Re-Applying Thermal Compound E4300

[SqueeksoAo]

To think I didn't have the confidence to build a PC 7 months ago. Where the fuck do people get these ideas from? Terrible.

[7GGonzalez]

What type of cooling system does your heatsink support?

[LutMejiaJ]

dude just put a little dot in the middle.

[StarbuyPWNDyou]

Also; please remove from the gene pool.

[StarbuyPWNDyou]

I think this man needs slapping. In the face. Hard.

[Pent5HT]

TAPE ALSO? JESUS CHRIST THIS FAILS

[Pent5HT]

terrible.........

[balist0]

WORST THERMAL PASTE METHOD EVER

[TheTerriblePuddle]

This is not going to smell goood . . .

[bigswo86]

LMFAO



[hamaars]

This is going to burn !!

[hamaars]

This is going to burn !!

[modex20]

Tape's a bad idea. The line doesn't need to be that exact. The residue will do more harm than good.

[19atiq98]

what happen if we dont put thermal paste?

[xxryanryanxx]

@19atiq98 then ur gonna get that problem 2 mintes after u turn the system on

[iDenmark]

@19atiq98 Your CPU will probably overheat.

[btf000]

FUCKIN STICKY TAPE ?ARE YOU JOKING YOU CURLY HEADED FUCK?!

[Smokie181]

is that scotch tape! LOL you do realize that creates alot of static electricity. BTW I highly doubt scotch tape on the chip will leave residue. As you can see he did not firmly press the tape down. Maybe if the chip is really hot or gets really hot in the process.

Also I hear mixed opinions on spreading compound or not. Some say that its better to let the pressure of the heat sink spread the compound as this will fill all the 'pores' and any warps or uneveness.

[ladislavgregor1]

Just use alcohol cleaned credit card and make a very thin layer of thermal grease. With a little practice it will be better and better. Just practice and stop using methods for noobs :-)

[malarropao]

Well , this guy is wrong I think . Usually when u get a termical paste it´s come with a sticky template ok! but , for sure this stick have the same material of the own paste , used like a glue .If u use normal tape of course all the crap gonna merge and this is ovbiously wrong. the point is to seal the pores and no let any "air chambres" on in it. I have some similar tape , in the box u can read RESIDUE FREE (is for childrens) but it doesn´t mean nothing in this case! soz 4 my bad english

[ShitWrangler]

Misinformation like this motherfucker should be an HIV prison raping sentence. You're single handedly ruining peoples property. I challenge you to a standup fight, no kicks, no takedowns, and I would render your nazi ass, bitch.

[btf000]

@ShitWrangler LMFFAO made my day guy <3333333

[kicedz12]

why don't you just take off the cpu and clean it ??? it won't gonna be damaged...

[LiLxGHiT369]

I like your method. It's clean and it works. Although, I do like using the X method w/ DualCores...

[sunofsam44]

I used ducktape... I think it added a little bit more silver too!! Awesome!!!

[Scott97169]

I would like to know what is going through this persons head to put sticky tape on the processor. I guess some people are just stupid, lol.

[Wallonische]

I've never seen it done this way before, I'm not saying this is the wrong way of doing it (assuming* that the tape he used didn't leave any resedue).

So I wouldn't start screaming bloody murder calling him names and through bile all over the place.

[Chelle011]

@Wallonische

I agree with you.... Some say fingerprints are not wellcome, what would those ppl say about tape x)

[adcenterbaka]

parasite word basically :)

[asus3571]

damn brother dont know why people are so pissed but arctic site doesnt say use tape and it also says for a core2duo to use a rice size grain in the middle of the cpu and for a quadcore to use the line method

[Henriko1994121]

looks like u are gonna grill ur CPU

[2007FORLife]

:| Gl with getting glue off of your CPU, I'd really love to see you're CPU Die :)

[XODUS4177]

Oi man! What a dunce yeah! OK let me make it more difficult 4 my heat-sink to conduct heat away by adding a layer of adhesive residue between it and my CPU....Incredible! That ought to give me cooler a work out!

[St4rdog]

I doubt you even need paste for an E4300.

[PinkSockInYoFace]

WoW some one needs to call fuckin Rodney Reynolds for this dude...

[111olbap]

MOOOOROOOOOOON

[DrR1pper]

Jesus Christ! So much for "this is what Arctic Silver recommends for C2D".

The tape is sticky and leaves resedue behind on the frick'n CPU....5x worse than finger grease! Not following the recommendation as stated by Artic Silver!!!!! Don't use any sticky tape to make a nice thermalpaste line!!!!! BAD!!!! x999

[bigdima3]

ive used that kind of tape ,its like a paper and it deosnt leave sticky thing

[111olbap]

Yup. Ultimate moron

[skjoyner]

Allot of folks use tape. I think Artic Silver's site uses tape also. Use 810 magic tape, it leaves no glue behind. I know, I used 810 for 20 years hand lettering on storefront glass and it never left a spec of glue on the glass.

[Speedster159]

ohh Asus board

[TegMystery]

tape, really? um, to anyone watching this video, this is the WRONG way to do it, now the heatsink part was right on, but the whole tape thing is a no no.

[Alyxm]

he was trying to apply the right amount, when you buy a new processor with the fan, if you intend to not overclock... like a smart person, the amount of thermal paste is in a small square, and that spreads out, what he did was a similar thing except in a dumb way..

[NoTaTtHiScHoOl]

wtf is this guy on?

[jwjustlookin]

Yes, and when you take the tape off, wheres the thermal compound going to go?

[TheFlygt]

TAPE? I guess it's not a high-priority system?

Don't do this at home, please.

[n11lc]

yeah, tape is conductive

[TheFlygt]

It also leaves behind glue.

[n11lc]

what

[TheFlygt]

lol what

Tape -> Glue/adhesive -> Processor

[zatlapp]

Everybody says rub it out but if you do that you gowing to get air bethween it.

[ocelotxp]

Tape?  Are you NUTS?!

[endeavor911]

Do not follow this advice. This guy is uninformed. Tape contains glue. This will contaminate the CPU. The CPU should be completely clean before applying thermal compound. Glue from tape will reduce the effectiveness of thermal compound.

[Pekeno201]

cant you simply put a thin layer in the middle without using tape -.- i mean i dunno i never built a computer but the tape seems useless

[atomdragon4]

Yeah you could just do that...lol

[Nudz]

putting tape on the cpu is the worst idea I've ever seen when it comes to applying thermal compound.

[thepooomobile2000]

yeah dood...scotch tape is the worst for trying to be anti-static

[dunlrock]

Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme- more like ThermalWRONG!

Noctua NH-U12P rules, TRUE sucks. if you disagree then you can suck my dick

[Yamcha67]

Your right , OCZ Vandetta 2 and Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer 4 actually perform better then Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, and both are cheaper :]

[n11lc]

dont forget xigmatek s-1283, these all have heatpipe touching cpu design, unlike the ultra.

[thejasevorkire]

yup

[diodrengen2630]

lol NEVER put tape on your cpu, It WILL leave some off the stickyness from the tape!!!

[thejasevorkire]

then wat abt da artic mx-2

[Dragon2sword]

That too.

[thejasevorkire]

hey can i knw which is da best themal paste for an high end gaming pc

[Dragon2sword]

Probably arctic silver 5

[niteslash]

This isn't a bad way to apply the compound however when you're using arctic silver 5 the adhesive that you son't be able to see left behind can reduce the effectiveness. Even a fingerprint can noticeably reduce effectiveness. What you could do, if you still have it, is use the plastic cap that covers the socket and cut a strip from the centre and do the same, but it'll work with anything as long as it doesn't leave any residue you'll get maximum efficiency!

[TurkReno]

Do you HAVE to degrease if your going to re-apply?

[sniffsumglu]

yes

[knightofthelong]

Thats the way i read Intel say to apply the paste but without the tape trick.

I spread the thermal paste over the whole flat surface of the CPU. I have never had any problems with heat but it is interesting to see this technique. I have seen some just apply a splodge of crappy thermal paste in the middle lol. But then they are just using the stock fan and heatsink.

[snakesgunsandbikes]

That's pretty slick with the tape. I'll do that next time. And to ghelyar, if he would have read up he would know that the thin line on the cpu is the proper way to do it letting the hsf evenly spread the compound. Noobs blast people for this. The thin line goes left to right for c2d and north south for quads. Thanks again for the tape trick.

[TheOriginalEAGLE]

Thanks for that tip, left to right for c2d's..I'm having serious crashing problems lately and Everest says my cpu temp is like 77C..160F...scary. Thin layers, right?

[Syrius187]

with artic silver, how often do you re apply the thermal compound?

[Mikal79]

only when u remove the heatsink from the cpu/gpu

[elementqka]

wow ur really dumb the line method is the best way to put the thermal paste ghelyar you should go back read a how to plug a fan book or something like that

[ghelyar]

This guy really didn't understand what he was doing. Putting a tiny bit of compound in a thin line like this will make a terrible thermal interface. It's amazing that he hasn't fried his chip.

Ideally it should be very thin but all over. Put it on in a line but then spread it, rather than not putting it anywhere but one tiny line. The die is not even close to covered here. Thank god Intel ships it with an IHS.

[hoodooyoo]

Actually the line method is correct Ghelyar which makes you an idiot. Do you even bother reading instructions rather than making bullshit up?

The push pins put pressure on any TIM resting on the heatspreader. A line smushes into a thin oval shaped layer which covers the die perfectly. Your bullshit method means the TIM is in excess, spilling over and possibly causing a short.

Thanks for showing that you indeed do not understand anything about applying TIM. Try reading next time.

[cooliscool]

Thermal grease won't cause anything to short, otherwise you're right and ghelyar is a dumbass.

[hoodooyoo]

You're right to a large extent. Especially considering that the person who posted the video is likely using Ceramique.

Though if you're talking about ones that contain some percentage of silver, although relatively safe they can conduct.

[hoodooyoo]

Although I do not approve of the tape method, too many idiots generalize the process. He's most likely using AS Ceramique which calls for "tinting" of the heatsink surface prior to applying a thin line on the CPU heatspreader. This is not done with every thermal paste but then there are idiots like fooey88 who think every paste is the same.

So the morons who claim he is "doing it wrong" like fooey88 should save their comments for themselves and try reading the instructions.

[TheOriginalEAGLE]

F#^k 'em Let them burn up their mommy's rig, and we won't have to listen to their BS for a while, till they go to the public library and get back on the internet.

[IIXg4m3rII]

Oh my God. Dial2fast, I praise you for being one of the few people I've seen on youtube that understand that you allow the heatsink to spread the paste on the processor and DO NOT use your hands. (Air bubbles manifest through manual spreading and result in compromised heat transfer).

<3

[Spyrofunk]

Hmmm I think the tape is not a good idea, what about glue particles in the CPU, not so great right?

[dotchoo]

@Spyrofunk yeah, and why would you bother to anyway

[bimmermann18]

I thought your suppose to apply it to the processor and not the heat sink fan?

[Kaleb34]

you can apply a thing layer to the heatsink just to ensure that the whole die is being covered. I do it the odd time if i feel the need to. I also recommend OCZ freeze. Surprisingly dropped my temps 7 degrees. All i used was a rice sized drip of it on my proc, works like a charm.

[RSSsailing]

If thermal compound is already pre-applied to the heatsink, do I still need to apply thermal paste to the processor as well?

Sorry for newb question

[201200098]

no, as long as there is pre-applied thermal grease on the heatsink, you do not need to apply any more to the processor.

[Kaleb34]

i would recommend not using thermal pads if you have an Intel Proc. I hate them, just doesnt transfer as well as thermal grease in my opinion.

[Tyfory]

Tape* not type... Sorry...

[Tyfory]

I understand that that's what artic silver said, but why type on the cpu for 1 straight line. Why not just the entire thing like you did with the heatsink?

[theeroom]

When you put the heatsink on the cpu the pressure will spread the compound evenly, plus when the cpu heats up the compound will slighty expand filling all the gaps and spreading to the edge of the cpu, i think/hope ;p

im never satisfied, keep wanting to check, but opening the applied compound suppose to be bad,

[Kaleb34]

lol. i have opened it up before just to make sure, then reapplied. it fully spreads out its amazing.

[tyranis1]

you should never put foreign things on your CPU like tape because the metal heatsink on the CPU has small pores that are invisible to the naked eye and it helps the CPU get cooler and the adhesive from the tape will clog up the pores on the CPU heatsink and that's not good just like your body oils on your fingers can hurt or even kill your CPU because it puts a gap in between the paste and the heatsink.

[xcloudx01]

I get better performance using even less paste then that. interesting tape method tho

[fooey88]

too many fucking morons on this site. YOU DON'T(shouldn't) PUT IT ON YOUR FUCKING HEATSINK, just the CPU!

[wildwolves8]

it's HUUGE!

[kkuccukk]

what happens if i just put a whole heep on? will it run cooler?

[Proto69]

if you put a lot it will decrese performance and could shorten the life time of your cpu. also your temps can go up instead of down because the heat won't be transfered properly to the heat sink. so less is actually better then more.

[bongwang]

no mate, less is more. if you put a lot of thermal paste on it will increase your temperatures excessively. remember less is more.

[WiggzOn]

no...

it will run slower less is better

[artem1002]

wow people are so retarded and hyped up about this. WHO CARES IS IT YOUR PC? NO THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP. i just apply a line on the heatsink, not both. i heard thats too much and if that thermal compound gets on the mobo, it'll short circuit, so heatsink only

[sergi5122]

and where u've heard it from? :P

[artem1002]

haha sup serge

[RM0765]

Tape!???Lines!??? Never tried those and they don't seem too practical or beneficial. I've always placed a BB-Sized drop of the thermal paste onto the middle of the cpu and when I press the heatsink down it usually spreads it well. Sometimes I just rub it further with my finger or a toothpick and it does a decent job, but to each his own I guess.

[nbates66]

sorry, but i'm with others in saying that this isn't the best method, and isn't taken from the arctic silver website either, to be honest though, there is nothing wrong with it except for the tape bit, the adhesive from the tape is now stuck on the CPU where the compound is supposed to be!!! and it says nothing about putting paste on the heatsink either. i'l finish however, by saying that i doubt it'd effect temps much, but more that likely would effect the lifetime effectiveness of the compound

[mjgdrtv]

lol thats an excellent way to fuck up the job you just did CLEANING the cpu prior to applying the compound you dumbass. the tape will leave a sticky residue that prevents the compound from getting into the tiny indentations on the cpu's surface. Could you possibly fail any harder?

[dial2fast]

Alright, first take a chill pill. This method of putting a line in the middle is taken directly from the ArcticSilver website on applying thermal compound on Intel DualCore. Go check it yourself. Prior to this 're-applying' video, I also tried applying it with a super thin layer on both surfaces. Both methods yielded the same temp readings. Whatever method you use & swear by, it wasn't written by the Thermal Compound God. So don't get too worked up. If you can read..this is not a Howto video!!!

[xhimiz14]

@dial2fast yes that's correct. cus the thermal compound spreads itself

[w4LL3y]

WTF YOU IDIOT.

fail just fail

you dont need a fucking straight line you douche.

you fail please die.

[m1dget]

You are an idiot.

You don't apply thermal paste like this.

You failed.

[Jackquelegs]

LOL ignorance is bliss

[Burn3dAcid]

I dont think so mate ;)

[YKoz3]

that heat sink costs more than liquid cooling kits

[65645yhyhhg3344]

what? 30£

[w4LL3y]

um no it doesnt dick.

[supersaiyenunlimit2]

I was thinking of adding new thermal paste to my E4500. I like the tape idea I might try that or sticky notes lol.

[SuicideUZI]

The tape is not a bad idea to make sure you don't put to much, but using the same method with 2 pieces of printer paper would have the same effect and not leave any residue from the tape. Just make sure you arent doing it by a fan that will blow the paper away :-P

For those who say you'd rather spread it out, if you look on arctic silver's website it explains why its better to do it this way for C2D's.

[X1REME]

i would rather spread it out, then taking a chance on the heat sink doing it for me when i tighten it on.. what if it don't cover most of it "PUFF OF SMOKE" is what you gonna see or a blank screen. luckily i never seen that happen to mine coz i always spread it evenly on the cpu

[Nibbles53]

whats Thermal paste for?

what does it do

[Lokabergslagen]

It... improves contact between the cpu and the cpu cooler.

It cools down even more, between the two.

[Geforce6800OC]

Great video. The tape idea is definitely a nice touch in order to keep a nice amount of compound on the CPU.

[andwhatelse]

I never really understood what thermal paste was for

[AForArcher]

you can't really see it but theres really tiny spaces between the cpu and the heatsink. to increase heat transfer, the thermal compound is added to fill up the spaces to increase heat transfer between the cpu and the heatsink itself.

[dumuh]

And silver is the best thermal conductor in the world so if you want the best cooling money can buy get some arctic for about $6.

[godscuttingyoudown]

You can actually get Silver Conductive Grease it has the highest concentration of silver better that arctic silver but remember

1. its expensive 14$

2. its toxic, don't get it on the skin, eyes or mouth, handle with extreme care!

[clockworkjames]

I use expensive silver based thermal compund, it got on my skin and I was curious about the taste (I tasted silicon based cooler and ceramic before too) and I am still alive :/

It pains me to see people layer on thermal compound like they are putting chocolate spread on a pancake, you want an uber thin layer like this guy has done in his video, because the gaps you are filling are literally microscopic, it's that tiny little polish marks on the chip and heatsink.

[kramer3214]

metal on metal is never a good way to transfer energy. because metal is solid

[PureVisionAZ]

Basically, this is a good video. Thanks.

[Eric9104]

Very nice detailed video.

I'm gonna be building a Core 2 Duo computer soon. Would it hurt if I were to put some thermal compound on the die, and I usually spread it out covering the entire die with a thin layer of it. Would that still be as effective as the method you did?

[ish718]

Don't spread it out yourself, the pressure of the heatsink will spread it out automatically.

[filipekaka]

its is a nice video, and the why he explain is corect but i dont do that on the cpu couse the cpu metal e not polish, so it have litle scraths that he do not see and need to be fild with compound thats why i do on the cpu like he did on the cooler but with very litle compound so that he doesnt fall to the adge.

[f1br30p7ix]

Doesn't the tape leave a residue?

[dqniel]

i don't care if i have a perfectly straight line; i'd rather have a perfectly decontaminated IHS with a squiggly line than an insulating layer of goo left from the tape.

[Scavengertherealone]

Wouldn't the tape leave a bit of residue on the chip itself?

[unknown124]

thats what im thinking since arctic said that a fingerprint is .005mm thick.

[stemplain]

I would think so.

[PwnedByJon]

With my Pentium D and Tuniq Tower I never get above 35c on load, even though it's overclocked from 3.00GHz to 3.57GHz.

[ccnicco48]

my core temp test said core 0 is at 41 and core 1 is at 42

but my pc probe readings is around 29 to 30 idle. that's after the bios upgrade, before it was showing 18 lol

so is the core temp right?

[ccnicco48]

i have the exact same heatsink. how come my pc probe 2 after upgrading bios and stuff i'm getting a reading of 28 to 29 it was high before i got the heatsink. when i used core temp it says that core 1 is 40 and core 2 about the same

[MCSin2007]

lol thermal paste, the least important part of the computer.

[prgamer]

if its so important,then go remove yours with alcohol and run some new games on it...

i will smell the burning from my house!

[shadymnms]

Question: Im building a 8800gts e6600 build, the e6600 was used (eBay) i cleaned it off with 90% isopropyl alcohol. So all i do is put a fine layer of thermal compound on the Heatsink (stock), then a small line across the the cpu? and thats it? just making sure, thought you spread it across the cpu and that was it, let me know thanks!

[dial2fast]

The line of thermal paste is only applied in one direction. You should go to the Arctic Silver website for the proper direction. Look at Support/Instructions section for the doco.

[dial2fast]

as long as the cpu is cool and you don't leave the tape on too long, it should be fine.

[littleims10]

would the adhesive from the tape itself leave some contamination. If not then i will try the same method as you.

[skatin4r2]

I also have an E4300. I've tried the "spread a thin layer of Arctic Silver" method and always had HIGH temps! Definitely use Arctic Silver's recommendation of applying thermal compound to the C2D. Have mine BSEL modded @ 2.4Ghz with Stock Heatsink, idling at 30-31C. Question: How "thick" of a line is that application of compound on the CPU in ur video?

[dial2fast]

Just to let everyone know, the very first time mounting this heatsink, I did use the traditional method of using a credit card to spread a grain size amount of thermal compound to the IHS. Both methods yielded the exact same temperature reading using TAT and CoreTemp. So both methods should work fine.

[stemplain]

What is the diff between cheaper artic silver and ceramic. I am just wondering.

[FeronWH]

ceramic is permanent

[dial2fast]

I know this method is different to what most people are used to. As you noticed, this video says I am 'reapplying' the thermal compound. That's because I found a doco from Arctic Silver showing their method of applying thermal compound to a C2D processor. This only applies to C2D.

Goto 'articsilver' website and look at Support/Instructions section for the doco on C2D.

[rockapartie]

what an unusual way of applying thermal paste ;) does that work?

[SkeksisRule]

Man, who told you that you had to apply thermal paste to a C2D like that? I applied mine to my e6600 just like usual and it works fine. You used too much as well. I apply a light layer to the heatsink and spread it smoothly with a straight edged piece of plastic (the edge of an old debit card works great)

Then I just mount it carefully. And I'm getting 28-29C at idle with the stock Intel HS. The Thermalright 120 Extreme is great though.

[GigaNetBoy]

Thats the way to place it, see the artic silver 5 website.

[SkeksisRule]

I'm just used to spreading it like normal. In fact, that's what I've done with my e6600 and my temps are fine. I really dont think it would make much of a difference as long as it spreads evenly. This just seemed like it would leave too much in one spot.

[GigaNetBoy]

"really dont think it would make much of a difference as long as it spreads evenly." I do think the same.

[stemplain]

I have watched a cpu builder spread paste on the cpu itself. I had no problems with it. I use artic silver for my cooling needs. No probs here.

[Mrbob7777]

Yeah,me too.I have no idea why the hell anybody would use tape.Making things sticky for no reason.

[JoraleMendoza]

Which cooler do you think is bigger (Length wise)

The Big Typhoon VX or the Thermalright 120m

[JoraleMendoza]

Hey what fan are you using on that Thermlright 120?

[dial2fast]

The fan I am using is a Thermaltake Thunderblade A1926 120mm blue LED fan. The reason I chose this is 1)blue led to match my case fans 2)price is only $12 3)its rated 78cfm at 21dBA. You can get it at Zipzoomfly