Is arctic silver required for this repair? I have built PCs before so I know how to apply it but wasn't sure if it was required for this chip install.
752774
Required? No. HOWEVER it is highly recommended you replace the old heat sink. If you leave the old heat sink on then you are ensuring a shortened life of the $200+ chip you just bought. I'd spend the $15 and ensure the chip doesn't get as hot. This is always a good practice on CPUs, DLP chips, or any thing that has a heat sink. If you've never removed old thermal paste/heat sink before and don't have any chemical remover, rubbing alcohol works wonders. Make sure you remove it all and allow the surface to dry. To apply thermal paste such as arctic silver simple apply a pea sized amount onto the now cleaned and dry area and spread smoothly with anything that has a straight edge. I have used a thick business card or scissors in a pinch before.
752775
We didn't have to on our 65" Toshiba (which we've had since Nov 2007) because it was still intact. We had an Arctic Silver syringe just in case it had eroded, but didn't need to use it.
752776
No it is not. Pop out the old chip and pop in the new. It takes longer to disassemble the TV than it does to change the chip.
752777
No, it is a simple plug in and that is all. No special talent or supplies needed.
752778
The chip originally had a heat transfer material installed between the heat sink and original chip so I purchased and used some new goop to better cool the new chip. It wasn't in the youtube videos (not sure why) but it certainly will only help the performance and life of the new DLP chip.
752779
Not that I'm aware of. I ordered it and watched to YouTube video as I done it. I'm not very electronic savy either and it was easy. I do recommend that you use a vacuum or something to get the dust out cause there's a lot of it.
436976
It took me 3 hours. It's like swapping ram. Easy except alignment at the end. You have to align the chip or your picture won't be aligned. Lot's of trial and error to get it just perfect. Part of the time was for cleaning dust and using silver paste rather than the the bad thermal pad that does not conduct heat very well. I think that poor heat conductance caused chip failure. That's why I took my time to clean dust off and using silver paste to replace thermal pad.
69067
Yes it has. Still, I bought a separate Arctic Silver 5 Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound Paste 3.5g which I ended up using on my old heatsink when I couldn't install this one on my computer.
1355268
Thermal interface material is pre-applied to the heat sink. Thermal grease should not be necessary unless you are removing and reattaching the heat sink to the processor. Here is a link that explains what you get: http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-030329.htm.
837538
Its preapplied. I was about to apply thermal paste i bought from best buy when i realized there was already some on it.
604787
Try downloading the latest driver or request support from http://www.arctic.ac/us_en/p531.htmlArctic customer service is phenomenal. I'm sure they'll help.
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.
1355266
There is no additional thermal compound included just the small amount that is on the heatsink. Unless you are going to use a different heatsink or attempt to overclock the CPU there should be sufficient thermal compound on the factory heatsink.
604785
Try downloading the latest driver or request support from http://www.arctic.ac/us_en/p531.html Arctic customer service is phenomenal. I'm sure they'll help.
2202514
You may not need it, it depends how old is your MoBo. If you have to go to - follow manufacturer guide. If you replaced CPU by new one - reset CMOS.
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?
1827823
Yes. Best thermal compound for all CPU and heatsinks. Heat transfer is super great.
1581211
Yes and no. I have a VGA EK full water block for the reference design currently installed on mine. It requires some work. The block has to be disassembled. Then the copper/nickel piece has to be filed down very slowly trying it again and again to see if it will clear the larger capacitors. When it does, reassemble the block using a good thermal paste and the thermal tape over the video ram that either came with the MSI card or the water block. If you happen to have the EK backplate as I did, don't use it. Use the MSI backplate instead. It has not been leaking at all and runs at 39degrees on the low end and 46 degrees under very heavy load. Its worth mentioning I have a loop with a 2 fan radiator and a 4 fan external radiator installed. If you are not experienced in terms of understanding the parts of a videocard and exactly where and how far to trim a block I wouldn't attempt it.
1421492
Ya, seems to be standard for this chip I purchased a larger heatsink for it as well as changed fan speeds to keep it a little lower. Doesn't change the temp much but works well for extended use.
81179
I didn't have any high temps, but I only ran it stock long enough to verify it works. I basically always replace stock sink and TIM. If you're intending on using this for pretty demanding stuff (gaming, photo/video editing, 3D modeling and render, etc.) I'd recommend replacing TIM and sink.
1723960
the cooler is excellent. What I meant in my bad english, was that I had trouble installing it on my Asus Sabertooth motherboard with an Intel i7 and one case from Cooler Master. In my case it will be necessary to disassemble the entire PC to install it correctly. Can you understand what I'm trying to explain in broken English of poor quality? Best regards
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.