What type of thermal compound comes pre-applied to the heat sink? (I'm thinking of applying arctic silver 5 thermal compound instead)
2014951
it comes with cheap compound, i used it and it worked good. i changed out a year later with artic silver 5.didnt really need to but i did.the older compound was in great shape! you can use it too,if you want
2014952
Thankfully the thermal compound is not pre applied on the heatsink. It comes in a little plastic sleeve, seperatly. I would definitely apply the artic silver 5 compound instead of what comes with the heatsink. By the way this closed loop cooler is AWESOME. Lemme know if you have any other questions about it.
2014953
There is nothing pre-applied to it. It comes with a tube of generic stuff for you to use, but I ended up just using arctic silver 5 myself instead.
2014954
Chevychad is correct; after speaking to my technicians who installed it for the customer, they used Artic Silver also. Intel sells a great product, but the compound they supply is very bad quality.By the way, our customer was very pleased with the results!
1323493
The cooling pump already has the Termal compound on it. Use that. If you apply any extra it may cause create a *bubble* increasing heat temperature and cause overheating. Make sure to clean the cpu from the old termal compound. Hope this helps.
1240815
Most likely you put too much. You only need enough to fill in the micro gaps in the metal, not adding a whole "layer" of arctic silver in between the heat sink and the processor. As others have said, a thin vertical line. Also know that new thermal compound takes about 200 HOURS to "break in," for it to fill up all of the micro gaps. If you know you applied it correctly, then give it a few weeks and see if temperatures come down a bit, this is actually normal.
1240816
I don't understand this question. "when I was using the compound that came with the cooler" Were you using the paste that came with the cooler master cooler or artic silver 5?
2027266
you apply it to the cpu processor. It goes in between the processor and the cooler to dissipate heat evenly :) I usually use something very flat edged and apply a VERY THIN AND EVEN COAT.
1029105
If you are using the stock heatsink then thermal compound is already applied in the packaging. If you are using an aftermarket heatsink, then you definitely want to make sure to use some if it doesn't already have it on it.
2202796
When you purchase this item it comes with its own heatsink, this heatsink has thermal paste already applied to it. If you want to use a different, higher grade heatsink, you will need to purchase your own thermal paste.
434482
Yes it does come with pre-applied thermal paste on the sink with fan included. you can always clean it off and use your own thermal paste but why? the cooling is sufficient. under heavy load when i play games, it never goes over 60C. just make sure your case has good cooling and/or airflow. it may get hotter if u do things such as 3d editing and etc in which others have noted so watch out for that. just use HWMonitor to monitor your temps. it's a free software.
909719
Yes but if it was used you need to get some thermal paist because the pre applied stuff is only good for one use (unless they never used the stock heat sink)
1101158
Absolutely a must, arctic silver is better than the white kind, but I suppose as long as you have something there to transfer the heat from cpu to heat sink it should be ok
1165363
Arctic Silver 5 will not separate, run, migrate, or bleed! This is the most important part! Arctic Silver 5 uses three unique shapes and sizes of pure silver particles to maximize particle-to-particle contact area and thermal transfer. Arctic Silver 5 does not contain any silicone. The suspension fluid is a proprietary mixture of advanced polysynthetic oils that work together to provide three distinctive functional phases. As it comes from the syringe, Arctic Silver 5's consistency is engineered for easy application. During the CPU's initial use, the compound thins out to enhance the filling of the microscopic valleys and ensure the best physical contact between the heat sink and the CPU core. Then the compound thickens slightly over the next 50 to 200 hours of use to its final consistency designed for long-term stability. (This should not be confused with conventional phase change pads that are pre-attached to many heat sinks. Those pads melt each time they get hot then re-solidify when they cool. The viscosity changes that Arctic Silver 5 goes through are much more subtle and ultimately much more effective.) Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity. (While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.) Hope this helps!
1029103
It runs really cool and the heat sink he it pre-applied, but I always recommend a high-grade thermal compound like arctic silver.
1880721
Arctic Silver cannot be used by itself. If you can cut a small piece of aluminum that you can fit in the space you have, and bond it with the Arctic Silver, this will help.
1355264
It is. It comes with a CPU cooler (heatsink+fan) which has a square of thermal compound pre-applied. I used a third party CPU Cooler though (Hyper 212 Evo) with Arctic Silver 5, though.
981125
If it isn't broke, don't fix it! If you are not having any temp issues, and Arctic Silver 5 is as good as they say, it should last for years. I have two Pentium 4's that just came with the original paste on the Intel cooler, that are over 10 years old and no heating problems! Knock on wood!
595076
Mr. Torres, it comes with all those. Thermal grease is almost always applied to CPU heatsinks these days. However, if you're technically inclined, I highly recommend getting a third-party grease like Arctic Silver 5. Only in the case when a processor is named as an OEM part or CPU Only will it be just that and nothing else. Should you replace your stock HSF unit for an aftermarket one, I recommend the Hyper 212 Plus. It's an exquisite HSF that works very well.
1240813
Some compounds dissipate heat faster than others. This is one that does. d recommend a larger coolinf fan firstthen evaluate if your over clocking your processor. They will only go so far than youll get errors. When you do back off on the clock speed