Q: Do NOT use your bare finger to apply the compound or smooth (skin cells and oils again) From Arctic Silver 5 0.
instructions.
pply a small amount of thermal paste to the center of CPU heat spreader, it is a bit flexible with your finger, a razor, etc.
Anandtech guide to Venice overclocking.
Someone that portion of the article was to ensure people are not using their bare fingers.
Personally get some plastic food wrap or a plastic bag (as they show on the AS site) and use that to spread the light pasta. Someone else got tips on how she is spreading?
Re:Originally posted by: Kensai
One dab on the IHS and one dab on the heatsink does it for me.
yep. But I'd never spread it out with my finger. Maybe I'm just a freak, but it doesn't seem worht the risk of getting slightly higher temps to me.
Re:I always spread a thin layer of paste and cover the entire core. I also use my finger to spread it and I have never had a problem in the 7+ yrs i've been messing with computers. That is my real world experience anyways.
Jason
Re:So i guess the question is to spread or not to spread..
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
The edge of an old credit/id card.
ditto
Re:dot in center, let hsf squish it down.
Re:I've used my washed finger, a plastic bag, etc… and finally settled on the recommended method for AS5, which is also the easiest, a dab on the IHS and smaller dab on the sink. All methods have worked equally well, I've never had a cpu cooling issue. Doesn't get much easier than the dab method….
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Re:The point is that your finger is never clean. The oils in your skin can mess up the AS, thats why its not recommended to use your finger.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Originally posted by: guy
Anyone else got tips on how they spread?
I just whisper sweet nothings into her ear and she spreads…
Oh, you mean thermal compound? On small cores like Athlon XP and mobile Celerons I just use a tiny blip in the middle of the core (I use Arctic Alumina). On larger cores with IHS, I'll just squirt down a small drop sized blob and let the heatsink squish it down, sometimes "working it" back/forth a bit. If I want to go ultra-extreme-3D-internet-deluxe-XT-LE style, I'll use a bit of plastic wrapped around my finger (piece of grocery bag, cling wrap, etc.) and then I'll "finger it" until it is wet all over – AHEM, with compound in a thin layer.
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Re:Originally posted by: guy
Anyone else got tips on how they spread?
I just whisper sweet nothings into her ear and she spreads…
Oh, you mean thermal compound? On small cores like Athlon XP and mobile Celerons I just use a tiny blip in the middle of the core (I use Arctic Alumina). On larger cores with IHS, I'll just squirt down a small drop sized blob and let the heatsink squish it down, sometimes "working it" back/forth a bit. If I want to go ultra-extreme-3D-internet-deluxe-XT-LE style, I'll use a bit of plastic wrapped around my finger (piece of grocery bag, cling wrap, etc.) and then I'll "finger it" until it is wet all over – AHEM, with compound in a thin layer.
Re:as others said,on an A64 or P4 no need to spread anything just put a small blob in the center & let the force of the heatsink spread it.
Re:are plastic bags manufactured in some "clean room" or something? i don't understand why thats any better than using a clean finger?
i usually just use the nozzle of the tube itself on IHS but i've used my finger on the chipset cores before.
Re:I thought the instructions were to put a little dab in the center of the chip and the heating up and cooling down of the cpu would spread it out naturally, which is a lot better than with your finger. I think thats straight from the AS website. At least thats what they said at DFI-street…
Re:i just put a drop on now, and let the weight of my HSF spread it out. If i wanted to spread it, i'd put my finger in a ziplock bag and spread that as5 goodness, or use the side of something like a credit card.
Re:I used to use my credit cards to spread AS5 on my socket A chips. Now, with my A64s, all I need do is put a drop on the center of the IHS and plop the HSF down on it.
Re:One dab on the IHS and one dab on the heatsink does it for me.
Re:A razor & a straw….oh, we're talking AS5, sorry.:Q
Re:lol I'd like to see someone try to spread AS5 with their finger (inside a plastic baggie or gloves), its waay to thick.
Re:i just jizz on the IHS, the apply the heatsink for teh goodness .. j/k
the rice size in the centre of the IHS, does me just fine 
Re:Originally posted by: guy
The edge of an old credit/id card.
for anyone that's ever been to a casino, they give you these comp cards. They are perfect for spreading it on the heatsink. On the core or processor, no need to spread. Just a little rice grain sized dab.
Re:I use the AS nozzle to spread it roughly then let gravity and pressure take card of the rest. (Socket A installation)
Re:Wrap your finger in a new/clean plastic baggy.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
The edge of an old credit/id card.
Same here
Re:The edge of an old credit/id card.
Re:Originally posted by: guy
Wash your hand first, and your finger is fine.
What abaout us freaks with two hands???
Re:Wash your hand first, and your finger is fine.
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