Best thermal Paste application methods

2008-05-01 05:19:27

#1

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

There are two flaws in the HDT design currently used in CPU cooler products:
1. The surface is rough and occasionally uneven.
2. There are channels created between the mounting base and heat-pipe.

Fixing the first problem required some wet-sand paper and elbow grease (that's a metaphor for hard work, so don't go searching the web for another product). By lapping down the surface to a flat even base, you can then polish it down to minimize the grain-like finish inherent of HDT products.

Solving the second problem can be done with potentially less time. Assuming you're not so hard-core that brazing the heat-pipe and mounting base surface gaps together with tin solder is an option, then I would recommend filling the inner channels with thermal paste

Click here for the article:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?o … ;Itemid=38

https://benchmarkreviews.com/images/articles/Best_Thermal_Paste_Application_Methods/Square_TIM_Application_Center_Drop.jpg

Great article, maybe sticky it?

Last edited by .Sup (2008-05-01 05:20:48)

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2008-05-01 07:52:04

#2

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6891|Mhz

I'd have thought everyone knew to spread out thermal paste, maybe I'm wrong. I'd love to know where he got that Ultra-120 from too, as the 9 I've installed have all been mirror finished straight from the box, that one looks like he attacked with with a baboon wrapped in sandpaper.

2008-05-01 08:10:04

#3

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
I'd have thought everyone knew to spread out thermal paste, maybe I'm wrong. I'd love to know where he got that Ultra-120 from too, as the 9 I've installed have all been mirror finished straight from the box, that one looks like he attacked with with a baboon wrapped in sandpaper.

A friend has an Ultra and he was really disappointed when he got it. It was very roughly finished.

2008-05-01 08:20:40

#4

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6891|Mhz

Ultra 120 or 120 extreme?, I've only ever used the Extremes and they've all be mirror shined, maybe they save some cash not finishing the lower end modles quite as well.

2008-05-01 08:40:53

#5

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Ultra 120 or 120 extreme?, I've only ever used the Extremes and they've all be mirror shined, maybe they save some cash not finishing the lower end modles quite as well.

extreme.

2008-05-01 12:31:13

#6

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6685|Finland

zalman has leet way to apply paste.

https://seleneinformatica.it/catalog/images/pasta%20termica%20zalman%20zm-stg1.jpeg

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2008-05-01 12:46:10

#7

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
zalman has leet way to apply paste.

http://seleneinformatica.it/catalog/ima … -stg1.jpeg

I agree on that one. Its really easy to apply it with it.

2008-05-01 12:49:59

#8

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6468|Winland

.Sup wrote:
GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
zalman has leet way to apply paste.

http://seleneinformatica.it/catalog/ima … -stg1.jpeg
I agree on that one. Its really easy to apply it with it.

I <3 that paste. Although, the thermal compound I got with my GeminII is slightly more effective.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-05-01 12:53:42

#9

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

I had problems with pastes in tubes. It didn't wanted to go out then i squeezed harder and half of the paste was on my desk.

2008-05-01 13:05:21

#10

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6903

.Sup wrote:
I had problems with pastes in tubes. It didn't wanted to go out then i squeezed harder and half of the paste was on my desk.

Sounds like a penis-masturbation story right?

2008-05-01 13:17:38

#11

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6764|N. Ireland

I bought some AS5 many months ago and it still does the job fine (a 3.5g version). I always applied a nice, thin layer with an old card lying around and it does the job nicely

2008-05-01 13:20:15

#12

CrazeD: Member; +368|6944|Maine

https://www.cool-z.com.au/zenshop/images/AS-AS5-3.5G.jpg

I use this (only mine is the bigger version). The syringe makes it very easy to apply. Just squeeze a little out and put the cover back on.

2008-05-01 13:20:21

#13

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

kylef wrote:
I bought some AS5 many months ago and it still does the job fine (a 3.5g version). I always applied a nice, thin layer with an old card lying around and it does the job nicely

I applied pastes with a piece of paper. Stone age style.

2008-05-01 13:32:27

#14

Volatile: Member; +252|6975|Sextupling in Empire

Lapping, pft. I've heard numerous people doing this, though I have yet to see the need for the effort as most high end coolers provide quite sufficient cooling.

If I was that crazy about temps I'd just make the transition to water cooling.

And all this serious discussion over thermal paste, lol. I purchased some cheap crap at my local best buy: it works perfectly (33º idle w/ zalman 9500), and after half a dozen applications the tube is still practically full.

2008-05-01 13:37:59

#15

Brasso: member; +1,549|6901

.Sup wrote:
kylef wrote:
I bought some AS5 many months ago and it still does the job fine (a 3.5g version). I always applied a nice, thin layer with an old card lying around and it does the job nicely
I applied pastes with a piece of paper. Stone age style.

I usually use a piece of plastic like a credit card. Is that legit?

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2008-05-01 13:51:48

#16

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

haffeysucks wrote:
.Sup wrote:
kylef wrote:
I bought some AS5 many months ago and it still does the job fine (a 3.5g version). I always applied a nice, thin layer with an old card lying around and it does the job nicely
I applied pastes with a piece of paper. Stone age style.
I usually use a piece of plastic like a credit card. Is that legit?

100% legit.

2008-05-01 14:02:46

#17

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6838|NYC / Hamburg

haffeysucks wrote:
.Sup wrote:
kylef wrote:
I bought some AS5 many months ago and it still does the job fine (a 3.5g version). I always applied a nice, thin layer with an old card lying around and it does the job nicely
I applied pastes with a piece of paper. Stone age style.
I usually use a piece of plastic like a credit card. Is that legit?

that's what I do. Works a charm

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2008-05-01 14:14:12

#18

Brasso: member; +1,549|6901

.Sup wrote:
100% legit.

max wrote:
that's what I do. Works a charm

yay

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-05-01 14:35:52

#19

CrazeD: Member; +368|6944|Maine

Volatile wrote:
Lapping, pft. I've heard numerous people doing this, though I have yet to see the need for the effort as most high end coolers provide quite sufficient cooling.

If I was that crazy about temps I'd just make the transition to water cooling.

And all this serious discussion over thermal paste, lol. I purchased some cheap crap at my local best buy: it works perfectly (33º idle w/ zalman 9500), and after half a dozen applications the tube is still practically full.

The point of lapping isn't so much to lower temps, it's to get more even temps. Using multiple cores, the cores aren't always the same temperature, because of impurities in the surfaces of the IHS and HSF. So if you lap them you get rid of or reduce those impurities, resulting in more even and mildly lower temperatures.

2008-05-01 16:49:27

#20

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6734|cuntshitlake

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
zalman has leet way to apply paste.

http://seleneinformatica.it/catalog/ima … -stg1.jpeg

<3 it.

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2008-05-01 17:29:59

#21

Slarty: Member; +37|6235|Ingerland

As long as you put the paste on TOP of the CPU

2008-05-01 17:47:03

#22

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6468|Winland

Slarty wrote:
As long as you put the paste on TOP of the CPU

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-05-01 19:32:58

#23

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6595|New Haven, CT

Lol, AS5.

2008-05-01 19:36:06

#24

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox: Big Mouth Prick; +219|6801|Golf 1.8 GTI Wolfsburg Edition

Syringe with AS5, place 2 blobs on where the Cores are located and put the cooler on.

2008-05-01 20:01:02

#25

CrazeD: Member; +368|6944|Maine

_NL_Lt.EngineerFox wrote:
Syringe with AS5, place 2 blobs on where the Cores are located and put the cooler on.

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