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    XPS 16 Temps after Arctic 5 Thermal Paste

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Casual864, Oct 30, 2009.

  1. Casual864

    Casual864 Notebook Consultant

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    What was your temps before you applied arctic 5 thermal paste and after you've applied it. (All this recorded without undervolting)

    My temps are: (During normal load)

    P8600 before: 45-47c
    P8600 after: 41-43c

    ATI 4670 before: 51-53c
    ATI 4670 after: 48-49c

    Now after ten minutes my ATI 4670 now stables at 53c. w.t.f?

    I was wondering which way is the best to obtain an even lower temperature. Different ways to apply the paste or what?
     
    Casual864, Oct 30, 2009
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  2. fred2028

    fred2028 Sexy member

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    Wow, how is your P-series hotter than my T9800?
     
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  3. Casual864

    Casual864 Notebook Consultant

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    Idk, maybe I'm applying the paste incorrectly? How did you apply yours?
     
    Casual864, Oct 30, 2009
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    fred2028 Sexy member

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    Well I did it wrong, the correct way is:

    - Remove heat sink
    - Put a pea-size on the center of the CPU, GPU, northbridge
    - Use a credit card or w.e to spread it so it covers the entire square that pops up and so it's not a huge layer
    - Put heatsink on

    Or maybe Canada is just colder lol
     
    fred2028, Oct 30, 2009
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  5. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    is it i thought that was for desktops and for laptops it was the size of a rice grain?
     
    Mechanized Menace, Oct 30, 2009
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  6. aznguyen316

    aznguyen316 Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    I'll run orthos now for 10 min and report back since I just applied the AS5 last week. I don't have pre-AS5 temps, also I'm undervolted. specs in sig. post back in 10min.

    Also I usually have a cooling pad in the back lifting the rear but I'll just lie it flat on my coffee table to test.. so temps won't vary too much between us.
     
    aznguyen316, Oct 30, 2009
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    OK maybe that I dunno
     
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    aznguyen316 Rock Chalk Jayhawk

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    here are my results on a flat black surface running orthos (Full load) for 15min now.
    also A11 bios, undervolted
    HW Monitor
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    My CPU P8600:
    Core #0: Max 69C (154F)
    Core #1 Max: 68C (152F)

    ATI 3670:
    Max 65C (149F)

    HDD: max 42C (107F)

    *edit*

    damn just noticed you were comparing temps for normal load lol... umm I guess I'll let you know in like half hour after everything cools down to normal temps

    welp here are temps now after like 10-15min of cool down to normal web browsing use..

    CPU:35/37C
    GPU: 53C
     
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  9. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    my temps without undervolt and application of Shin etsu G751 tems are
    before anything 58-60C idle
    38-39C idle W/ Shin Etsu
    with undervolt 29-32C for t9900

    ATI 4670 before paste 58-60C
    After Shin-Etsu G751 44-45C
    After therm paste and CPU undervolt 40-42C(interesting)
     
    Mechanized Menace, Oct 31, 2009
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  10. th3van

    th3van Notebook Consultant

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    I have an SXPS 1640 with the same processor and graphics card as you. Tempts at 'normal load' (browsing etc) are about the same as well. I have some MX-2 I was thinking of applying to both the CPU and the graphics. Worth it you think?
     
    th3van, Jul 5, 2010
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    funky monk Notebook Deity

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    There's you problem.
     
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  12. Significa

    Significa Notebook Consultant

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    Uh, AS5 takes a while to take effect.

    Quoted from AS5 page:
    "Due to the unique shape and sizes of the particles in Arctic Silver 5's conductive matrix, it will take a up to 200 hours and several thermal cycles to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity. (This period will be longer in a system without a fan on the heatsink or with a low speed fan on the heatsink.) On systems measuring actual internal core temperatures via the CPU's internal diode, the measured temperature will often drop 2C to 5C over this "break-in" period. This break-in will occur during the normal use of the computer as long as the computer is turned off from time to time and the interface is allowed to cool to room temperature. Once the break-in is complete, the computer can be left on if desired."
     
    Significa, Jul 5, 2010
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