Very stupid HS question

[R64]

I accidentally bought an Artic Silver 64 pro for my E6600. I was planning to build my system Tuesday, but newegg send me a wrong MB. It will be here and I want to build it ASAP. Can I use a 64 pro instead of a 7 pro? will it fit? or will I have to wait till my AS 7 gets here?

On a related note, I also bought some ceramique paste. Any advantage with using this over stock paste that is applied to AS heat sinks?

TIA

Added later: Ok, looks like the adapters are different. So I am stuck with stock HS for a week or so. Any ideas on the second question?

 

[Gautama2]

Wont fit.


And what comes on the Freezer's is better than ceramique.

 

[acegazda]

Ehh, I wouldn't say better than the ceramique, but VG. I'm not a fan of buying extra thermal paste. Never had improved temps with it.

 

[RallyMaster]

...AC Freezer 64 Pro instead of AC Freezer 7 Pro? Won't fit. Completely different mounting. The paste on the Freezers is better than AS5 (from my experience).

 

[R64]

Thanks guys. Another question: If I use stock HS for some time, can I then replace it with an after market without a lot of trouble? IOW, is stock Intel HS a wax based pad or normal grease?

 

[R64]

also, would you recommend removing stock grease and using ceramique? If so, would 90% iso propyl alcohol work?

 

[JEDIYoda]

Originally posted by: R64
I accidentally bought an Artic Silver 64 pro for my E6600. I was planning to build my system Tuesday, but newegg send me a wrong MB. It will be here and I want to build it ASAP. Can I use a 64 pro instead of a 7 pro? will it fit? or will I have to wait till my AS 7 gets here?

On a related note, I also bought some ceramique paste. Any advantage with using this over stock paste that is applied to AS heat sinks?-- no advantage!
TIA

Added later: Ok, looks like the adapters are different. So I am stuck with stock HS for a week or so. Any ideas on the second question?

 

[soydios]

Since you'll only be using the heatsink for a week, just use the pre-applied thermal paste (if it's a thermal PAD, then don't use it, because it will melt and fill the microscopic valleys in the heat spreader on the CPU, which will impede heat transfer when you put the Freezer7 on it; but, if it's thermal GREASE, then you're fine, because you can clean that off with rubbing alcohol).

70% or greater isopropyl rubbing alcohol is best for cleaning off thermal grease. The higher the percent purity, the better, because it evaporates faster and leaves less residue.

 

[R64]

Thanks soydios. I touched one of the strips and it feels like a paste to me. Any one know if this is indeed the case and not a wax pad?

TIA

 

[Aluvus]

Originally posted by: R64
Thanks soydios. I touched one of the strips and it feels like a paste to me. Any one know if this is indeed the case and not a wax pad?

TIA

It's just a pretty ordinary thermal paste. If it were a pad, you'd know- quite a bit thicker.

 

[Gautama2]

Freezer's use Arctic Coolings MX-1, which in nearly all benchmarks beats AS5 and Ceramique by 1-2c.

 

[acegazda]

Installing aftermarket heatsinks is really easy. Like soydios said, use alchohol to get the original paste off.

 

[WobbleWobble]

Originally posted by: R64
Thanks guys. Another question: If I use stock HS for some time, can I then replace it with an after market without a lot of trouble? IOW, is stock Intel HS a wax based pad or normal grease?

When removing your heatsinks, gently twist your heatsink out rather than simply pulling it out. The thermal pad can create a suction effect and you can consequently pull your CPU out of the socket.

 

[RallyMaster]

Originally posted by: WobbleWobble

Originally posted by: R64
Thanks guys. Another question: If I use stock HS for some time, can I then replace it with an after market without a lot of trouble? IOW, is stock Intel HS a wax based pad or normal grease?

When removing your heatsinks, gently twist your heatsink out rather than simply pulling it out. The thermal pad can create a suction effect and you can consequently pull your CPU out of the socket.

QFT. Did that to my 3200+ back in the day....came out fine though...but scared the bejeez out of me.