Thermal Paste!

The_YongGrand · 17th Aug 2005, 02:24 PM

What's a good thermal paste for my Athlon XP 2400+ ? It's oh-so-hot ,around 60 - 70 degrees (celcius or farenheit?) and I need to get a hottest one so that it'll cool down.

Will applying a better paste significantly reduces the temperature to around 50? Or should I need to get the whole better heatsink and the paste as well?

Bestia(ry) · 17th Aug 2005, 02:37 PM

Using some high-quality thermal paste like ArcticSilver 5 is essential, but you should not expect it to do wonders. ^^
In combination with a week HS it's worth nothing.

SAMSAMHA · 17th Aug 2005, 03:00 PM

YEp, artic silver is by far the most famous one.

Artic silver sill help but it will probably only cool it down like 3-4 degrees. You need a good hsf and also make sure that your case is properly cooled.

aKho · 17th Aug 2005, 05:19 PM

Artic Silver 5 + XP-90C heatsink

Max_87 · 17th Aug 2005, 05:33 PM

Artic Silver 5!

Otherwise Arctic Ceramique is good too

zachig · 17th Aug 2005, 06:52 PM

AGAIN, Arctic Silver 5, without a doubt!

kayFX · 17th Aug 2005, 10:15 PM

arctic silver 5 + SP 97 + 90mm fan @ 35C-42C..

Ishtim · 17th Aug 2005, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngyonghan

What's a good thermal paste for my Athlon XP 2400+ ? It's oh-so-hot ,around 60 - 70 degrees (celcius or farenheit?) and I need to get a hottest one so that it'll cool down.

Will applying a better paste significantly reduces the temperature to around 50? Or should I need to get the whole better heatsink and the paste as well?

Are you using the stock heatsink + fan?

Is it free of dust and case air is flowing properly?

What is ambient (room) temperature?

Max_87 · 17th Aug 2005, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ngyonghan

What's a good thermal paste for my Athlon XP 2400+ ? It's oh-so-hot ,around 60 - 70 degrees (celcius or farenheit?) and I need to get a hottest one so that it'll cool down.

Will applying a better paste significantly reduces the temperature to around 50? Or should I need to get the whole better heatsink and the paste as well?

Actually, if you really wanted to lower the temperature, you should get a better cooler. Yes, arctic silver 5 is better, but do not expect miracles

maybe around 2~3c decrease only.

Talisman · 18th Aug 2005, 03:11 AM

I am using Arctic Silver along with Thermaltake Venus12, and it works really well. I reckon' AS along with XP-90.

17th Aug 2005, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Super Active Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,316 Reputation: 852 Rep Power: 14	Thermal Paste! What's a good thermal paste for my Athlon XP 2400+ ? It's oh-so-hot ,around 60 - 70 degrees (celcius or farenheit?) and I need to get a hottest one so that it'll cool down. Will applying a better paste significantly reduces the temperature to around 50? Or should I need to get the whole better heatsink and the paste as well?

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Bestia(ry) Fenrisulfr Join Date: 11 Oct 2004 Location: Lyngvi Posts: 2,217 Reputation: 1510 Rep Power: 22	Using some high-quality thermal paste like ArcticSilver 5 is essential, but you should not expect it to do wonders. ^^ In combination with a week HS it's worth nothing. __________________ Gods. Men. Beast alike.

17th Aug 2005, 05:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
aKho beat around the bush Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Location: Kuching, Sarawak Posts: 2,806 Reputation: 1169 Rep Power: 17	Artic Silver 5 + XP-90C heatsink __________________

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kayFX Active Join Date: 4 Sep 2004 Location: in my room Posts: 601 Reputation: 253 Rep Power: 7	arctic silver 5 + SP 97 + 90mm fan @ 35C-42C.. __________________ everyday learning a new thing.. hey, where is my trophy? http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=92271

17th Aug 2005, 03:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
SAMSAMHA Super Active Join Date: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 2,356 Reputation: 197 Rep Power: 8	YEp, artic silver is by far the most famous one. Artic silver sill help but it will probably only cool it down like 3-4 degrees. You need a good hsf and also make sure that your case is properly cooled.

17th Aug 2005, 06:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
zachig Active Join Date: 9 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere Posts: 782 Reputation: 232 Rep Power: 6	AGAIN, Arctic Silver 5, without a doubt!

18th Aug 2005, 03:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
Talisman Just Started Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Posts: 39 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I am using Arctic Silver along with Thermaltake Venus12, and it works really well. I reckon' AS along with XP-90. __________________ Core2Duo E4400 [ES]@3.0, Gigabyte GA-P35C DS3R, Thermaltake BigTyphoon, (2x512) A-DATA@5-5-5-15, Samsung 2X80GB@RAID0,250GB, XFX 8800GT XxX Edition, Soundblaster Audigy2ZS Platinum Pro, Creative Megaworks 550 THX, Pinnacle PCTV Stereo, Thermaltake Toughpower 650w PSU, Thermaltake Shark.