How would you apply arctic asilver 5?

[Shogun]

i twist it becuase it will help spread and push out any air that might be caught in there !
the only reason i can think of not twisting is incase u squash it all off but if u pull of the heatsink it never has and its fine so twist away although only a little wiggle dont try any 360's !

It is just because you try and put on an even layer but when you twist it then it all goes to pot. I would like to see someone twist a heatsink with Intels mounting cage on

[Bboy_Jon]

how do you clean a heatsink? im gonna do the L12 mod soon and i have as5 on it already, so i have to clean it. How do i clean both the heatsink bottom and the cpu die? just alcohol? do i wipe it with a towel or something?

[mike_w]

Try the Arctic Silver website (http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...structions.htm). I think I used acetone last time, and everything's fine (so far!)

Edit: Bboy_Jon, your sig is too high (should be 100 pixels high) - that means a mod will probably delete it if they see it! See this thread: http://forums.hexus.net/showthread.php?t=31113

[Shogun]

Use alcohol and a lint free cloth. I just use one of those glass cleaning cloths. Just make sure you get it all off.

[weebroonieuk]

alcohol is fine i use toilet paper folded up to little bits to wipe it off works fine but dont drag it all over the cpu

i dont really mean twist i mean give it a little wiggle about just to push out ainy air bubbles and just make sure nothings loose

[eldren]

I actually use a razor blade to spread the AS5 over the core as evenly as possible. This works best when the CPU isn't actually in the board just yet - nothing more annoying than having to redo a section when the blade bumps into a capacitor and smudges your perfectly flat layer of paste.

Shall have to look into that clingfilm idea, though.

And Bboy_Jon - alcohol would work just fine. Though try to use a tissue or a polishing cloth of some kind, to avoid leaving little fibres or particles behind.

[Bboy_Jon]

i used a coffee filter the first time is that fine?

i remade my sig, tell me if theres still a prob

[Shogun]

i used a coffee filter the first time is that fine?

i remade my sig, tell me if theres still a prob

Coffee filter is fine,

[Mblaster]

My attempts at a thin coating of AS5 usually fail while using the credit card method, I just hope the HSF flatens it out a bit Will try the clingflim method next time, maybe i'll be able to apply a thin coat then

[Donny John]

You did know you aren't supposed to twist the heatsink once the paste is applied don't you?

I do that!

[Shogun]

I do that!

That explains alot
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