AMD Heatsink-Thermal Paste-installing new CPU ? Please

Sgt Soso · Jan 27, 2006, 03:47 PM

HI

Thanks for your time and help.

I have serched regarding this question but have not found anything specific.
Sorry for the (most likely) redundant questions regarding thermal paste.

I have only installed one other CPU and it was in an intel system a couple of years ago and the issue of thermal paste was not an issue.

I ordered an Athlon 64 4000, San Diego core CPU, received it, got ready for the instal (opened computer, CPU box, got tools out, et.) and read that I had to go to the AND web site and search for the correct thermal paste for the CPU?!

Great.

But...looking at the heatsink, it looks like the heatsink already has (what appears to be) a layer of thermal material on it....is that what the grey patch is? I am assuming so.

So, the question is, is AMD suggesting adding another layer atop of theirs?
Or, is the thermal compound already there good enough?

Would you suggest applying (better-differeent) thermal paste than what is on the heatsink?

Thanks for your time and help.

Yousaif · Jan 27, 2006, 07:11 PM

The thermal pad that is on there is fine for stock type applications where no overclocking is involved. There is nothing additional needed. However... if you wish to overclock the chip at all or just want it to run cooler, then a different type may be needed.

If you choose to go that route, you need to clean off the old pad completely before you use anything different. There is some info here: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/motherboards-networking-misc-forum/96473-how-remove-heatpad-cpu.html on how to do that.

[hobo]eclipse · Jan 27, 2006, 11:07 PM

on my new build the beginning of Jan, i ordered the 3700(prices are great!) upon installation i scraped the pad that came on the sink off with a plastic trowel type divice i had, it was clean and unused mind you, then cleaned the sink with acetone(nail polish remover) to remove the excess scrapings, the when about my bizznass applying arctic silver 5, doin good here it seems, maxes out at bout 45c under prime load at 257*10.5= 2.7(stock cooler\ 1.45 or 1.475 volts, not sure yet all seems stable in windows at 1.45 but prime errors after bout 7/9 hours)

soloz2 · Jan 28, 2006, 02:19 AM

actually that grey colored patch on the bottom of the hsf is thermal paste... it's not a pad. but you do not need to add any more.

if you want better performance you can clean that off and use some AS5.

Just put a tiny bit in the center of your cpu... size of a bb or smaller. then put the hsf down and it will spread out accross the cpu.

you can use rubbing alcohol an q-tips to clean off thermal paste, but I've found that coffee filters work much better as they are lint-free and are easier to work with. Also, ArciClean works much better than anything else I've ever used. it's a 2 part solution. 1: a thermal material remover that literally disolves any type of thermal material. and 2: a surface purifier that preps the surface of the cpu and the hsf

Sgt Soso · Jan 28, 2006, 03:47 AM

thanks to all...

coffee filters....nice.

Jan 27, 2006, 03:47 PM	#1
Sgt Soso DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	AMD Heatsink-Thermal Paste-installing new CPU ? Please HI Thanks for your time and help. I have serched regarding this question but have not found anything specific. Sorry for the (most likely) redundant questions regarding thermal paste. I have only installed one other CPU and it was in an intel system a couple of years ago and the issue of thermal paste was not an issue. I ordered an Athlon 64 4000, San Diego core CPU, received it, got ready for the instal (opened computer, CPU box, got tools out, et.) and read that I had to go to the AND web site and search for the correct thermal paste for the CPU?! Great. But...looking at the heatsink, it looks like the heatsink already has (what appears to be) a layer of thermal material on it....is that what the grey patch is? I am assuming so. So, the question is, is AMD suggesting adding another layer atop of theirs? Or, is the thermal compound already there good enough? Would you suggest applying (better-differeent) thermal paste than what is on the heatsink? Thanks for your time and help. __________________ [color=Red] [color=Yellow] Asus A8V Deluxe Antec True550 ATX 2 gig PC3200 Corsair Athlon 64 FX-57 San Diego Core Gainward Bliss 7800 GS+ [color=Red](upgrade from Saphire X800XT PE)[/color] Win XP sp2 2x Seagate Audigy 2 ZS klipsh 5.1 Grado SR 80 Headphones Viewsonic 19" PF790 Senneiser 150 headset-microphone[/color] [/color] Last edited by Sgt Soso; Jan 27, 2006 at 03:59 PM.

Jan 28, 2006, 02:19 AM	#4
soloz2 DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 362 Rep Power: 0	actually that grey colored patch on the bottom of the hsf is thermal paste... it's not a pad. but you do not need to add any more. if you want better performance you can clean that off and use some AS5. Just put a tiny bit in the center of your cpu... size of a bb or smaller. then put the hsf down and it will spread out accross the cpu. you can use rubbing alcohol an q-tips to clean off thermal paste, but I've found that coffee filters work much better as they are lint-free and are easier to work with. Also, ArciClean works much better than anything else I've ever used. it's a 2 part solution. 1: a thermal material remover that literally disolves any type of thermal material. and 2: a surface purifier that preps the surface of the cpu and the hsf __________________ [COLOR=gray][COLOR=red]CPU:[/COLOR] AMD Opteron 165 CCBBE @ 2.8Ghz [/COLOR] [COLOR=gray][COLOR=red]Motherboard:[/COLOR] DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert [COLOR=red]Memory:[/COLOR] 2gb G.Skill F1-4000USU2-2 [COLOR=red]Video:[/COLOR] Asus 7900GT TOP @ 700/1700 [COLOR=red]Sound:[/COLOR] Modded X-Fi Elite Pro [COLOR=red]HD:[/COLOR] 2x Seagate 250Gb RAID 0, 1 Seagate 320Gb [COLOR=red]Optical Drives:[/COLOR] Sony DVD-Rom, Plextor 16x DVD DL RW [COLOR=red]Case:[/COLOR] CM Stacker [COLOR=red]PSU:[/COLOR] PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 [COLOR=red]Cooling:[/COLOR] Custom Water [COLOR=yellow][COLOR=red]Keyboard/Mouse:[/COLOR] [/COLOR]Saitec Eclipse & Logitech MX518 with a Razer ExactMat mouse pad [COLOR=red]Sound:[/COLOR] Modded X-fi > Soloz Audio Silver IC > Maxed PIMETA > Beyer DT 770 Pro/80 cans [COLOR=red]HTPC:[/COLOR] [/COLOR][COLOR=gray]AMD 3800X2[/COLOR][COLOR=gray], Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, G.Skill 2GB DDR400, MSI 6600GT, Haupauge PVR150, SB [/COLOR][COLOR=gray]Audigy 2ZS[/COLOR][COLOR=gray], Samsung 16x DVD DL RW, Sunbeam Nuuo PSU, Antec P180 case, AC Freezer64 Pro, Viewsonic N2750w LCD HDTV Heatware eBay [/COLOR]

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Sgt Soso DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	thanks to all... coffee filters....nice. __________________ [color=Red] [color=Yellow] Asus A8V Deluxe Antec True550 ATX 2 gig PC3200 Corsair Athlon 64 FX-57 San Diego Core Gainward Bliss 7800 GS+ [color=Red](upgrade from Saphire X800XT PE)[/color] Win XP sp2 2x Seagate Audigy 2 ZS klipsh 5.1 Grado SR 80 Headphones Viewsonic 19" PF790 Senneiser 150 headset-microphone[/color] [/color]

Jan 27, 2006, 11:07 PM	#3
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	on my new build the beginning of Jan, i ordered the 3700(prices are great!) upon installation i scraped the pad that came on the sink off with a plastic trowel type divice i had, it was clean and unused mind you, then cleaned the sink with acetone(nail polish remover) to remove the excess scrapings, the when about my bizznass applying arctic silver 5, doin good here it seems, maxes out at bout 45c under prime load at 257*10.5= 2.7(stock cooler\ 1.45 or 1.475 volts, not sure yet all seems stable in windows at 1.45 but prime errors after bout 7/9 hours)