cyt Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm a newbie when it comes to building rig. This is my first time I'm building my own rig. I have just ordered the H100 cooling system and the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard. I would like to know if it would still be all right or recommendable if I apply thermal paste (artic silver 5) to the i7-3930k CPU before fitting the cooler, since from information gathered thermal compound is already present on the cooler itself ? I was recommended to use Artic Silver 5 thermal paste by my friend as it is good paste for conducting heat. Would it be just be good enough to use just the existing pre-applied thermal compound on the cooler itself, or should I apply another layer of aric silver 5 paste on the cpu before fitting the cooler for better conductivity ? Look forward to your advice. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wired Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Use what it comes with, as it's high quality. I know some of their heatsinks use a Shin Etsu variety, can't remember what the others use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElcomeSoft Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm a newbie when it comes to building rig. This is my first time I'm building my own rig. I have just ordered the H100 cooling system and the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard. I would like to know if it would still be all right or recommendable if I apply thermal paste (artic silver 5) to the i7-3930k CPU before fitting the cooler, since from information gathered thermal compound is already present on the cooler itself ? I was recommended to use Artic Silver 5 thermal paste by my friend as it is good paste for conducting heat. Would it be just be good enough to use just the existing pre-applied thermal compound on the cooler itself, or should I apply another layer of aric silver 5 paste on the cpu before fitting the cooler for better conductivity ? Look forward to your advice. Thanks. From the news about the H100 paste, it is either a Shin Etsu or a Dow Corning thermal paste, one of the more modern revisions. Tests show that these pastes are better than AS5, which used to be an undisputed king back in the day. Leave the stock white goop on and enjoy! (Rarely is this said but it seems to be the best policy in the case of the H100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc8flyer Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I'm a newbie when it comes to building rig. This is my first time I'm building my own rig. I have just ordered the H100 cooling system and the ASUS Rampage IV Extreme motherboard. I would like to know if it would still be all right or recommendable if I apply thermal paste (artic silver 5) to the i7-3930k CPU before fitting the cooler, since from information gathered thermal compound is already present on the cooler itself ? I was recommended to use Artic Silver 5 thermal paste by my friend as it is good paste for conducting heat. Would it be just be good enough to use just the existing pre-applied thermal compound on the cooler itself, or should I apply another layer of aric silver 5 paste on the cpu before fitting the cooler for better conductivity ? Look forward to your advice. Thanks. TG-1 is the best. Bought it through NewEgg and it works much better than AS 5. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermal-interface-roundup-1_8.html#sect0 http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermal-interface-roundup-1_12.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyt Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 TG-1 is the best. Bought it through NewEgg and it works much better than AS 5. http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermal-interface-roundup-1_8.html#sect0 http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermal-interface-roundup-1_12.html Thanks for your reply. If I were to apply a layer of TG-1 on the CPU, should I remove the existing thermal compound which is pre-applied on the cooler, or simply just leave it there and fit the cooler onto the cpu with the applied layer of TG-1 on it. That would mean there will be two thermal compounds on the cpu. I guess I would need to remove the existing pre-applied layer first before applying the TG-1 on the cpu. Is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Thanks for your reply. If I were to apply a layer of TG-1 on the CPU, should I remove the existing thermal compound which is pre-applied on the cooler, Yes absolutly, but i would seriously just use what came on it. It really is top of the line stuff and there is no need to apply something different upon initial installation. If in the future you need to remount the cooler, then use what everyyou want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees RAM GUY Posted January 4, 2012 Corsair Employees Share Posted January 4, 2012 For the H100, its Dow Corning - High quality thermal paste. I would personally recommend this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinzan Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Yes absolutely, but i would seriously just use what came on it. It really is top of the line stuff and there is no need to apply something different upon initial installation. If in the future you need to remount the cooler, then use what ever you want. And yes, completely clean off existing thermal paste before remounting with new thermal paste. The ArctiClean stuff is good for this. -Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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