Recently due to my laptop cpu temperature rising till 82 degrees i decided to diasemble the whole system.  I found out that the heatsink is blocked.  Gaps between the copper fins were totally blocked with dirt.  I cleaned it and did some lapping on both my CPU heat spreader and the heat sink base.  However i couldn't acquire any thermal grease to apply.  I asembled back the whole notebook and it's CPU is now lower by 30 degrees at maximum fan speed.  Will there be any problem if i keep running it without any thermal grease?  My lapping wasn't mirror shine either.

Anywhere selling thermal grease at Subang Jaya area?  Preferably Artic Silver 5.

Thermal grease and thermal paste both are the same things, just different name.

sorry for the misunderstanding. since he is asking the place selling thermal grease, so your previous reply really sounds like......

...my fault, i did not read his question properly...i've just noticed..

yeah!! getting it soon enough...

Overclocker Paradise lo. they are selling expensive but at least they have stock for 3.5g not those big syringes (12g)

RM 30 IIRC

IIRC = If I Remember Correctly

Moderno selling at RM24 ma.. so abit expensive lo

@akachester
to answer ur question is really hard as it is down to user preference and usage. (this is what i think is correct) As5 is for usage of high end coolers and water blocks that u are not likely to be removing day in day out as as5 needs time to cure. so u will never get the performance of its full potential... ceramique is usually used for EXTREME cooling wher u go below the -20 degrees mark. as5 cant be used because it will freeze up and turn into a solid. as for the cleaner, i have one set, arctic clean and surface purifiers( usually u are recommended to buy both) so far i have only seen a drop of 1degrees when using these cleaners , but it up to u to whether u wan to buy it or not, but they are useful ...

since sifu pcmoddingmy said so, should work gua. probably you can give it a try and tell me the result

Ah So TY  ...maybe shud do a thermal paste cleaner review n inlcude minyak kapak  ...bet alot of overseas folks will be hunting for it...

I use paint thinner, one bottle only Rm3 can clean hundreds of cpu's cheaply. Works 1st time, works everytime, never fails me.

However, if anyone like to argue the use of thinner in electronics..oh well, your choice lah.

Using common sense and none of any rocket science techniques, a facial cotton dipped in thinner to clean the top of the cpu a few times would be next to prestine cleanliness. Just ensure you don't have plastic parts nearby. I do this on my own workshop bench or at the kitchen sink.
C'mon lah..I even do worse sometimes, wash the entire cpu in water and dish washing soap after that and dry off carefully with hair dryer or front of table fan. I've never spoilt a cpu with my own methods. I've got 30 years of electronics practical knowledge and won't suggest nonsense. You can all experiment with some old cpu if you like.
I use paint thinner to remove solder flux from pcb after soldering, its prestine like new after that with hardly any trace that it was tampered or repaired. I'm just being practical with my own methods.

Actually, come to think of it, the "rice grain" method only works well with exposed cores (without IHS). Check out Arctic Silver's latest instruction on applying Arctic Silver 5 on Conroe (or other similar processors):


This is known as "thin line" or "srting" method.

Might work with other type of TIM, provided its quite thick.
Trial and error is your best friend! 

Let the wars of TIM begin!!!

STG1 is confirmed a loser to AS5
So it's out of the league already...

how you guys apply arctic silver 5, create thin layer or according to manual(put 1 line then press heatsink)?

i currently using thermal right paste, no name one.....
load with folding@home 60C with G-Power BL

Yes, i would love to get the TR Chill Factor..Not sure where it can be found yet and havent read any recommendation of it yet.Would love to hear some comment first before getting it as i do not want to be dissapointed like the STG1...

haha , i was just reading bout it in maximum pc mag... theres a tim that called liquid metal pro that out performes as5 by miles but cost 25 usd for only 4 applications and it very very messy and deangerouss.... if leak onto ur mobo...u know wat will happen lah...

i've change the topic title since we oledi know who's the winner here..

rite now we need to w8 for another competitor from thermalright.. The Chill Factor..  
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