Arctic Silver

[Ken']

Hi
I have a Asus P4C800-E Deluxe with a Prescott 2.8 with the stock Intel
heatsink/fan installed with the supplied thermal pad.
I am thinking of removing the H/F, cleaning off the old thermal pad applying
Arctic Silver 5 and reinstalling. ( Arctic Silver has a cleaning kit of two
solutions that work well )
Has anyone removed the stock Intel H/S?
Is it difficult to remove?
How much of the thermal pad has transferred to the CPU if any?
I am leery of cleaning the CPU in its socket, but I am also leery of taking
it out to clean it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Ken'

 

[Natéag]

I have removed thermal pads with Varsol (odorless paint thinner).
Afterwards carefully clean the surfaces - with the same product,
methyl alcohol or acetone (preferably the latter two).

 

[Ken']

I have removed thermal pads with Varsol (odorless paint thinner).
Afterwards carefully clean the surfaces - with the same product,
methyl alcohol or acetone (preferably the latter two).

Does any of the thermal pad transfer to the CPU or does it all stay on the
heatsink?
Ken'

 

[Ed]

Does any of the thermal pad transfer to the CPU or does it all stay on the
heatsink?
Ken'

Usually the pads sort of melt and end up stuck to both the heatsink and
CPU. Just clean them up real good, don't leave any oily residue on them.
Apply new paste sparingly, or as suggested by the thermal paste/pad OEM
for your setup.

Ed

 

[Ed]

Hi
I have a Asus P4C800-E Deluxe with a Prescott 2.8 with the stock Intel
heatsink/fan installed with the supplied thermal pad.
I am thinking of removing the H/F, cleaning off the old thermal pad applying
Arctic Silver 5 and reinstalling. ( Arctic Silver has a cleaning kit of two
solutions that work well )
Has anyone removed the stock Intel H/S?
Is it difficult to remove?
How much of the thermal pad has transferred to the CPU if any?
I am leery of cleaning the CPU in its socket, but I am also leery of taking
it out to clean it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Ken'

I've never taken a CPU out of the socket, no need to, just take your
time, use cleaners on rag and wipe gently.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions_big2.htm

 

[Ken']

I've never taken a CPU out of the socket, no need to, just take your
time, use cleaners on rag and wipe gently.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions_big2.htm

Ed
Thanks for the help. Just what I wanted to know.
Thanks again
Ken'

 

[Natéag]

On both surfaces.

Does any of the thermal pad transfer to the CPU or does it all stay on the
heatsink?
Ken'

 

[Old Bugger]

Hi
I have a Asus P4C800-E Deluxe with a Prescott 2.8 with the stock Intel
heatsink/fan installed with the supplied thermal pad.
I am thinking of removing the H/F, cleaning off the old thermal pad applying
Arctic Silver 5 and reinstalling. ( Arctic Silver has a cleaning kit of two
solutions that work well )
Has anyone removed the stock Intel H/S?
Is it difficult to remove?
How much of the thermal pad has transferred to the CPU if any?
I am leery of cleaning the CPU in its socket, but I am also leery of taking
it out to clean it.

I used paint thinners and a clean rag to remove the thermal pad from both heatsink and CPU followed by
cleaning with acetone. Bear in mind that what you see is the CPU cover, not the CPU.

 

[Ken']

I used paint thinners and a clean rag to remove the thermal pad from both
heatsink and CPU followed by
cleaning with acetone. Bear in mind that what you see is the CPU cover,
not the CPU.

Thank you for your reply.
The cover your refereed to I believe is called the heat spreader.
Yes the lists of solvents to use seem to be endless, but I think I would
rather stick to the Arctic Silver cleaners. The reviews that I have read
claim it works just fine.
Thanks again.
Another old bugger.
Ken'

 

[RJT]

The cover your refereed to I believe is called the heat spreader.

Ain't that the truth!

Another old bugger.

Welcome to the club.

 

[Jason]

I wouldn't recommend acetone, if you get it on anything made of
plastic(depending on material) it will start to dissolve it. As an
electronics tech in the navy, I only use Isopropyl Alchohol for cleaning
anything related to circuits, it evaporates with no residue(only the 100%
stuff, not the 80-90% crap you find at the supermarket, and it absorbs water
like a sponge. This is great if you ever drop your cellphone in water, just
take the battery out, soak the phone in it for 10 min or so, and let air dry
for about 30 min or so.

 

[milleron]

I have removed thermal pads with Varsol (odorless paint thinner).
Afterwards carefully clean the surfaces - with the same product,
methyl alcohol or acetone (preferably the latter two).

I've found that acetone dissolves the previous thermal compound better
than isopropyl alcohol, but it appears to me that it leaves a visible
film. Films can be lethal for heat transfer. My best results have
come from using acetone to dissolve off the old gunk and then
finishing the job with isopropyl alcohol.

Ron

 

[Ken']

I've found that acetone dissolves the previous thermal compound better
than isopropyl alcohol, but it appears to me that it leaves a visible
film. Films can be lethal for heat transfer. My best results have
come from using acetone to dissolve off the old gunk and then
finishing the job with isopropyl alcohol.


Ron

Ron
Arctic Silvers instructions warn about solvents that leave a film be that
can destroy the heat transfer.
That is way I am going to use Arctic Silver cleaner and purifier.
According to reviews I've read it does a good job and is reasonably priced,
$10.00 for the pair of 2 ounce bottles. You only use a few drops of each.
Ken'

 

[milleron]

Ron
Arctic Silvers instructions warn about solvents that leave a film be that
can destroy the heat transfer.
That is way I am going to use Arctic Silver cleaner and purifier.
According to reviews I've read it does a good job and is reasonably priced,
$10.00 for the pair of 2 ounce bottles. You only use a few drops of each.
Ken'

That's perfectly fine. Per volume, it's approximately 100 times more
expensive than acetone and isopropyl alcohol. Make no mistake, you
can make a fortune packaging these two very inexpensive chemicals in
small 5ml bottles that you sell for $10. You're probably being taken
to the cleaners (pun intended). However, it's on a very small scale,
and it gets the ingredients to you in a handy package. The buyer
won't go broke, but the seller will wax VERY wealthy.


Ron

 

[Ken']

snip>>

That's perfectly fine. Per volume, it's approximately 100 times more
expensive than acetone and isopropyl alcohol. Make no mistake, you
can make a fortune packaging these two very inexpensive chemicals in
small 5ml bottles that you sell for $10. You're probably being taken
to the cleaners (pun intended). However, it's on a very small scale,
and it gets the ingredients to you in a handy package. The buyer
won't go broke, but the seller will wax VERY wealthy.


Ron

Ron
Are you telling me that any price is to great for our favorite hobby?
Ken'

 

[milleron]

Ron
Are you telling me that any price is to great for our favorite hobby?
Ken'

Nah, just shootin' off my mouth, to be honest. I've considered buying
the Arctic Silver cleaning kit myself.
Ron

 

[Ken']

snip

Nah, just shootin' off my mouth, to be honest. I've considered buying
the Arctic Silver cleaning kit myself.
Ron

Ron
Well the cleaner in my option was worth the money. It worked well and the
cpu and heatsink looked like new with very little effort.
If the Arctic silver was worth it or not I will have to wait for up to 10
days to see. ( it takes 200 run time hours and several on/off cycles to
reach maximum heat transfer )
As for being overpriced, doesn't that apply to all computer equipment?
Ken'

 

[daytripper]

Ron
Well the cleaner in my option was worth the money. It worked well and the
cpu and heatsink looked like new with very little effort.
If the Arctic silver was worth it or not I will have to wait for up to 10
days to see. ( it takes 200 run time hours and several on/off cycles to
reach maximum heat transfer )
As for being overpriced, doesn't that apply to all computer equipment?
Ken'

You're kidding, of course...