Pastey paste.

Toothless · Jan 17, 2016

Okay guys, dragon needs assistance.

I have a Arctic Silver 4 tube somewhere but Talos forbid i use it since it's 3 years old. I need to know what kind of paste y'all use on your CPU/GPUs. Ima be ordering it today.

sneekypeet · Jan 17, 2016

Squeeze some out and see if the paste is separated. If it still looks normal use it.

Kursah · Jan 17, 2016

AC MX4 works great and is usually very affordable. I also like Noctua's stuff as well...probably same crap with different label.

Toothless · Jan 17, 2016

sneekypeet said:
Squeeze some out and see if the paste is separated. If it still looks normal use it.

Oh boy, give me a minute to find it.

b214cm · Jan 17, 2016

AC MX4 is excellent, but I've been having great results with
Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminium Thermal Compound 1.5g

FreedomEclipse · Jan 17, 2016

b214cm said:
AC MX4 is excellent, but I've been having great results with
Prolimatech PK-3 Nano Aluminium Thermal Compound 1.5g

Can confirm - I have used BOTH these TIMS and my entire system is currently using PK-3. For everyone else i build for - MX-4 is most cost effective while providing the most performance

qubit · Jan 17, 2016

Toothless said:
Okay guys, dragon needs assistance.

I have a Arctic Silver 4 tube somewhere but Talos forbid i use it since it's 3 years old. I need to know what kind of paste y'all use on your CPU/GPUs. Ima be ordering it today.

It's probably ok, like the others have said. However, this stuff doesn't cost very much so it's not a bad idea if you just buy another tube of it for peace of mind and chuck this old one. It's what I would do.

FordGT90Concept · Jan 18, 2016

I have Arctic Silver 3 in a tube that is sooooooo old (10 years, maybe?) but it still looks and works good.

sneekypeet said:
Squeeze some out and see if the paste is separated. If it still looks normal use it.

Very this.

sneekypeet · Jan 18, 2016

FordGT90Concept said:
I have Arctic Silver 3 in a tube that is sooooooo old (10 years, maybe?) but it still looks and works good.

Exactly, it is more about how the TIM is stored and if it holds its consistency. I have yet to see any sort of expiration date on any of the tubes I have seen.

newtekie1 · Jan 18, 2016

For the cost of MX-4, I'd toss the AS5 anyway and just order a tube.

Toothless · Jan 18, 2016

Issue is all comp shops are closed so Ima try the AS5 and see how it does. Still looks good.

How to clean CPU w/o alcohol? It's all dry paste on it.

FordGT90Concept · Jan 18, 2016

Doesn't matter much how you get the bulk of it (paper towel + water) off but isopropanol + coffee filter is your best option before applying fresh thermal paste.

Toothless · Jan 18, 2016

FordGT90Concept said:
Doesn't matter much how you get the bulk of it (paper towel + water) off but isopropanol + coffee filter is your best option before applying fresh thermal paste.

First two yes, second two don't have

Norton · Jan 18, 2016

Toothless said:
How to clean CPU w/o alcohol? It's all dry paste on it.

Do you have hand sanitizer (contains alcohol), baking soda (mild abrasive), and/or an old toothbrush?

A combination of any of those items followed by a good cleaning with water should work in a pinch

jboydgolfer · Jan 18, 2016

or good strong Booze too

Toothless · Jan 18, 2016

SCRUBSCRUB

I need more suggestions guys.

Solaris17 · Jan 18, 2016

paper towel or wash cloth hot water dampen cloth clean thermal paste apply new thermal paste assemble cooler boot system.

If you dont have the proper tools use a little common sense.

Toothless · Jan 18, 2016

Solaris17 said:
paper towel or wash cloth hot water dampen cloth clean thermal paste apply new thermal paste assemble cooler boot system.

If you dont have the proper tools use a little common sense.

Tried that. Common sense only got me so far.

Vario · Jan 18, 2016

Isopropyl alcohol.
Can also use Everclear.

cadaveca · Jan 18, 2016

Thing is that some pastes have a waxy base that is now on that chip of yours, and will act as a slight insulator. Toss on your AS5 now, but you'll want to get some alcohol, or better yet, some Artic Clean, to get the chip to it's true cooling potential.

There is a significant difference between plain old alcohol and Artic Clean. I won't use just alcohol any more.. it's simply not good enough for a proper cleaning. I have literal gallons of isopropyl that I use to dunk stuff into for cleaning, but I won't use just isopropyl on my CPUs. The coffee filter idea is good, too, because its rough, absorbent, and usually lint-free.

Vario · Jan 18, 2016

alcohol has worked much better than arctic clean for me, when I have used arctic clean before as directed I have had it leave some residue which I removed with ispropyl anyway, takes fewer steps just to use the isopropyl in the first place.

Toothless · Jan 18, 2016

So i tossed everything back together per Dave's advice. When i get two new case fans (or that h100 someone is selling if its worth it) I'll properly clean this thing. Pics in a moment

cadaveca · Jan 18, 2016

Vario said:
alcohol has worked much better than arctic clean for me, when I have used arctic clean before as directed I have had it leave some residue which I removed with ispropyl anyway, takes fewer steps just to use the isopropyl in the first place.

Part2 is isopropyl-based. Part one is a citric acid-based, which breaks up the wax. Also works great on those pink bubble-gum pastes. Citric Acid is used as a food-safe cleaner for ages (especially great for cleaning coffee machines).

It can leave some residue for sure, but if it does, you're simply supposed to put a couple more drops of Part 2 on, and you need to wipe it before it dries.

Toothless · Jan 18, 2016

So it boots, sits there, shuts off, boots again, sits there, shuts off. So done with this thing. :banghead:

EDIT: It booted, only had to damage and fix a DVI cable in the process. 80c on prime95 stock. Not bad considering I took out two fans with gunky paste.

FordGT90Concept · Jan 18, 2016

cadaveca said:
Thing is that some pastes have a waxy base that is now on that chip of yours, and will act as a slight insulator. Toss on your AS5 now, but you'll want to get some alcohol, or better yet, some Artic Clean, to get the chip to it's true cooling potential.

There is a significant difference between plain old alcohol and Artic Clean. I won't use just alcohol any more.. it's simply not good enough for a proper cleaning. I have literal gallons of isopropyl that I use to dunk stuff into for cleaning, but I won't use just isopropyl on my CPUs. The coffee filter idea is good, too, because its rough, absorbent, and usually lint-free.

Pretty sure Arctic Clean 1 is basically Goo Gone (citrus oil basically) and Arctic Clean 2 is 100% isopropanol alcohol (where "rubbing alcohol" is something like 85% isopropanol alcohol). You don't want to dump something like Goo Gone on a processor/heatsink if you don't have isopropanol to clean it off. That residual oil will be really bad for thermal transmission.

Also, if you use water to cleanse the surface before applying thermal paste, I'd highly recommend distilled water so there is no residue.

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