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Artic silver ll
Does Artic Silver ll go bad, does it have a "best before" date. I'm going to change the CPU in my wife's' computer and have a very old tube that I was planning to use?
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10-15-2010, 10:45 AM
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Mondsreitersmann
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It doesn't, AFAIK.
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10-15-2010, 10:53 AM
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GREAT!!! Thanx
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10-15-2010, 11:06 AM
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If its still soft it's good.
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10-15-2010, 01:02 PM
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10-19-2010, 12:25 AM
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I don't know about Arctic Silver, but some pastes will separate over time, so you may want to massage the tube by pinching it all over to mix up the stuff before using it. One thing you don't want to do is spend more money on new Arctic Silver.
I doubt the makers of Arctic Silver know its shelf life because they seem to be fairly ignorant of their products and couldn't even state the maximum safe voltage for use. |
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10-19-2010, 12:38 AM
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Considering it comes in a hard syringe type tube, that's kinda hard to do.
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10-23-2010, 08:37 AM
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Thermal paste made with silicone oil should last forever, but some newer pastes are made of ester oil, which has a finite shelf life (long but still finite) because it absorbs moisture. There's no advantage to non-silicone paste for consumers, but commercial production environments that put circuit boards into wash baths don't want their equipment contaminated with silicone. |
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10-23-2010, 06:17 PM
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Is the Thermal Compound from Radio Shack any good? It says, Polysynthetic Silver- High Density - 99.9% pure silver. I got it just in case I have to redo the CPU.
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10-23-2010, 07:27 PM
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I'd say it's alright. ArcticSilver has always been in high regard by overclockers and enthusiast, hence it being recommended left and right.
Read your post anent your concerns regarding your CPU peaking into the 70's, Barb. I'd say it's not something you should be overly concerned about, specially if it runs in the 20's most of the time. My take is that when the processor starts, well, processing at its fullest its temperature will rise, which is completely normal (and PS really uses the CPU for some of its tasks); but as soon as the load decreases so will the temperature. If you're not having stability problems, such as random freezes andor reboots, or data corrupted on a regular basis, you're fine. Remember that in the case of a harmful overheat, the CPU will shut itself off before it gets damaged. Intel CPUs have always been quite good at protecting themselves. |
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10-23-2010, 07:36 PM
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Thank you so much for the reply. I have been worrying about this for a couple of weeks now, (just nagging in the back of my mind). I am not having stability problems etc.... so, you have put my mind at ease about this. You have a wonderful second half of the weekend!!!
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