Question regarding thermal paste for new heat sink.

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  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited April 2008
    Downloaded new Coretemp version... Holy CRAP the old one was wrong... idle temps are 32-36. rofl. only 16 degrees off!
  • EssoEsso Stockholm, Sweden
    edited April 2008
    Leonardo wrote:
    What have you been smoking?

    Leonard.
    What you missed is that Acetone comes in two flavours
    One containing oil, and one without!

    What ever you use to clean the CPU IHS or cooler, never use anything that contains oil.

    As from smoking crack, when I was brought up I had no friends smoking that kind of thing, neither did anyone of my friends or family.

    Also I'm a non smoking person.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited April 2008
    Esso wrote:
    Leonard.
    What you missed is that Acetone comes in two flavours
    One containing oil, and one without!
    I've been buying acetone for 15 years and have never seen acetone + oil in one container. I believe you, but I've never heard of it until now. (OK, let's get pedantic, shall we!)

    Acetone is a discreet chemical. If it has oil in it, then it is by definition a compound or mixture, and no longer acetone! :D
  • rolleggrollrolleggroll Next to a bowl of rice
    edited April 2008
    Doesn't arctic silver sell the AS 7 combo with the AS7 paste and the remover as well for like $8? thats what I did for mine.
  • EssoEsso Stockholm, Sweden
    edited April 2008
    Well In Sweden they declare Acteone with or whitout oil.

    In USA they only declare 100% pure Acteone or not!
    http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17627&cookietest=1

    There must be difference between 100% pure Acetone and not 100% pure Actone!

    I'm still not smoking crack!

    What's important is not to use any chemicals containig oil.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited April 2008
    What's important is not to use any chemicals containig oil.
    I completely agree!
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    I've neglected to post an update here... I get on forum binges it seems.

    Anyways, 100% acetone with cotton swabs did the trick. I've got the freezer pro 7 installed and working, and I'm very happy with the temps. It runs around 5-10 degrees C cooler idle, and I've been able to push it much further with OCing than before. Very happy with the purchase. Attached is two pictures.

    Thanks for the help everyone!
  • QCHQCH Ancient Guru Chicago Area - USA Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Nice work!!! :thumbsup:
  • garfield619garfield619 Philippines New
    edited May 2008
    about thermal paste, my best bud for my CPU is = TOOTHPASTE
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    garfield, are you serious?

    UPS, cotton is the way to go as it's more absorbent than synthetic fabric. Be careful though, as those swabs can leave fibers behind. I quit using swabs a while back. No I just use patches of cloth taken from discarded t-shirts and other cotton rags.
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited May 2008
    I use old socks. The woven pattern absorbs MASSIVE gunk.
  • garfield619garfield619 Philippines New
    edited May 2008
    yes, im using coretemp. from b4 a normal thermal paste, i get HOT and solid 57-62 readings... it is really hot in here. (philippines to be exact) but after doing some major cleaning, a technician told me "hey, toothpaste works more better than expensive thermal pastes. and, after 1 yr trial i think, nothing is wrong, and i get 36-40 readings each core.
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    :horrified:
  • rapturerapture
    edited May 2008
    Arctic Silver 6

    Crazy, don't think I would like to try it myself.
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    Harudath wrote:
    :horrified:
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    OCZ Freeze and be done with it ;D
  • garfield619garfield619 Philippines New
    edited May 2008
    TOOTHPASTE FOR THERMAL PASTE!!!!!!!!
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    CPU FOR BBQ!!!!!!!
  • Your-Amish-DaddyYour-Amish-Daddy The heart of Texas
    edited May 2008
    In all seriousness, I saw a guy make a tray for his Duron, and he cooked a fried egg on it. Of course he made a little tray out of aluminium foil...But it was still neat.
  • garfield619garfield619 Philippines New
    edited May 2008
    NOO I REALLY USE TOOTHPASTE TOOH PASTE TOOTH PASTE (harudath, u like toothpaste flavored BBQ?)
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    well, toothpaste or no toothpaste, thermal compounds are hardly expensive. I bought my tube of ceramique for 8 bucks... and it'll last me for a looooooong time.
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    garfield619 wrote:
    NOO I REALLY USE TOOTHPASTE TOOH PASTE TOOTH PASTE (harudath, u like toothpaste flavored BBQ?)

    Nope.
  • garfield619garfield619 Philippines New
    edited May 2008
    Harudath wrote:
    Nope.
    YUP.

    by reading those previous posts, ACETONE as a paste?
  • HarudathHarudath Great Britain Icrontian
    edited May 2008
    No... Acetone is used to REMOVE thermal compound... It costs like $5 and reduces the temp.. since you're using toothpaste by about 10-15C :tongue:
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