Thermal Paste

anbo369

anbo369

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hi, i once had a P4 computer that i decided to overclock, and i bought some new antec formula 5 thermal paste (i've been told that this is the same as arctic silver 5 :D) and using this i managed to get a nice little overclock.
However when i went to remove the heat sink the cpu got ripped out with it, the thermal paste had ended up glueing the cpu to the heat sink (and it wasn't easy to pull them apart :P) that ended up wrecking the mobo, however the cpu was still in working condition after fixing up some bent pins.

Now that is old news,
but i wondering if it would be safe to use the antec forumla 5 on my new rig (in my sig) without glueing my cpu to my heat sink in case i decide to buy a new one. I don't really feel like destoying my new computer :P.

also if you have any idea why the thermal paste turned to glue i'm all ears because apparently it is the same as arctic silver 5 and everyone seems to praise AS5 claiming that it is one of the best out there.

cheers!

sorry bout the long post!

and what are the risks of attempting to unlock cores? i have a 550BE that apparently has a chance of unlocking the other cores.

(i will be overclocking some time when i am confident that my cpu won't get glued to my heat sink :D)
 
Did you heat the cpu up beforehand? Either run it at 100% for a while or use a hairdryer or something.

There's no risk to unlocking the cores, it either will or it won't! I think your mobo is capable of it, ACC if I remember, you need to set it to "hybrid" and "auto" in the bios, then reboot and see what you got. Mine unlocked no problem to a quad, it's just luck of the draw on your chip! :D
 
oh cool thanks for that!
my mobo has acc, so i set acc to hybrid and what do i set to auto?

i might end up buying some shin etsu if i end up buying that cpu cooler you showed me.

you've been awefully helpful to me today!
 
anbo369 said:
oh cool thanks for that!
my mobo has acc, so i set acc to hybrid and what do i set to auto?

i might end up buying some shin etsu if i end up buying that cpu cooler you showed me.

you've been awefully helpful to me today!
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I can't remember exactly, my memory sucks! I think is was the first 2 options, one to hybrid and one to auto, google "unlock 550BE", you should find some guides :)

I didn't notice your case, don't think the thermalright will fit, maybe look at a Zalman :)
 
thanks for all of your help today!
i think i might have a shot at unlocking the other two cores now, i'll post back and let you know how i go
 
thanks for that, i will have a look, just got a problem now that after trying to unlock the four cores my computer freezes with everything back to normal. :( but i have started another thread on that, once i get that sorted i will start trying to unlock the four cores again.

thanks for the link!
 
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