thermal paste question

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xnikx

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i have artic silver 5

i had to take off my heat sink and processor to rma my mobo.
its been about a week and will prob b another week.
the artic silver guide says i should replace the cap on the tube to keep it fresh.
do i need to do this or should it be fine?
 
You should clean your CPU and Heatsink with led free gasoline or somthing and put a fresh very thin layer of Arctic Silver 5 with a credicard or somthing before you put it back.

Because the fresh more liguid paste is better able to fill the little airholes between your heatsink and CPU.

The old Paste hardens also by the heat.
 
Gasoline isn't what you want to use, especially around electronics. It's corrosive to many plastics and contains a lot of impurities. Use high concentration rubbing alcohol instead.

As for capping the tube, :confused: :confused: :confused: ??? Why wouldn't you recap the tube if you're not using it right now?
 
That's equivilant to asking if you should put the cap back on your toothpaste. I also agree, using gasoline is a stupid idea, go with what Evil said and use alcohol
 
Youri Carma said:
You should clean your CPU and Heatsink with led free gasoline or somthing and put a fresh very thin layer of Arctic Silver 5 with a credicard or somthing before you put it back.
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Most people use 90-95% isopropyl alcohol since it's the easiest and cheapest solvent to use for cleanup on CPUs and heatsinks. I prefer Arctic Silver's Cleaning kit.

Yes, clean off the old paste, and apply new. As far as how to apply it... Arctic Silver's own site has SEVERAL different application methods based on the TYPE of CPU you are planning to use. Please refer to their website for proper application instructions based on your system.
 
I keep mine in the refrigerator to keep it fresh too.

xnikx said:
i have artic silver 5

i had to take off my heat sink and processor to rma my mobo.
its been about a week and will prob b another week.
the artic silver guide says i should replace the cap on the tube to keep it fresh.
do i need to do this or should it be fine?
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im not asking how to attach it i already know that, im asking if its ok that i didnt switch the cap. will it still perform as it did before and will the temp be the same as before.
 
Yeh, you guys right about the alcehol cause I use something they call "Break-Cleaner" which is alcehol and doesn't leave any traces, good stuff.

I still think that purified gasoline or dry-cleaning naphta cannot harm metals or copper electric parts....but correct me if I am wrong. Only the plastics is a good thing....yourright about that since it's a oilproduct as well.

And what happens with dry-cleaning naphta and mobo? Does it break apart chemicaly?
 
Youri Carma said:
You should clean your CPU and Heatsink with led free gasoline
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Not trying to flame here, but this may be the worst advice I have ever seen. Using gasoline to clean almost anything is nothing short of insanity. The only thing using gasoline to clean your cpu is going to do is royally fuck things up.

To answer the op, yes, you should reseal your as5. And use 90% isopropyl alcohol to clean the old stuff off.
 
Gasoline was sold as an industrial cleaner, long before it was used in car engines. Just like lighter fluid can be used to clean AS5 off (especially because any residue can quickly be burnt off) gasoline should be just as good.

A high purity naptha should work really well to clean off any TIM.

But, when 99% Alcohol is about 2$ for 500ml at ANY drugstore... Why would you even bother?
 
Arcygenical said:
Gasoline was sold as an industrial cleaner, long before it was used in car engines. Just like lighter fluid can be used to clean AS5 off (especially because any residue can quickly be burnt off) gasoline should be just as good.
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Gasoline may be an effective industrial cleaner, but it is no longer used as such, and I'm sorry, but using it to clean thermal paste is not a good idea.
 
xnikx said:
the guide says specificly not to use gasoline
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They are covering their asses. But of course, being so flammable, it is not a good idea.

But you COULD have good results with it as a solvent.....

Alcohol is flammable too don't forget. But it dries faster and has much less impurities than gasoline, so the BEST answer is gasoline is not the best choice.;)
 
can anyone link me to some artic silver 5 application procedures for a c2d cpu ?
 
does anyone else find it amusing that their first instruction is "don't put it in your mouth?"
 
when they say "replace cap" they just mean put it back on. not get a new cap
 
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