artic silver 2 question

[eshtog]

I was putting on the artic silver 2 stuff today and I got some on the chip around the core kinda smeared around on one side of the processor on accident, is it ok to leave it like this or will I have problems?

 

[Courtland]

as long as its not smeared on the capacitors and connecting two you should be ok, because the stuff is conductive. you can remove it without problem with dish washing soap, not machine wash soap.

 

[sohcrates]

yeah, you should be fine. but if it bugs ya, jus wipe it off , maybe finish the job with a little rubbing alcohol on a q-tip or something

 

[eshtog]

yeah I got some on the capitator ill take a q tip and wipe it off.

 

[nnnyyy]

qtip and alcohol work great for taking off ASG.

 

[eshtog]

well I tried to get off as much as I could with some alchol and a q-tip I didnt get all of it off but got a lot of it off the capatators ther might be some on the sides still left but very little I hope I dont have a problem

 

[eshtog]

bump

 

[EpsiIon]

When I put mine on, I was a bit worried that I'd smeared it too much and that my CPU would short out. I'd used a Q-tip and rubbing alcohol, and just mananged to smear the stuff around, rather than really clean it up. But I'm typing this to you now, so I guess it wasn't a problem. Just make sure you have as little as possible on there, and you'll be fine.

Epsilon

 

[lenjack]

It is NOT conductive, except under heavy pressure...there will be no pressure on the areas you're concerned with.

 

[compuwiz1]

I do not agree with the non conductive part, completely. I received an RMA from a customer the other day on a 1GHz TBird that was supposedly DOA. After cleaning the traces of Arctic Silver off of everywhere, it booted up just fine. This is a few times where I have run into someone sending me something back, not working, supposedly, and after cleaning them up, they worked. People need to take the time to do it right. You don't go smearing the stuff all over God's green acre!

 

[Brian48]

I agree. Artic Silver I may have garnered much praise for working so well, while at the same time, have neglible electro-conductive properties, but the same cannot be said for Artic Silver II. This newer stuff works better, but it DOES have a higher metal content and IT IS somewhat electro-conductive. Not quite as dangerous as real silver grease, but still hazardous enough to require special care when applying.

 

[Pabster]

Yes, Arctic Silver II can be conductive, although I highly doubt you'll have any trouble. Just be sure you don't have some crossing bridges on the ceramic. Alcohol (Isopropyl) works well, as does Acetone (fingernail polish remover). I prefer the former as the smell doesn't knock me out, but Acetone works better on the ceramic (in my experience).

 

[Courtland]

Today I found the neither alcohol or acetone removes it from the ceramic too well. I used some hand/dish soap and it worked great, the instructions say non-machine dishwasher ditergent, but I guess thats not much different from soap. I guess you really cant hurt the cpu this way, right?

 

[sohcrates]

soap's pretty non-toxic, so i might buy that

 

[Nevin]

From the Arctic Silver Instructions as posted on the web site: (Emphasis added)

1. Arctic Silver II can be removed from CPU cores and heatsinks with isopropyl alcohol or acetone (nail polish remover) and a bit of brisk rubbing.

If Arctic Silver II compound gets on the CPU ceramic, it can be removed with any dish detergent (Dawn, Lux, Palmolive, Etc.), WD-40, citrus based grease removers (Goo Gone, Etc.), Xylene based products (Goof Off, some carburetor cleaners), or an automotive degreaser.
(Do not use soap for an automatic dishwasher.)

Never use any oil or petroleum based cleaners (WD-40, citrus based grease removers and many automotive degreasers) on the base of a heatsink. The oil, which is engineered to not evaporate, will fill in the microscopic valleys in the metal and significantly reduce the effectiveness of any subsequently applied thermal compound.

2. If you use any of the suggested products to remove Arctic Silver II from the CPU ceramic, always do a final cleaning with isopropyl alcohol to remove the residue from the cleaner.

Nevin House
Arctic Silver LLC