Which thermal [goop] to use?

mexell · Post by **mexell** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:49 am

Hi,

today I'm going to install my new Radeon 4850 w/ Accelero S1. When it comes to the choice of TIM, I've got three options:

1) using the preapplied stuff by Arctic Cooling
2) AS5
3) generic white goof, leftover from the last computer upgrade

What would you do?

porkchop · Post by **porkchop** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:05 am

the pre-applied stuff is mx2, good stuff- use it

tehfire · Post by **tehfire** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:19 am

As porkchop said, the standard Arctic Cooling paste is actually very effective. If you ever have to take off the heatsink and reattach it, however, I'd use AS5.

soloman02 · Post by **soloman02** » Sat Aug 09, 2008 12:36 pm

Either the pre-applied stuff of AS5. AS5 will give you lower temps once it sets, but probably not a lot lower (maybe 1-4C lower). Either one is leaps and bounds better than the crappy white goo.

mexell · Post by **mexell** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 11:38 pm

Well, on the CPU it was obvious to use AS5 instead of the white stuff. On the GPU, I first used the preapplied stuff, but it was late in the evening and somehow I got some dust into the thermal compound - so I wiped everything off and also used AS5 there.

The results with the S1 and the S-Flex 500 are amazing: The GPU always stays below 50Â°C, even when playing Crysis.

Thanks for your help. You can see more details on my system update here.