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| Thread ID: 109721 | 2010-05-20 09:28:00 | Thermal paste 34 yrs old - OK to use? | BBCmicro (15761) | Press F1 |
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| 886681 | 2010-05-21 02:07:00 | Sell the 34-year old paste on Trade Me and buy some new stuff with the proceeds. I like this idea but I don't want to bid for it |
Roger Hunt (13648) | ||
| 886682 | 2010-05-21 02:19:00 | Cant say Ive ever seen a CPU thermal protection option in the BIOS (on any of the more modern PC's I've built). It'll be a feature in the CPU itself, and it'll know if there's a prob, and will shut a system down, if it senses something is wrong. I know this system, the P4 system,or the new system dont have this option So tell me. You have not seen in a modern bios the option to shut down if the CPU fan speed is less than a certain value? Is that not a form of thermal protection for the CPU which may overheat if the CPU fan is not running? |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 886683 | 2010-05-21 02:31:00 | No I lie. Just saw it in the manual. CPU TM function. Its on by default. Shows you how much I look in the BIOS (never) :p It doesnt have a range or a temp you can select tho | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 886684 | 2010-05-21 03:03:00 | Have you got any Marmite (www.dansdata.com) around? b88ger,I was going to be a smartie, you beat me to it (with the link) :banana :banana I would have thought even old grease will be OK, it doesnt have to do anything magic. As long as it still spreads- like marmite The OEM stuff is like TAR anyway,but it still squishes down. |
sroby (11519) | ||
| 886685 | 2010-05-21 03:05:00 | The good ones (like AS5) still outperform the average ones. If you really want the best cooling, you really do need to get the best thermal interface material. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 886686 | 2010-05-21 05:05:00 | The good ones (like AS5) still outperform the average ones. If you really want the best cooling, you really do need to get the best thermal interface material. The difference is less than you'd think based on the advertising claims. 80 compounds ranging from silicon grease to AS5, 4.6°C difference overall. benchmarkreviews.com |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 886687 | 2010-05-21 05:15:00 | I have read that review before and that is what I based my comment on. Sure 4.6°C is not a huge difference, but if you are overclocking it makes a lot of difference. Besides, a cooler CPU is always better, why not go for the best paste you can? |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 886688 | 2010-05-21 08:47:00 | The good ones (like AS5) still outperform the average ones. If you really want the best cooling, you really do need to get the best thermal interface material. We're talking by small fractions of a degree here... Read the Marmite article. Very interesting. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 886689 | 2010-05-21 08:58:00 | 4.6 is not a small fraction of a degree Marmite will rot and become useless very quickly |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 886690 | 2010-05-21 09:14:00 | 4.6 is not a small fraction of a degree Marmite will rot and become useless very quickly Read the article. Very interesting. Was being facetious when I suggested the Marmite. Point remains though, when was the last time you saw Marmite rot? |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
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