Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

[Iwantcable]

Just wondering if I'll need to clean off my CPU & heatsink and put some fresh thermal compound on when I get my motherboard back. Whatever is on there now is from when I first built my PC.

[AvalancheDiode]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

Just wondering if I'll need to clean off my CPU & heatsink and put some fresh thermal compound on when I get my motherboard back. Whatever is on there now is from when I first built my PC.

Yes, you need to reapply thermal compound every time you take the heatsink off the CPU. Thermal compound will harden and lose its ability to contact surfaces of heatsink and CPU after being used.

[Iwantcable]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

Yes, you need to reapply thermal compound every time you take the heatsink off the CPU. Thermal compound will harden and lose its ability to contact surfaces of heatsink and CPU after being used.

Ok, thanks.

[Namakan]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

I recommend Arctic Silver 5 for thermal compound

[[USAC]S|Cpl.TinFoil]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

I recommend Arctic Silver 5 for thermal compound

Who doesn't?

[Busby, Paul (Bicci)]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

Iv got about 3 or 4 differnt kinds of thermal compound and i have to say... it makes very little difference. Maybe 2-4c max between the expensive stuff and the mediocre stuff. Unless your going for all over overclocking uberness i wouldn't bother with the premium attached to arctic silver just get the cheapest one you can and it will work perfectly fine

[CaptainKirk]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

Iv got about 3 or 4 differnt kinds of thermal compound and i have to say... it makes very little difference. Maybe 2-4c max between the expensive stuff and the mediocre stuff. Unless your going for all over overclocking uberness i wouldn't bother with the premium attached to arctic silver just get the cheapest one you can and it will work perfectly fine

True dat. I got tired of ordering Arctic Silver, so I went up to Best Buy and got whatever cheap crap they had... It works fine.

[Basil.]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTYyNywxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==

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[Wizrdwarts]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

I recommend Arctic Silver 5 for thermal compound

It won't matter too much if you're running stock or a minor OC.

[AvalancheDiode]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

I used to use some cheap shot from Tuniq, but I just ordered AS5 with new motherboard.

Thermal compounds isn't as important as HSF or cooling method. My experience is that by switching from stock HSF to water, idle temperature goes from 40C to 32C, and load temperature goes from 54C to 37C.

[Busby, Paul (Bicci)]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?...50aHVzaWFzdA==

Thermal Paste Shootout

Looking at that round off kind of proves my point as there is only a 3-4c difference between the best and worst thermal compound (excluding the cheese lol).

[imported_Field]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

this computer was my first one, putting it together was one of the few things that i have stayed up all night without sleeping for, i could have taken my time and probably have put it together a little better idk one thing people tell me that antec 900 case cable management is hard so that makes me feel a bit better lol

but srsly whenever the time comes to make a new computer im defnitely going to put more time and effort into it and do it slowly and i will defnitely want to try water cooling

[AvalancheDiode]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

but srsly whenever the time comes to make a new computer im definitely going to put more time and effort into it and do it slowly and i will definitely want to try water cooling

As long as you don't mind spending $500 on water cooling parts, I'd say go ahead and try it. Just don't try my way unless you're a professional plumber.

[Namakan]

Re: Reapply thermal compound after mobo RMA?

As long as you don't mind spending $500 on water cooling parts, I'd say go ahead and try it. Just don't try my way unless you're a professional plumber.

In my expeirnce, wherever there is water, it will find a way to leak.