Arctic Silver 5 and tmeperatures

mat2317 · 12-17-2005, 11:23 AM

Hi i have got my arctic silver 5 today through the post but it has a date on it, the date is a bit mucked up but im sure it says Aug/25/2005.... Is this thermal paste still usable?

What software can i use to get temperatures besides from bios?

What are your temperatures?

[-0MEGA-] · 12-17-2005, 01:07 PM

SpeedFan and Everest aer nice programs, SpeedFan is more practical since you can have it display the CPU, Mobo, or Hard Drive(s) temps in the system tray.

My CPU is ~22C idle, and ~28C Load.

**ceewi1** · 12-18-2005, 07:28 AM

Motherboard Monitor is another great program for displaying temps.

As for my temps, Idle ~ 35C, load ~45C, but i'm OC'd

**apj101** · 12-19-2005, 08:48 PM

the paste should still be ok, but you should complain and get some more

Hairy_Lee · 12-19-2005, 08:55 PM

i took 20 degrees off my graphics card temperature by taking off the old compound and putting AS5 on there instead, however, i think i may have seated the heatsink better also.
ive only heard good things about AS5. mine doesn't have a date on it so i'm not sure what that date on yours means. it could either be date of manufacture or use by date; in my personal opinion i dont think its a use-by date.

krimson_king · 12-19-2005, 09:02 PM

if you wanted to be really safe you could always get more. its only like 10 or 11 bucks

Jon Boy · 12-19-2005, 09:19 PM

Erm this is my system and the temperature displays look kinda worrying to me. This is idle and look at them. Also one with arrow pointing to it, 128 degrees

that seems very hot to me.

EDIT : I also noticed it said 2 of my fans arnt even spinning, this is evenmore worrying

. Now im seriousely worried, is the programme wrong or do I actualy have a major fault here?

Jon Boy · 12-19-2005, 09:44 PM

Im sorry to rush a reply, but well I got a feeling this could damage my computer lol.

So I have to say

BUMP

Hairy_Lee · 12-19-2005, 09:46 PM

speed fan is known to throw out some stupid readings sometimes. i think speedfan is reading something that isn't a temp sensor. i dont know if you realised but you have one of your readings at -48... so i dont think its that reliable

Jon Boy · 12-19-2005, 09:48 PM

hahaha exactely what I thought. Only one reading is changing aswell and thats the second one down. So I believe that to be only true reading. And well if thats the case its still too hot for idle. And why is my fan working 100% on idle, seems rather odd to me. I heard you talking in anouther thread about weird stuff on a heatsink, is there anyway I could apply that without voiding my warranty?

EDIT: I will also check the confinds of my warrenty and if I can pay for profetionals to do it and stuff so its not voided.

12-17-2005, 11:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
mat2317 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK,Essex Age: 19 Posts: 539	Arctic Silver 5 and tmeperatures Hi i have got my arctic silver 5 today through the post but it has a date on it, the date is a bit mucked up but im sure it says Aug/25/2005.... Is this thermal paste still usable? What software can i use to get temperatures besides from bios? What are your temperatures? __________________ CPU: P4 LGA775 3.4ghz @ 3.5ghz HSF: Zalman CNPS9500 RAM: 2GB corsoir xms DDR2 666mhz -PC5400- HDD: 250GB WD HDD Sata II 16MB cache GPU: BFG 8800GT OC Mobo: MSI P4N Diamond Case: Antec 900 Sound Card: X-FI Xtreme Music

12-17-2005, 01:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	SpeedFan and Everest aer nice programs, SpeedFan is more practical since you can have it display the CPU, Mobo, or Hard Drive(s) temps in the system tray. My CPU is ~22C idle, and ~28C Load. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

12-18-2005, 07:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,299	Motherboard Monitor is another great program for displaying temps. As for my temps, Idle ~ 35C, load ~45C, but i'm OC'd __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

12-19-2005, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
apj101 Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Age: 26 Posts: 9,239	the paste should still be ok, but you should complain and get some more __________________ What did one snow man say to the other? can you smell carrot? The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. How you do anything, is how you do everything!

12-19-2005, 08:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	i took 20 degrees off my graphics card temperature by taking off the old compound and putting AS5 on there instead, however, i think i may have seated the heatsink better also. ive only heard good things about AS5. mine doesn't have a date on it so i'm not sure what that date on yours means. it could either be date of manufacture or use by date; in my personal opinion i dont think its a use-by date. __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

12-19-2005, 09:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
krimson_king Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: connecticut Age: 21 Posts: 466	if you wanted to be really safe you could always get more. its only like 10 or 11 bucks __________________ sí, señor.

12-19-2005, 09:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jon Boy Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Age: 21 Posts: 709	Erm this is my system and the temperature displays look kinda worrying to me. This is idle and look at them. Also one with arrow pointing to it, 128 degrees that seems very hot to me. EDIT : I also noticed it said 2 of my fans arnt even spinning, this is evenmore worrying . Now im seriousely worried, is the programme wrong or do I actualy have a major fault here? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 95W G0 Stepping Western Digital Caviar 320GB S300 16MB OCZ 4GB DDR2 800MHz DUAL CHANNEL GeForce 8800GTS 320MB "XT" ED OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP "3D Mark 03 - 31164" -- "3D Mark 05 - 14127" -- "3D Mark 06 - 10393" Last edited by Jon Boy; 12-19-2005 at 09:22 PM.

12-19-2005, 09:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jon Boy Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Age: 21 Posts: 709	Im sorry to rush a reply, but well I got a feeling this could damage my computer lol. So I have to say BUMP __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 95W G0 Stepping Western Digital Caviar 320GB S300 16MB OCZ 4GB DDR2 800MHz DUAL CHANNEL GeForce 8800GTS 320MB "XT" ED OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP "3D Mark 03 - 31164" -- "3D Mark 05 - 14127" -- "3D Mark 06 - 10393"

12-19-2005, 09:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	speed fan is known to throw out some stupid readings sometimes. i think speedfan is reading something that isn't a temp sensor. i dont know if you realised but you have one of your readings at -48... so i dont think its that reliable __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

12-19-2005, 09:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
Jon Boy Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Age: 21 Posts: 709	hahaha exactely what I thought. Only one reading is changing aswell and thats the second one down. So I believe that to be only true reading. And well if thats the case its still too hot for idle. And why is my fan working 100% on idle, seems rather odd to me. I heard you talking in anouther thread about weird stuff on a heatsink, is there anyway I could apply that without voiding my warranty? EDIT: I will also check the confinds of my warrenty and if I can pay for profetionals to do it and stuff so its not voided. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 95W G0 Stepping Western Digital Caviar 320GB S300 16MB OCZ 4GB DDR2 800MHz DUAL CHANNEL GeForce 8800GTS 320MB "XT" ED OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP "3D Mark 03 - 31164" -- "3D Mark 05 - 14127" -- "3D Mark 06 - 10393" Last edited by Jon Boy; 12-19-2005 at 09:51 PM.

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