CPU Bedding In Time

[Metalboz]

Do people bed there CPUs in before starting to overclock or do they just jump straight in?

Was reading that some thermal paste has a bedding in time of 200 hours before it is at full capacity. I know that CPUs will get run up for a bit during manufacturing but surely that is just ok for 'normal use' straight out of the box??

Just wondered what people do.

 

[FTLN]

I'd give a few hours of prime on stock for the thermal paste to settle then jump straight in mate....

 

[SieB]

Most of the newer thermal paste doesn't have a bedding in time and will be fine from the get go.

I wouldn't worry about bedding in your CPU either to be honest, the first thing most people do when they get a new CPU is overclock it and then run prime anyway

 

[Metalboz]

I figured most current CPUs and paste should be ok to run straight away, more of a reliability and longevity worry though.

 

[FTLN]

I'd still give a few hours of prime first though just to make sure you got no abnormal temps at stock, watch them with Aida64 or similar........

 

[Toxcity]

STICK EM IN! TURN EM ON! CLOCK EM UP!!

The progress of all my builds.

 

[fredtrix]

I'd still give a few hours of prime first though just to make sure you got no abnormal temps at stock, watch them with Aida64 or similar........

Yup, that's what i would do as well.

 

[Metalboz]

Knowing me i will finish my build at 3am so will run it at stock on prime through the night and start with the overclocking the following day after work.

 

[S_I_N]

normally when I get a new cpu theres a new mobo involved as well so I'm installing fresh. So that 1-3 hour period of re installing is my stock run then its whammer time (no noy a mistype) i said whammer as I wham it up to see how far i can go

 

[Vicey]

Usually I like to run my chip at stock for a day just to make sure the whole system is stable at stock. Then I might try reducing the stock voltage to see how well the chip holds its normal speeds at reduced voltage. Intel currently ships processors using a voltage range (and have done so for a long time actually) so you may get a chip that works at 0.9v at stock if you're very lucky or one that needs 1.25v if you're not so lucky.

Once I find the point at which the chip will operate on the lowest voltages possible I'll start to overclock. Usually finding the low voltage range gives a good indicator of the chips capabilities and will shape what overclocks I'll attempt at first. I usually try for a solid 4GHz before going to 4.6GHz and then eventually 5.0GHz.

Everyone does it different I'm sure, this is just the way I do it. I like to pace it all out to squeeze every ounce of enjoyment out of overclocking

 

[Metalboz]

Not heard of running lower voltages to see how the chip will hold out, will have a try of that.

I am sure it will all hold out fine after running through the fresh install of everything and getting the stock benches.

 

[KING_OF_SAND]

CPU bedding?

 

[Metalboz]

Never trust a man with a hoover in his bedroom!!

 

[Stevo]

Never trust a man with a hoover in his bedroom!!

lol yea !, I personally don't bed in CPU's could you imagine if a reviewer had to bed in thermal paste every time he changed either the CPU, CPU cooler, or motherboard. allot of waisted time.

 

[Metalboz]

lol yea !, I personally don't bed in CPU's could you imagine if a reviewer had to bed in thermal paste every time he changed either the CPU, CPU cooler, or motherboard. allot of waisted time.

Yes but do reviewers care that much about longevity of chips? Its like someone testing a car, they don't care what they do to it and the long run as they might not keep it.

As a user I would want my chip to last as long as possible and give the best results from the get go. I know for a fact I will just OC the hell out of it, just want to make sure it is ready before i start, like warming up at the gym

 

[Vicey]

To be honest I've never noticed thermal paste ever perform better a few days or a month later than it did the first time I turned the PC on. Thermal paste doesn't really move that much once you clamp down the heatsink it's not like glue (anymore) it's just a very fine polymer that once it fills the gaps and imperfections on the heatsink and integrated heat spreader of the CPU is done doing its job.

These thermal pastes like well I won't name names but the ones which want you to 'cure' them over a period of time are either very poorly made or are so thick and require so much downward force from the heatsink that they are not worth bothering with. Get yourself some MX2, 3 or 4 and you're good to go the instant the system turns on.

With my post earlier I said I like to run the system at stock for a day but that isn't to give Thermal Paste time to do anything. That is just so I can make totally sure the entire system is working and stable at stock. I want to create a baseline of voltages, temperatures and performance before I start tuning things.

Hope this helped

 

[Metalboz]

I am going to be using MX4 anyway so it shouldn't be a problem. Just wondered if anyone did this as a precaution.

With the new pastes being finer, is it worth preparing the 2 surfaces with a thin layer before using the line technique or just apply the line direct without any other coat?

I would always baseline any system I built to find out how it runs before stretching its capabilities. You need to so that you have something to reference back to if system performance starts to lag.

 

[Vicey]

One blob in the centre and you're good to go. If you're not happy with the temperatures you can try doing it again. Keep this in mind the CPU die is in the centre so that is where you put the blob obviously. Spreading it around getting it over every piece of the IHS doesn't really make all that much of a difference as when you push the heatsink down it will get spread anyway.

I notice when people put paste on the IHS themselves and spread it around they often put too much and as we all know too much paste is just as bad as not enough.

 

[Metalboz]

Will try with just applying the line directly without anything else and go from there.

Thanks