artic silver and cm case question

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Dollar

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Does anyone knows what is a thermal compound such as the artic silver 5 used for and is it neccessarily to have one seeing that its not a big cost? Does it have LED at the same time?
Also for the coolermaster cavalier 3 casing with side window pc case, is it possible to chuck in a case fan as there are no holes at the window side?
 
Thermal Compounds are used a a layer between the CPU and the heatsink/fan. They fill in microscopic gaps and conduct heat away from the CPU better than metal-to-metal. Arctic Silver 5 is awesome. I installed some 3 days ago and already see an 8*C drop in CPU temp at idle.. I also put some on my NB chipset and saw a 4*C drop in temp. It's $5, plus shipping at newegg (not avail from Tiger). Well worth it.

What do you mean exactly for the case question? It has a CPU duct that allows the CPU fan to suck in cool air directly. You could probably ad an 80mm fan though if you took the duct off.
 
imsati said:
What do you mean exactly for the case question? It has a CPU duct that allows the CPU fan to suck in cool air directly. You could probably ad an 80mm fan though if you took the duct off.
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What I eamnt wa the side of the case window where people can check in a LED fan to decorate their case further.
 
Sorry for any confusion with my first reply. Is this your case?
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Dollar said:
What I eamnt wa the side of the case window where people can check in a LED fan to decorate their case further.
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That is an side panel 80mm fan slot. It is used (in your way) to "decorate", but it also blows fresh cool air to the CPU cooler.
 
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