Thermal Gweathe

Burgerbob · 12-21-2006, 12:43 AM

I happen to know that i am getting a Zalman CNPS-9500 for my A64 for christmas. Now, i dont know if i am getting the AS5 that i asked for, so, is it alright if i just use, in case i dont get the AS5, the thermal stuff that comes with the Zalman? is it any good? or should i wait to put it on and get some AS5 with my christmas money (which will be hard to do). Any advice appreciated.

palidon112 · 12-21-2006, 01:11 AM

its what im currently using. its not bad, i guess. i think it is working. but idk. you can use it temporarily for sure, ive been using it for about a week and my cpu hasnt died yet.

i hear you get about 3-5 less degrees with as5.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-21-2006, 01:12 AM

That stuff is fine, the difference between stock and AS5 is only a few degrees C as the most.

Burgerbob · 12-21-2006, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

That stuff is fine, the difference between stock and AS5 is only a few degrees C as the most.

ok i wasnt sure about the 9500, but if i dont get any then ill just slap it on, not that i would be able to help myself anyways.

palidon112 · 12-21-2006, 02:38 AM

yeah, just remember to do a good job applying it. i actually just reapplied my thermal grease (the first time i applied it without reading some good instuctions from the internet). my temps have dropped another 3-4 degrees at idle.

[-0MEGA-] · 12-21-2006, 03:16 AM

If its a new heatsink, it should come with a thermal pad pre-installed.

palidon112 · 12-21-2006, 04:10 AM

thermal pads arent as good as thermal paste, and the 9500 only comes with thermal paste.

12-21-2006, 12:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,480	Thermal Gweathe I happen to know that i am getting a Zalman CNPS-9500 for my A64 for christmas. Now, i dont know if i am getting the AS5 that i asked for, so, is it alright if i just use, in case i dont get the AS5, the thermal stuff that comes with the Zalman? is it any good? or should i wait to put it on and get some AS5 with my christmas money (which will be hard to do). Any advice appreciated. __________________ Family Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Barcelona) 2048Mb Ballistix, ASUS M2N-E 2X160gb WD SATA HDDs, eVGA GeForce 6800XT Sunbeam Clear (pink, long story) Acrylic case Hanns-G 19in 5ms

12-21-2006, 01:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
palidon112 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 360	its what im currently using. its not bad, i guess. i think it is working. but idk. you can use it temporarily for sure, ive been using it for about a week and my cpu hasnt died yet. i hear you get about 3-5 less degrees with as5. __________________ p4 640 oc'ed to 3.84 ghz asus p5n32-e sli plus 2gb corsair xms2 ram xfx 8600gt oc'ed various hard drives totaling 1.3 tb rosewill rt550 xp professional

12-21-2006, 01:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,046	That stuff is fine, the difference between stock and AS5 is only a few degrees C as the most. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

12-21-2006, 02:38 AM	#5 (permalink)
palidon112 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 360	yeah, just remember to do a good job applying it. i actually just reapplied my thermal grease (the first time i applied it without reading some good instuctions from the internet). my temps have dropped another 3-4 degrees at idle. __________________ p4 640 oc'ed to 3.84 ghz asus p5n32-e sli plus 2gb corsair xms2 ram xfx 8600gt oc'ed various hard drives totaling 1.3 tb rosewill rt550 xp professional

12-21-2006, 03:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,046	If its a new heatsink, it should come with a thermal pad pre-installed. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

12-21-2006, 04:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
palidon112 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 360	thermal pads arent as good as thermal paste, and the 9500 only comes with thermal paste. __________________ p4 640 oc'ed to 3.84 ghz asus p5n32-e sli plus 2gb corsair xms2 ram xfx 8600gt oc'ed various hard drives totaling 1.3 tb rosewill rt550 xp professional

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