My 1st tube of AS3 -- not impressed

[tefleming]

This is my first tube of AS3, up til now I'd always used Antec Reference Silver Thermal.

I'm not impressed. Using the same techniques for application, I got temps 10 C higher with the AS3 than with the Antec.

I just got through calling a friend who still works at best buy, he's getting me another tube of the Antec.

[qparadox]

Wow 10* seems like an enormous difference for any sort of thermal material. Did you make sure to thoroughly clean the die before applying the AS3?

Perhaps it was just a bad tube, but generally i've found my AS3 to perform better than anything else i've used on a variety of HSF's. What HSF was this on?

[tefleming]

Yeah, I used Isopropyl to clean 'em. I've noticed higher temps on both my Barton 2500 and my parents pally 1800

I moved the SLK-700 from mine to my parents and put my new SLK-800 on mine.

The temps are consistently higher even with multiple cleans and re-applications.

The only thing I could think of was that it might be that I'm using too much. But I'm not using any more than I use of the Antec.

[Clutch]

Hmm never heard of this before. About how much did you apply? I'm sure you didn't put to much since you have done it before.

[mcwc]

Did you let AS3 to break in?

From articsilver.com
Due to the unique shape and sizes of the silver particles in Arctic Silver 3, it will take a up to 200 hours to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity. (This period will be longer in a system without a fan on the heatsink or with a low speed fan on the heatsink.) The CPU's temperature will drop as much as 2C to 5C over this "break-in" period.
This break-in will occur during the normal use of the computer.
Have you tried to apply an even smaller amount of AS3?

[a2jfreak]

Wonder why :scratch:.

[tefleming]

I've tried everything from a mostly transparent film to a thin yet opaque film, no dice, temps are still higher than I'm used to.

I guess its possible I got a bad tube..??? anyway it goes, I'm switching back to Antec.