Will 2 year old Arctic Silver 5 (never opened) be ok?

=assassin= · Post by **=assassin=** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:54 am

I've just got a Scythe Samurai Z, and will be using it on an AM2 3800+ single core... (replacing the stock heatsink). I assume even old AS5 will probably be better than the supplied generic grease?

Also, is there any good technique for removing the stock heatsink.... please note that I am performing a motherboard swap as the old one has died, so I can't heat the CPU up to make it easier to remove... :/

Thanks for any help!

gogos7 · Post by **gogos7** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:58 am

I can only answer about the Arctic Silver.

I used a few days ago a 4year old Ceramique (never used before) without problem. So I think it will be in a good shape yours also.

Redzo · Post by **Redzo** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:39 am

=assassin= wrote:I've just got a Scythe Samurai Z, and will be using it on an AM2 3800+ single core... (replacing the stock heatsink). I assume even old AS5 will probably be better than the supplied generic grease?

Also, is there any good technique for removing the stock heatsink.... please note that I am performing a motherboard swap as the old one has died, so I can't heat the CPU up to make it easier to remove... :/

Thanks for any help!

You could use hairdryer to warm up heatsink. Do not "rock" it sideways when you are removing it. Try turning it in smal circles, back and forth until it comes off.

=assassin= · Post by **=assassin=** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:13 am

Thanks for the help guys!

I did it side to side very gently and eventually it just slid away, came away easier than I thought it the end, so thanks! I was in my conservatory and left it in there for a while to get warm. I was about to try the hairdryer, but gave it one last attempt and it came away alright.

Also I put a small amount, maybe a bit more than a grain of rice (possibly 2) of the AS5 on the CPU, it appears to have squashed out a little bit on one side, but there is the tiniest of gaps on the other. I'll be leaving it overnight, so hopefully the pressure will close it up - the heatsink is on pretty tight though, and as far as I can get it, and via testing on paper, I know it will have at least covered the center, which I assume is the main bit to worry about.

The base of the scythe wasn't perfect, as the protective sticker had left an outline of the warning label, it also seemed a little "dirty" so I gave it a little bit of a polish in the center with the cloth I used to clean the CPU.

The Scythe Samurai Z is very easy to install, and look easy to remove as well, so hopefully when I fire it up, if it is a little too hot, it'll be easy to correct it.

I also assume the AS5 will take a few heat cycles to "bed in" anyway, so it might be a bit warmer at first?

Das_Saunamies · Post by **Das_Saunamies** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:17 am

If I remember right, it's 200 hours until AS5 settles in.

And as I've been able to use my original Arctic Silver tube since my 1.0 GHz Thunderbird, I think your 5 will work just fine too.

Edit: removed double-smileys.

=assassin= · Post by **=assassin=** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 2:02 pm

Cheers!

Slightly off topic... but I have the board altogether now apart from one thing, the front panel connectors, as I'm not sure which wires are positive. There are:

HDD LED - Red/White
Speaker - Black/Red
Reset - Purple/White
Power - Black/Red
Power LED - Blue/White

I just need to know which of each is +/positive.

Thanks in advance.

Das_Saunamies · Post by **Das_Saunamies** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:04 am

Well, since positive leads vary by device but negatives don't, I'd bet on the most uniform colours being the negative leads. So white/black is negative.

=assassin= · Post by **=assassin=** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:13 am

Ok, thanks for that!

Mr Evil · Post by **Mr Evil** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:37 am

The speaker and power/reset switches can be connected either way around and will work just the same. If you connect the LEDs backwards they won't work, but no harm will be done to them either, you can just turn them around again.

TK421 · Post by **TK421** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 7:20 am

And here I was thinking, very highly of myself, that I always must have gotten the pinouts correct, cause my PC always booted and my reset button always worked.

And now I learn the truth. There is no incorrect.

=assassin= · Post by **=assassin=** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:01 am

Hehe, I always thought it could cause something to short and damage everything.

Anyway, thanks again, I started the system up, and it booted and all the right lights came on. As it was a replacement for another motherboard as my PC was crashing/failing to boot, I'm hoping this motherboard replacement finally solves it all! I won't get too excited yet though....

Das_Saunamies · Post by **Das_Saunamies** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:17 am

You're welcome, good luck with your replacement board.

crispyfish · Post by **crispyfish** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:29 am

=assassin= wrote:Hehe, I always thought it could cause something to short and damage everything.

I worried about that for a long time, too.

But then I realized that you're just closing a loop, so the ends are interchangeable. With an LED, you have a device in that loop, and the device needs a particular direction of current to work. It's all so simple once you think of it!

Will 2 year old Arctic Silver 5 (never opened) be ok?

Will 2 year old Arctic Silver 5 (never opened) be ok?

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