h100i thermal paste

[Swegly]

Was getting bad temps on my CPU so I took off the h100i to check if it made contact properly and sure enough one of the corner screws loosened quicker than the others and there was virtually no thermal paste covering a fourth of the cpu. I am going to buy new thermal paste to use now that I have removed the stock h100i paste and was hoping you can recommend me some from this site - www.netonnet.se

 

The one that seems to have the best reputation and quality is the Arctic Silver 5 paste.

 

Thanks!

[Aytex]

Aftermarket thermal paste don't make a huge difference like 2-10 if your lucky

 

what we're your temps with the stock one? and did you let it "burn in"

 

AS5 is gud dou

[iamdarkyoshi]

My watercooling setup came from someone who had a core2 quad clocked to 5.0ghz stable and they used arctic silver 5. After I got it a couple months ago the paste was still "wet" and it had been running 24/7 for over 4 years. I like AS5 lol

[Samppa221]

https://www.netonnet.se/art/komponenter/kylning/kylpasta/arcticcooling-silver535g/183179.9166/ or https://www.netonnet.se/art/komponenter/kylning/kylpasta/arcticcooling-mx-2thermalc8g/181329.9166/

 

Probably the Silver would be better.

[Majestic]

Oddly enough i had the same experience with my H60. Somehow the stock paste doesn't spread properly.

[Rolling Potatoe]

Doesnt really matter, I usually use mx2 because its cheap, has a good consinstency and doesnt get hard over time while performing just as well as all the other pastes.

[Swegly]

Aftermarket thermal paste don't make a huge difference like 2-10 if your lucky

 

what we're your temps with the stock one? and did you let it "burn in"

I was getting very good temps when I first installed it a year and a half ago but recently the temps jumped to 80 degrees thats when I decided to take a look. Im sure it had time to burn in the past year and a half.

[Aytex]

I was getting very good temps when I first installed it a year and a half ago but recently the temps jumped to 80 degrees thats when I decided to take a look. Im sure it had time to burn in the past year and a half.

yea then u shud 80c is a problem on a aio. are u sure its not the rad and not the thermal paste?

[iamdarkyoshi]

sure enough one of the corner screws loosened quicker than the others and there was virtually no thermal paste covering a fourth of the cpu

Am I the only one who reads the OP?

[Swegly]

yea then u shud 80c is a problem on a aio. are u sure its not the rad and not the thermal paste?

Well I cleaned the rad with an arisol can, but that did not fix the temps so I took off the pump to reveal the paste and it was most likely the problem. So now im gonna buy more paste to reapply it more firm this time.

[Aytex]

Well I cleaned the rad with an arisol can, but that did not fix the temps so I took off the pump to reveal the paste and it was most likely the problem. So now im gonna buy more paste to reapply it more firm this time.

if the new thermal paste doesn't work you shud RMA ur rad

[Swegly]

if the new thermal paste doesn't work you shud RMA ur rad

I can't tell whether you are serious with the way you spell... sorry if you are just sayin...

[Aytex]

I can't tell whether you are serious with the way you spell... sorry if you are just sayin...

den stap relypying 2 mi okeh. u so meeen