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Xiggy s1283 thermal paste

SirJangly

SirJangly

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I just opened the box and realized it is not in a syringe, but in a flat plastic package. This would make it hard to put a pea size drop on the cpu, like I had planned :( Anyone have tips for applying this? Would it be better for me to get another type of tim, like shin etsu? Thanks in advance mates!
 
scoop some out with the handel end of a teaspoon :toast:

Or scoop sum up with a straw then squeeze the disired amount onto your cpu :)
 
I think you are better off buying a syringe of Arctic Silver 5 or Arctic Cooling MX-3 or something similar.
 
I found it best to use the method of using a razorblade to fill in the grooves between the pipes and contact points of the hs. then scrape any excess off the surface with the blade just leaving the grooves filled in flush. Then applying to small lines of tim an inch apart before applying to the cpu.

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?p=1496768
 
I just installed this on my computer to replace the stock HSF.
I used the MX-2 instead of what came in the package.
I read some comments about not using whitish Zinc containing TIMs.... some thing about oxidation of the copper in the HDTs.
The small blob method of using the TIM on the CPU doesnt seem to work well for these HDT type HSFs. Did a bunch of research on this... I ended up going with applying 2 lines paralell to the pipes. Till now I see a 7 degree dip from the stock HSF temps. It seems to be cooling down some more as time goes on... I guess the TIM is curing or something??
Hope that helped...
 
I think you'd be better off not using the stuff Xiggy ships with the cooler, I had a S1283 and after switching to OCZ Freeze my temps went down 4C compared to the Xiggy thermal paste
 
Well either way, the s1283 and the tim it comes with would be better than my stock cooler with shin etsu, right?
 
Absolutely!
 
I will just have to settle with the stock stuff then. I don't want to wait for newegg to deliver :)
 
Guys I bitched out on installing this tonight, after I saw it would block a memory slot. Any issues with moving the sticks to the two far slots?
 
SirJangly said:
Guys I bitched out on installing this tonight, after I saw it would block a memory slot. Any issues with moving the sticks to the two far slots?
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No issues at all. I had to do so when I was running with a S1283
 
Thanks :) I know in my P4 hp computer they had to be in certain spots, in order.
 
As others have said the 2 line method of applying the TIM is the best. Thats what I used when I installed my Xiggy dark knight, unfortunately its sitting on 1 of my folding rigs at the moment.

As others have said, do not use the TIM that comes with the cooler. It isn't very good at all.
IMO, the best TIM's out there at the moment are IC diamond 7 and OCZ freeze. I have had VERY good results with both of these TIMs.

And to put it in perspective, I applied ICD7 to 2 rigs. Opty 180 with a Lapped Tt Big Typhoon and a naked 3500+ with a thermalright XP120. My idle temp went down 3*C and my load temp went down 7*C over using AS5. (Temps were measured using coretemp).
It's amazing that I could get a higher OC just by switching TIM.
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Good Luck. :toast:
 
BlackOmega said:
As others have said the 2 line method of applying the TIM is the best. Thats what I used when I installed my Xiggy dark knight, unfortunately its sitting on 1 of my folding rigs at the moment.

As others have said, do not use the TIM that comes with the cooler. It isn't very good at all.
IMO, the best TIM's out there at the moment are IC diamond 7 and OCZ freeze. I have had VERY good results with both of these TIMs.

And to put it in perspective, I applied ICD7 to 2 rigs. Opty 180 with a Lapped Tt Big Typhoon and a naked 3500+ with a thermalright XP120. My idle temp went down 3*C and my load temp went down 7*C over using AS5. (Temps were measured using coretemp).
It's amazing that I could get a higher OC just by switching TIM.
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Good Luck. :toast:
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Would it make a huge difference if I was only hoping to get a 3.4/3.6ghz OC?
 
Aw heck, just stick it on there with the stock paste and reseat it when your good stuff arrives. After a few reseatings you'll find that it's not as intimidating as it seems. A little isoprophyl alcohol and some q-tips and your good to go. For putting a good shine back on your cpu before reseating I use coffee fillters to buff it. No lint.

Good Luck
 
Do you suggest as5? I was under the impression that shin etsu was best, which is why I bought it before :)
 
I use MX2, personally. Next thing I'm gonna try is MX3.
 
MT Alex said:
Aw heck, just stick it on there with the stock paste and reseat it when your good stuff arrives. After a few reseatings you'll find that it's not as intimidating as it seems. A little isoprophyl alcohol and some q-tips and your good to go. For putting a good shine back on your cpu before reseating I use coffee fillters to buff it. No lint.

Good Luck
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+1 when you do buy some new tim get this to then you will have all four mem slots

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835708046
 
Mx2 works well for me. Plus no cure time so temps are cool from the get-go. Plus they give you a huge tube.
 
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Meltdown said:
yes it works take little moding i look for thred and link ok




i just seen alot dice and ln2 guys using it that why asked if threr is good results on air i would like to try thanks :)
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Oh, that. Yeah, apparently it works well in sub zero conditions (haven't hooked up my DICE pot to test the theory yet tho), but it was made as a standard thermal paste. The great thing about it, like shevanel mentioned, is that it doesn't need any curing time. It performs at it's peak straight out of the tube, and stays that way.

Plus the tube is pretty big, like he said. I've probably got somewhere around 20-25 applications from my tube so far, and there's still quite a bit left.

Been my favorite paste so far. That's why I want to give MX3 a shot when this tube runs out.
 
Wile E said:
Oh, that. Yeah, apparently it works well in sub zero conditions (haven't hooked up my DICE pot to test the theory yet tho), but it was made as a standard thermal paste. The great thing about it, like shevanel mentioned, is that it doesn't need any curing time. It performs at it's peak straight out of the tube, and stays that way.

Plus the tube is pretty big, like he said. I've probably got somewhere around 20-25 applications from my tube so far, and there's still quite a bit left.

Been my favorite paste so far. That's why I want to give MX3 a shot when this tube runs out.
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Thanks wiley i will pick some mx3 and try my tube of as5 is empty is mx2 hard to remove?

the reason ask is i will be switching around alot, cold is coming time to get on some Tpu Threds:D
 
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