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    Artic Silver?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by soulbreaker360, Jul 26, 2009.

  1. soulbreaker360

    soulbreaker360 Notebook Consultant

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    I was just wondering would it be worth it to pay extra for xotic PC to apply artic silver 5 to the CPU+GPU of the ASUS N81VP-D1 I'm thinking of purchasing?
     
    soulbreaker360, Jul 26, 2009
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    No, I wouldn't pay extra for that.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 26, 2009
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    depends hwo much they charge
    if its just a couple dollars, just go for it
    anything over that is useless
     
    godbreath, Jul 26, 2009
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  4. Angelic

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    They usually charge at least 25 dollars for it. Really not worth it, considering there is paste used already.
     
    Angelic, Jul 26, 2009
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    For 25 dollars, you could buy 3-4 tubes of the stuff (each tube lasts for a few applications), and put it on the laptop yourself. Definitely not worth it.
     
    avanish11, Jul 26, 2009
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    garetjax NBR Freelance Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Quite frankly, no, it is not worth the extra money spent. In reality, unless you are intending to overclock your GPU/CPU, there is really no reason to deviate from the stock TIM that is used on these components with AS5.

    Anyway, there was a similar thread about this topic at NBR not too long ago that you may be interested in taking a look at. You can read it by clicking the link below:

    NBR: Differences between thermal compounds..can someone clear this up?

    And just to keep score, to have XoticPC apply AS5 on your notebook, it will set you back $37.00.
     
    garetjax, Jul 26, 2009
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  7. soulbreaker360

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    but if I applied my own, wouldnt it void warranty?
     
    soulbreaker360, Jul 26, 2009
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    I think you should just stick with the stock paste unless you find that your temps are too high for your comfort and have already tried undervolting and other means to lower temp first.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 26, 2009
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    Xotic PC can put it on, so why wouldn't you be able to? It isn't Xotic PC's warranty, but Asus'.
     
    Trottel, Jul 26, 2009
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    Technically yes, but sometimes Asus makes exceptions to this.
     
    avanish11, Jul 26, 2009
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    Order without Arctic silver 5, there are other options to keep temperatures down like undervolting your CPU or underclock the GPU. Also Arctic Silver is not that great, there are other more newer and efficient TIM that last longer and provide maximum heat transfer through out the years.
     
    t30power, Jul 26, 2009
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