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After reading some good reports on Shin Etsu thermal paste, I bought some, but am having a lot of problems with getting it to spread properly. It tends to clump together, and when forcing it out, it leaves such a thin covering that the lettering on the CPU is still plainly visible.

I'm about to wipe it off, and return to AS5, but before doing so, I wanted to see if I'm doing something wrong, or if this paste is over rated?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DIY
OS
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU
Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard
ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory
2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Hard Drives
WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
PSU
CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case
HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling
3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Keyboard
Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse
Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
Internet Speed
3.3Mbps
Other Info
SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
I think that the tube of paste is either getting old or its not been stored at a proper tempature or even maby a manufacturing defect. After looking online it seems that there is not much difference between as5 and the shin etsu as there are both the best pastes on the market. Hope this helps
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCEB24FD
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core i3 350M
Motherboard
Stock Foxxcon Board with American Megatrend BIOS
Memory
4GB Kingston DDR3 1033 Laptop Ram + 6GB Readyboost
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobile Graphics, Intel(R) HD Graphics (Battery Power)
Sound Card
Realtek Sound Driver
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
500 GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue SATA Drive
1TB Western Digital My Book With Cavalier Green Drive
PSU
SONY
Case
Bright Blue Stock Case
Cooling
Panasonic Heatsink Fan & No-Name Cooling Pad
Keyboard
Backlit "Chicklet" Ketboard
Mouse
ALPS Touch Pad/Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000
Internet Speed
Shaw Cable 25mbps down, 2.5mbps upload
I found this thread on the subject, and it's good to know that this paste is difficult to use, because I was beginning to feel that either I had received some past it's shelf life, or there was some kind of magic to using it:

Guide to applying Shin-Etsu G751 - PC Perspective Forums

Considering the instructions, I don't think the benefit would be worth the hassle, and will probably return to AS5.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DIY
OS
W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
CPU
Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
Motherboard
ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
Memory
2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
Hard Drives
WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
PSU
CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
Case
HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
Cooling
3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
Keyboard
Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
Mouse
Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
Internet Speed
3.3Mbps
Other Info
SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)
I don't buy into a lot of these thermal paste arguments that 1 is far superior to the others. I use whatever I can find and whatever is available. And once I put it on and apply the heatsink, that's really it. 1 time, done.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built in July 2009
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
Other Info
Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
That is some difficult TIM for sure.

There truly is a performance factor depending on which TIM you use. Having used most everything available and reviewing a substantial number of aftermarket coolers both Big Air and Water I have found the most consistent and all around best performance to be MX-2 by Arctic Cooling.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
My Build
OS
win7 Ult 64
CPU
i7 3930K & 3960X
Motherboard
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
Memory
16GB G-Skill 2133MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire HD 7970
Sound Card
On-board
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS 27 inch
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
Crucial M4 256GB, 1.5TB WD Black for Data/Images
PSU
Corsair AX1200
Case
NZXT 810
Cooling
Custom Loop, Swiftech HDBlock
Keyboard
Mionix
Mouse
Mionix
Internet Speed
Cable
Kipper said:
That is some difficult TIM for sure.

There truly is a performance factor depending on which TIM you use. Having used most everything available and reviewing a substantial number of aftermarket coolers both Big Air and Water I have found the most consistent and all around best performance to be MX-2 by Arctic Cooling.
Click to expand...

I will have to check it out the next time I have a custom build (if ever), its also not that expensive and has good reviews.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Sony Vaio VPCEB24FD
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core i3 350M
Motherboard
Stock Foxxcon Board with American Megatrend BIOS
Memory
4GB Kingston DDR3 1033 Laptop Ram + 6GB Readyboost
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobile Graphics, Intel(R) HD Graphics (Battery Power)
Sound Card
Realtek Sound Driver
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP Monitor
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
500 GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue SATA Drive
1TB Western Digital My Book With Cavalier Green Drive
PSU
SONY
Case
Bright Blue Stock Case
Cooling
Panasonic Heatsink Fan & No-Name Cooling Pad
Keyboard
Backlit "Chicklet" Ketboard
Mouse
ALPS Touch Pad/Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000
Internet Speed
Shaw Cable 25mbps down, 2.5mbps upload
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