View Full Version : How much reduction with articsilver 5?
ranjan2001
18-02-2007, 10:47 PM
If I get arctic silver 5 thermal compound & apply to the core , how much temp drop will I get using intel stock heatsink?
Additionally If I install a cpu cooler such as
Scythe Infinity CPU Cooler (http://www.pro-clockers.com/reviews.php?id=158)
or
Tuniq Tower 120 Cooler
how much these coolers lower the temp if my ambient in summers remain 35-40°?
Hells_Fury
19-02-2007, 08:32 AM
You can never say exactly how much your temperatures will drop. Every individual case is different. But on an average I would say that just using AS5 can reduce temperatures by around 2-5 degrees and installing the Infinity might give you around a 10 degree drop.
You sure your ambient temperatures go up to 40 degrees?
ranjan2001
19-02-2007, 09:28 AM
You sure your ambient temperatures go up to 40 degrees?
Yes Delhi becomes hell in summers, Its quite common to have 38° (mesured many times)ambient temp if AC is not on, & if the powercuts happen as regular then yes you run a risk of actually running ur comp in that high temp bcozthe comp has UPS backup for 45 mins.
10° drop by cooloing fan sound what I need, as I am now running at 52° ideal & on load it goes 65-70° the ambient right now hovers around 18-22°.
Hells_Fury
19-02-2007, 09:54 AM
65-70 is too much IMO. I feel the temps should not exceed 60 under any conditions. I would advise you to get the CPU cooler/AS5 ASAP.
Khimera
19-02-2007, 10:08 AM
You get a very good drop using Artic silver. I have two computers and in both cases, the drop was around 5 degrees for ideal and 3 degrees on load. It surely helps than having normal thermal paste. But for more temperature drops , buying a aftermarket cooler is the best bet
yogi_7272
19-02-2007, 10:34 AM
Yes Delhi becomes hell in summers, Its quite common to have 38° (mesured many times)ambient temp if AC is not on, & if the powercuts happen as regular then yes you run a risk of actually running ur comp in that high temp bcozthe comp has UPS backup for 45 mins.
10° drop by cooloing fan sound what I need, as I am now running at 52° ideal & on load it goes 65-70° the ambient right now hovers around 18-22°.
that is still too much .. even my p4 3.2 ghz is 40 /50 degress at idle/load settings .. with cooler master ultra vortex . (not great cooler )
try to change to better psu .. :)
ranjan2001
19-02-2007, 10:39 AM
Do you think my PSU "Zebronics 400 watt" is generating heat, it has its own fan to throw out the heat.I am presently testing the comp overclocked at 2.8Ghz
yogi_7272
19-02-2007, 01:30 PM
nope . .when ur overclocking .. all u need is better cooling and very good and solid psu .. so that u dont fry up ur components ..
i am using my p4 3.2 @ 4 ghz .. but with cooler master 600w psu ..
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