My first time replacing thermal past: Help?

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terminator

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Howdy all, my computer is starting to ran pretty hot when im playing a game or doing some 3D art rendering (69c when doing that).

i would like to change the thermal past. i have some arctic silver that i bought when i built the computer. im just wondering what is the best why to go about this?

here are some specs
motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398

processor (stock heat sink and fan)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

Thanks.
 
Take your CPU out then use microfibre antistatic cloth with 90$ alcohol to clean the top of the CPU.
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Then apply a rice grain sized drop of TIM and just put the CPU back and put the cooler on it in one try.Dont lift up the HSF once you have placed it and also dont touch the TIM
 
terminator said:
yeah thats pretty much how i thought it was done but what about all this stuff?

http://www.overclockers.com/how-to-remove-the-tim-from-a-stock-amd-heatsink-and-cpu/
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thats another way but very difficult to spread it out evenly.Just do like this

Now it's time to apply the thermal paste. Please note that usually the heatsink comes pre-applied with a thermal compound, so this step may not be necessary. However if yours didn't include any thermal compound on the heatsink, or you wish to use a higher quality thermal paste, then follow these directions. You only need a small amount of thermal paste for proper conductivity, too much or too little will cause an increase in temperatures and may even cause shorting if too much thermal paste is applied and it falls down onto the motherboard. As shown in the picture below, you only need a small amount in the center of the CPU. I usually apply a small dot between the size of a grain of rice and a small pea, then I gently spread it around for a more even distribution.

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Copied from the sticky in desktop section from Geoff.

And dont use acetone because a little mishap can cause damage to the PCB
 
That site is overcomplicating it.

Lint free cloth, or even just an old rag or toilet paper/kitchen towel or similar, wipe off the worst of the thermal paste until no more comes off on the cloth at all.

**THIS STAGE HELPS BUT IS NOT A NECESSITY** If you have 90%+ isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol), use that on a lint free cloth and wipe the CPU and heatsink, again until no more comes off, then wipe it dry (because of the high alcohol content, most of it should have evaporated anyway). It helps to get the "worse" thermal paste out of the very tiny gaps on the CPU and heatsink better than a dry cloth, but evaporates very, very quickly because, as I say, it has a very high alcohol content

Put a small blob of thermal paste in the centre of the CPU, and just put the heatsink on top. Some say spread it, but there is no need, the pressure will spread it into the gaps, and spreading just greatly increases the chances of getting a large number of air bubbles, which is exactly what you are trying to get rid of with thermal paste in the first place.

you will probably notice it takes a few days before you see the lowest temperatures as the thermal paste cures with the hot/cold cycles
 
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After you clean the old stuff off put a rice size amount in the center and let the heatsink spread it out. Or spread the same amount out with a razor blade or credit card as even as you can. Since you using a stock heatsink it not going to make much difference.
 
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Ok thanks everyone!

i have read that it takes a while for the temps to go down.

oh! i got one more question, will nail polish remover work for cleaning?
 
terminator said:
Ok thanks everyone!

i have read that it takes a while for the temps to go down.

oh! i got one more question, will nail polish remover work for cleaning?
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That again is acetone.It will wipe of the TIM but its risky business.
Maybe because I am clumsy but I would use the Isopropyl Alcohol 90%.
 
terminator said:
Ok thanks everyone!

i have read that it takes a while for the temps to go down.

oh! i got one more question, will nail polish remover work for cleaning?
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that is what I said about curing. For your AS5, it is ~200+ hours. You will cure it just by running your system as normal, or if you really want to speed it up, you can spend the day time stress testing, the evening with the system off, and do this for a week.

However, as StrangleHold said, if you are using the stock HSF, it probably won't make a heck of a lot of difference either way
 
Aastii said:
that is what I said about curing. For your AS5, it is ~200+ hours. You will cure it just by running your system as normal, or if you really want to speed it up, you can spend the day time stress testing, the evening with the system off, and do this for a week.

However, as StrangleHold said, if you are using the stock HSF, it probably won't make a heck of a lot of difference either way
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how would that speed it up?

i know replacing the paste will not do much but i dont have the money to buy a new heatsink and fan, so atleast it might help a little.
 
terminator said:
how would that speed it up?

i know replacing the paste will not do much but i dont have the money to buy a new heatsink and fan, so atleast it might help a little.
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It won't speed it up, it will just keep your chip cooler, increasing the life of it
 
terminator said:
ok so what exactly is stress testing?
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Running programs like Prime 95 and Intel Burn Test (with HWMonitor to check temperatures) to use 100% of the CPU's power, in order to see if it is stable (if overclocking) or to check how hot it gets. Usually for multiple hours.
 
linkin said:
Running programs like Prime 95 and Intel Burn Test (with HWMonitor to check temperatures) to use 100% of the CPU's power, in order to see if it is stable (if overclocking) or to check how hot it gets. Usually for multiple hours.
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In this case to cure the thermal paste more quickly.

Basically the more load your CPU is under, the hotter it gets, and it is these hot/cold cycles that helps to cure the thermal paste, so by forcing them, it will cure the paste and make it work better, but in less time than it would with normal use
 
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