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    Changing CPU on 8662 I order....thermal paste recs?

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by GypsyDRB, May 24, 2009.

  1. GypsyDRB

    GypsyDRB Notebook Geek

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    Which thermal paste is most effective? Arctic Silver 5....something else?
     
    GypsyDRB, May 24, 2009
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    h0w1er Notebook Consultant

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    Silver 5 is the almost same as basic.
    I preffer to use Arctic Cooling MX-2
     
    h0w1er, May 24, 2009
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  3. Shadows1990

    Shadows1990 Notebook Evangelist

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    Another vote for Arctic Cooling MX-2
     
    Shadows1990, May 24, 2009
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    OCZ Freeze
     
    BigHops323, May 24, 2009
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    Icd7......
     
    k9hydr4, May 24, 2009
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    OCZ Freeze is one of the best, it's cheap, and isn't conductive. I just got some for the incoming qx9300, and I'll replace the GPU's grease for good measure.
     
    anothergeek, May 24, 2009
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    Arctic Cooling MX-2 is the best thermal paste now better then Arctic Silver 5
    others good paste with different names and marks are based on one of these two so the MX-2 is the best choise now
     
    GanGstaOne, May 24, 2009
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  8. Kevin

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    You guys (and gals) really should be buying barebones notebooks instead of fully specced machines.

    It's such a waste of money to buy the notebook with a CPU, just to immediately replace it aftermarket, especially when you're spending and extra $150+ on the CPU it came with instead of just sticking with the P8600.
     
    Kevin, May 24, 2009
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  9. k9hydr4

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    Well, sometimes you can recoup that investment (depending on when you decide to sell the laptop) by selling the laptop in the original config and plunking down the high end CPU on another laptop-

    I myself have changed three laptops in one month (I just didn't know any better in the beginning, but eventually found this place and saw the light).
     
    k9hydr4, May 24, 2009
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  10. emike09

    emike09 Overclocking Champion

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    Another vote for OCZ Freeze. Drops the temps substantially compared to Arctic Silver.
     
    emike09, May 24, 2009
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    mx-2 best imo then ocz freeze close second (they are almost the same compounds)
     
    zfactor, May 24, 2009
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    if mx-2 and ocz freeze are so good, why do all these big resellers and stuff still use arctic silver 5?
     
    jmoore2001, May 25, 2009
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  13. Soviet Sunrise

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    AS5 is cheaper in bulk.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, May 25, 2009
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    I prefer arcticsilver ceramique.
     
    akaltenbach, May 25, 2009
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  15. emike09

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    Its also a known high end paste name that many recognize as a very decent thermal compound.
     
    emike09, May 25, 2009
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    I must concur that Arctic Cooling MX-2 is the best of the best right now for thermal paste.
     
    Megacharge, May 26, 2009
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    I'm using Noctua NT-H1 in my NP5796.
     
    DRevan, May 26, 2009
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    IC Diamond 7 is good.
     
    Neroflux, May 26, 2009
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    How much of a temp difference are we talking between the "best" and the "worst"? One or two degrees? Five?
     
    Kevin, May 26, 2009
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  20. poopdawg27

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    IC Diamond 7 has been the best hands down by my tests. Compared to AS5 i saw average 7-10C lower temps with IC D7. You can purchase it from FrozenCPU. It's a local place to me so i don't have to pay shipping though :D
     
    poopdawg27, May 27, 2009
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