Heat sink compound

[CyberWarrior]

I would like to know,if I can use Artic Silver heatsink grease for the transistors that now are using white grease from the factory.



Freddy

 

[KC4RAF]

I don't see why not.

It's a good heat transfer.

 

[prcguy]

Are you changing transistors or just thinking about changing the compound on an existing transistor? If its the second reason don't bother, you are more likely to screw something up for no benefit.

You might want to watch a Youtube video on using heatsink compound, you use as little as possible because the compound will never be as good as a bare metal to metal contact for heat transfer. Its only there to fill in any voids from poorly made heatsink surfaces, bent parts, etc.
prcguy
prcguy

 

[HelixArray]

There's "better" TIM out there nowadays.. but that's for extreme users IMO. Chances are your IS5 is better than the factories white...used to polish my CPUs with wet sand paper to get a mirror finish. Nowadays you can clock some CPUs to 5Ghz on air! I would stay away from the permanent stuff. I glued some heatsinks to some MOSFETs with an AS5 brand before and it was worse than the factory

 

[cmdrwill]

I have been use Artic Silver heatsink compound for many years, it works....

 

[CyberWarrior]

I also have another called Ceramique 2,I use it on a fx 8350 CPU

 

[HelixArray]

As far as I can remember(I've been out that OC game for a while), the difference between the two should be minute. Some do better at sub zero temps, some at idle etc.; it's all tailored to those type of extremes IMHO. While the conductivity differs between the two, ceramique being the safer for bleed-over on leads. I never really was able to get a decent spread of AS5 under my sinks. I used the recommended size for the surface area(half a grain of rice and tinting). But like prcguy said, a dabb will do you..and you already know how large a CPU is.

That said, more airflow has always been the route I've taken