arctic silver 3......re-apply?

[augustwest]

should as3 ever be re-applied other than if the heatsink is bumped or removed?

 

[RnPgrosz]

Whenever you remove the heatsink you need to re-apply AS3. Remember to clean off the core before re-applying and always apply a thin smooth layer.

 

[looktall]

well arctic silver say it doesn't dry out or anything, so in theory, if you never remove the heatsink, it shouldn't need reapplying. but personally, i'd redo it every 4-5 months.

 

[spazzkid]

i agree with looktall. every 3 mos, i re apply it just for the heck of it

 

[BigMofo]

iam too lazy to re-apply mine

 

[Yodums]

Whenever the case is moved or the heatsink is off, I'm concerned about my thermal transfer therefore I reapply Arctic Silver. Lately, it has been maybe months since I reapplied (Whenever I got the motherboard I haven't applied since).

AS recommends you reapply every 6 months but lots of people haven't seen a performance decrease when they used it for 9-10 months.

 

[maxima88]

I only re-apply when I remove my HS. But then again, I'm constantly replacing cpus or heatsinks every month or so.
I've never let my cpu or hs stay untouched for over 3 months.