. The only way to get an air bubble is by lifting the heatsink.

Colin Thompson
Arctic Silver, Inc.

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ThanX Colin... you may be right.
I am certain I didn't lift the heatsink but it may have been
slightly off parallel.

Anyway, even when I didn't get the bubble the full layer
technique seemed to give better temps. I found it much easier to
insure the proper amount was applied that way.
With the "center rice" method it was too easy to get not enough
to completely cover the core, or too much and have the excess
ooze out the sides.