Every couple of years, I clean off and re-apply thermal compound for my CPU coolers. Counter-intuitively, high temperatures contribute to the breakdown of thermal compounds. Since I am a big grid computing user, most of my machines run pretty warm for extended periods of time. I've been using Arctic Silver for a good decade, though I've been looking at some of the diamond-based compounds and may give one a try when my current tube of AS5 runs out. I've never tried any of the specialty cleaners, I typically just use rubbing alcohol.
After cleaning and re-applying the thermal compound, I typically see temperatures drop at least 5-10 C. -- [Greg Bennett] -Independent Carpenter, Electrician & Lighting Designer -Purveyor of Classic Apple & Macintosh Gear http://www.hsiprodsvcs.com/ http://www.macshack.us/ -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
