how much does arctic silver help?

[d94]

What kind of difference is there in heat dissipation between regular thermal grease and arctic silver?

[ol' man]

Not much difference at all. One will maybe last longer is about it.

[idiotekniQues]

i am no expert but from a variety of reading and posts in various forums AS vs paste/grease does provide a difference of a couple degrees celsius.

[Bink]

The consistancy is also quite different. I've applied the el'cheapo stuff and I've also applied Arctic Silver 2 & 5.

The el'cheapo stuff is comparible to whipped cream in a can, which lacks volume. Whilst the Arctic Silver was more like double cream and quite rich.

In my oppinion, the density would account for something.

[wetling]

The only thermal paste I've ever seen that really makes much difference (compared to the generic white stuff) is Shin Etsu.

[krupted]

oh, a whole 3 deg C now wetling?

[Martin_89]

yes krupted but its better going down 3C than up 3C lol

[krupted]

bah! if 3deg is killing your system you have other problems...... or stop trying to make that 1700+ a 3200!


well, some have i guess

[Martin_89]

lol i suppose but if i lost 3C it would take my temp from 52C down to 49C whic seems not a bad drop lol.

But then again mabee i should give up trying to make my duron a Barton 3200+ lol

[K62]

Martin, I'm just curious, but did you ever try to enable the rest of the cache on your duron? If so how did it go?

[Martin_89]

tryed it and it didnt work i couldnt get it to enable, my duron was a newer one with the laminated coating thing over the top and even after i scrached that off i couldnt get it. but now that you have reminded me i think ill give it another go tomorow as its to late tonight 12:05AM and ive got school tomorow, well acctually today!!