New intel heatsinks

[zephyrprime]

I bet the stripes spread out and fill all the pertinent area. It's probably done this way to prevent air gaps. They probably can't use the bead of arctic silver technique because the material they use is too viscous.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Operandi
Leave it as is; Intel knows what they are doing.

Nice pic btw.

Yep, Maximum PC proved that the stock TIM out performed any 3rd part goop avalable on the aftermarket.

Heh well, using As5 on the stock HSF gave me a 2c drop in temps when I was trying to decide whether or not to lapp my C2D IHS. Eventually I did lapp it because I couldn't get either my CNPS9500 or the stock HSF to get a good seat on the CPU.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Operandi
Leave it as is; Intel knows what they are doing.

Nice pic btw.

Yep, Maximum PC proved that the stock TIM out performed any 3rd part goop avalable on the aftermarket.

Heh well, using As5 on the stock HSF gave me a 2c drop in temps when I was trying to decide whether or not to lapp my C2D IHS. Eventually I did lapp it because I couldn't get either my CNPS9500 or the stock HSF to get a good seat on the CPU.

I know I may sound like abroken record but...for some AS5 seems to work very well ....for alot more than some people AS5 is just another over rated thermal paste
that is of good quality but definately not the best....
I too have AS5 somewhere around here......and I have used it.....

Have a good weekend --

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Operandi
Leave it as is; Intel knows what they are doing.

Nice pic btw.

Yep, Maximum PC proved that the stock TIM out performed any 3rd part goop avalable on the aftermarket.

Heh well, using As5 on the stock HSF gave me a 2c drop in temps when I was trying to decide whether or not to lapp my C2D IHS. Eventually I did lapp it because I couldn't get either my CNPS9500 or the stock HSF to get a good seat on the CPU.

The stock TIM even beat arctic siliver by a nice margin.

 

[darkhorror]

On my E6300( overclocked to 2.5ghz) I am using the stock heatsink and paste, getting 22-24degrees after sitting for a while, and 38-39 after load for hours.(from motherboard CPU sensor)

 

[cmdrdredd]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: cmdrdredd

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Operandi
Leave it as is; Intel knows what they are doing.

Nice pic btw.

Yep, Maximum PC proved that the stock TIM out performed any 3rd part goop avalable on the aftermarket.

Heh well, using As5 on the stock HSF gave me a 2c drop in temps when I was trying to decide whether or not to lapp my C2D IHS. Eventually I did lapp it because I couldn't get either my CNPS9500 or the stock HSF to get a good seat on the CPU.

The stock TIM even beat arctic siliver by a nice margin.

It didn't for me...I don't need some supposed techno-nerd writer from some magazine to tell me that the stock stuff is better when I know from my own experience it's not. Anyway who uses the stock HSF again?

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime
I bet the stripes spread out and fill all the pertinent area. It's probably done this way to prevent air gaps. They probably can't use the bead of arctic silver technique because the material they use is too viscous.

This has been confirmed. Removing the HSF after a short period reveals a nice patch on both the processor and the copper bottom of the HS.

 

[spiderhole]

Originally posted by: Googer

Yep, Maximum PC proved that the stock TIM out performed any 3rd part goop avalable on the aftermarket.

You have a link?

 

[wgoldfarb]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
This has been confirmed. Removing the HSF after a short period reveals a nice patch on both the processor and the copper bottom of the HS.

noob question: if you remove the HSF like this, can you then simply put it back on? I have read a couple of times that TIMs are designed to be "one use only", so if you remove the HSF you need to clean it and reapply the TIM, but I have also read of people doing what MS Dawn describes: removing the HSF to check that the TIM is applied properly. What am I missing?

 

[Rubycon]

It will work OK if you remove and re-attach the heatsink. Will you have the same temps? Probably not. If you're running stock speed a degree or two increase will do no harm.

 

[Dom1105]

well in my experiences useing AS5 or ASC it can reduce the temperature by up to 4 or 5 degreese, I use AS5 or ASC on EVERYTHING that has a heatsink connection in my book gets a wipe down with some alcohol and a rag and then on goes the AS5 or ASC depending on what it is.

 

[wgoldfarb]

@MSDawn: thanks! I am about to build my first system and I am planning to use the stock HSF from Intel, so this is good to know

 

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: JEDIYoda

Originally posted by: OCNewbie

Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Honestly it's not worth the hassle of removing it. I did that on my last HSF, got my hands all dirty for hardly half a degree difference and the readings are accurate to that. Never again. :|

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=28&threadid=1929121

Read that, and take note that the ones dismissing the product have never tried it. In my experiences it makes cleaning the paste off the heatsinks a lot easier and less messy. I highly recommend it, as do about 154 or so other reviewers just on NewEgg's site.

Get the big bottles cheapest here I believe Link about $12.75 shipped for me to Florida.

thats just plain stoopid to recommend that she take the pads off when you have no clue what temps she will get using the pads!!
The pads will give you the same temps as using AS5 will give you!
AS5 is way over rated!!!!

take note those recommending taking the pads off have no clue whether you will get good temps or not!!

I will tell you from experience that you will get the same temps as if you were using AS5!!
Why go to all that work removing that stuff when you do not nee to??

i've gotten significant differences using as5 over the gunk that some oem hsf's have on them, as well as when using aftermarket coolers over the white paste they throw in there. i'm not recommending you do or don't, but to dismiss it outright is somewhat ignorant.

 

[krotchy]

Originally posted by: Baked
Saves Intel a bundle of money by putting on less TIM.

Who the hell uses the retail HSF anyway.

Someone who builds computers for work and cant void warranties with non-retail HSF's

The stock intel heatsink is pathetic, I do like the AMD 4 heatpipe one though

 

[Safeway]

AS5 has proven itself to me. It has out-performed Intel stock crap, Zalman crap, Thermaltake crap, Coolermaster crap by several degrees Celsius.