AllYourF0rt Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 I'm getting a Sapphire 1gb 4870 in the mail this coming u week. I was wondering if it would be beneficial to apply Arctic Silver 5 on the GPU and the sink as well? This may provide a more stable OC? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 If you want to, though AS5 isn't very good anymore. I remember I didn't see any temperature change from applying it to my GTX260 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYourF0rt Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 If you want to, though AS5 isn't very good anymore. I remember I didn't see any temperature change from applying it to my GTX260 What do you mean AS5 has been the standard for almost 10 years? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemidare Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 There are better non conductive thermal pastes out there now. MX-3 for one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatochobit Posted November 6, 2010 Posted November 6, 2010 standard to be a fanboy? yeah, that's true. in my opinion, AS5 was never any good due to the ridiculous way it is applied here is what I forsee in the future 26% chance something messes up a year later due to improper contact or the fan assembly is not re-seated correctly 92% chance changing the thermal paste gives you no change in temperature, 3degrees or less 94% chance your overclocking numbers are completely unaffected you see, overclocking a GPU is not limited to heat, except when the voltage is changed on certain cards the reason being, is that most GPUs run at 50% fan speed or less so if you want to get rid of heat it is very easy to turn the card up to full blast but that introduces a different issue known as 'noise' so people don't do it so getting max cooling out of your GPU is not the best idea, you need to aim for the middle ground to sum it all up: don't waste your time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYourF0rt Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 standard to be a fanboy? yeah, that's true. in my opinion, AS5 was never any good due to the ridiculous way it is applied here is what I forsee in the future 26% chance something messes up a year later due to improper contact or the fan assembly is not re-seated correctly 92% chance changing the thermal paste gives you no change in temperature, 3degrees or less 94% chance your overclocking numbers are completely unaffected you see, overclocking a GPU is not limited to heat, except when the voltage is changed on certain cards the reason being, is that most GPUs run at 50% fan speed or less so if you want to get rid of heat it is very easy to turn the card up to full blast but that introduces a different issue known as 'noise' so people don't do it so getting max cooling out of your GPU is not the best idea, you need to aim for the middle ground to sum it all up: don't waste your time I'm not a fanboy I have had very good experience with AS5 in previous builds. I might not be posting in the right place when 2c makes a huge difference I was just asking a freaking question. Oh yeah i've never had a cpu problem with AS5 even when overclocking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 I'm not a fanboy I have had very good experience with AS5 in previous builds. I might not be posting in the right place when 2c makes a huge difference I was just asking a freaking question. Oh yeah i've never had a cpu problem with AS5 even when overclocking. he means with improper contact between the heatsink and the IHS, but that's prone to happen with others too. AS5 has the chance of shorting out stuff since it's silver but ceramic compounds do not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
k1e1v1i1n Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 i use as5 not cause i think its the best , its what i have in my house. they all work fine , if you want to use as5 i say go ahead and do it . i have NEVER had a issue with my stuff shorting out and i have been using it longer then some ppl on this site have been alive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllYourF0rt Posted November 7, 2010 Posted November 7, 2010 (edited) i use as5 not cause i think its the best , its what i have in my house. they all work fine , if you want to use as5 i say go ahead and do it . i have NEVER had a issue with my stuff shorting out and i have been using it longer then some ppl on this site have been alive. Right on! If you don't use alot then what's the problem? From AS5 site: Not Electrically Conductive: Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity. (While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.) I can see where some problems could arise, but if you dont you use alot of compound on cpu as to not overflow. Edited November 7, 2010 by AllYourF0rt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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