Another Thermal paste question

[mutantaxe]

actually ...a few

1/ Is it better to leave the thermal pad that the Corsair H115i's on and use that instead of thermal grease

2/ Have Artic Silver 5 kit ( cleaner, preparation and actual thermal paste ) in the fridge for nearly 2 years ( airtight container ) and when I put it on my CPU it looked "clear" and not grey. Is that normal or just throw the away ? CPU temp is only up a degree or 2 from what it was withe pad ( H115i)

3/How much difference does a good thermal grease make ?

 

[Dicehunter]

Arctic Silver is not meant to be clear, Throw it away, The TM that Corsair supply on the AIO is actually pretty decent but you can lower temps even further with better TIM.

The TIM that a lot of high end users swear by now for all out performance is Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut and a good TIM can make a decent difference to temps, In some tests temps are lowered by 5'c or even a little more when a good TIM is used.

You never want to penny pinch when it comes to ANY aspect of cooling.

Thermal Grizzly vs other brands -

 

[Thelosouvlakia]

I've been using the coolaboratory stuff for quite a while now.... I'm happy with the results, however, it's a PITA to apply and remove, you have to be really really really carefull

 

[Bartacus]

MX4 is still a good standard. Spreads easy, non conductive, and available everywhere.

 

[Dawelio]

Arctic Silver is not meant to be clear, Throw it away, The TM that Corsair supply on the AIO is actually pretty decent but you can lower temps even further with better TIM.

The TIM that a lot of high end users swear by now for all out performance is Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut and a good TIM can make a decent difference to temps, In some tests temps are lowered by 5'c or even a little more when a good TIM is used.

You never want to penny pinch when it comes to ANY aspect of cooling.

Thermal Grizzly vs other brands -

What is the difference between Thermal Grizzly "Kryonaut", "Aeronaut" and "Hydranaut"?...

 

[Dicehunter]

What is the difference between Thermal Grizzly "Kryonaut", "Aeronaut" and "Hydranaut"?...

Kryonaut is their premium stuff, Hydro is middle of the road and Aeronaut is their low end stuff.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Just buy MX4 and save the Money - Kryonaught isnt worth 4x the price for -1c

 

[Surfie]

Personally i use noctua nt-h1. Never had a problem.

 

[S_I_N]

why the fridge??? never heard of that in my bajillion years building comps

 

[Surfie]

why the fridge??? never heard of that in my bajillion years building comps

Then here's a link
just so you know it ain't made up

 

[S_I_N]

Then here's a link
just so you know it ain't made up

Ok so unless I missed something there, that didn’t say store it in the fridge. It said was suitable for compressor coolers. Even at low temps it still easy to spread, and maintains full performance. But that don’t mean store it in the fridge. Lol

 

[Surfie]

Lol. My bad. I took your previous comment to be a variant of what the f....
Forgot completely that the op had said they stored it in the fridge.
Did find one place that mentions it.
@end of page

 

[g0ggles1994]

I stand with the Guv, been using MX-4 for a long time now and never let me down

 

[S_I_N]

Lol surfie


I still use both mx4 and kyronaut very similar results

 

[mutantaxe]

why the fridge??? never heard of that in my bajillion years building comps

I guess to stop drying out....it can be very hot where I live ( still only 2k's from beach and sharks )

Lol. My bad. I took your previous comment to be a variant of what the f....
Forgot completely that the op had said they stored it in the fridge.
Did find one place that mentions it.
@end of page

For ASC2, the Arctic Silver recommend storing the syringes tip down, in a cool environment like a fridge to minimize any separation over time.

Last build I just used the thermal pad on the H115i and it worked ok but with a new CPU I have ordered a new H115i so I can use the pad ........ only kidding, ordered a new H115i because couldnt locate the 1151 standoffs to install the new 8700k and Corsair support is a pain in the butt.........just want 4 farkin standoffs and they want copies of my purchase receipts etc, hey, I would pay for the postage. So have the CPU and new mobo and waiting for the new H115i to arrive tomorrow hopefully. And that will be my last Corsair product.

btw: will do some o/c on this next Winter downunder

 

[S_I_N]

well it didnt dry out lol but it definitely turned it bad.

 

[mutantaxe]

well it didnt dry out lol but it definitely turned it bad.

well after leaving it out of the fridge for a day or 2 I squeezed a little and clear came out then the silver, well the grey came out

must admit at first I thought it was my eyes going...........

But like I said the temp is only slightly hotter on the CPU.........with the clear stuff

anyway...its more about the thermal pad on the new 115i v grease like arctic silver or Mx5 .......

 

[S_I_N]

seems like it separated then.

 

[mutantaxe]

seems like it separated then.

yes but I am no chemist or whatever so its only guessing