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Blob vs. Spread

Poll Results: Blob vs. Spread

 
  • 41% (5)
    Blob
  • 58% (7)
    Spread
12 Total Votes  
post #1 of 13
11/22/07 at 11:52am
Thread Starter 
I've read different methods in different places of applying AS5. Just wanted to see what you giuys thought and if there is any difference.

Some people said to spread the AS5 evenly and thinly to cover the whole chip/core/whatever, whilst others say just place a blob in the middle and let the heatsink (heatsync?) push it to where contact is made.

I've only ever used the spread method.

What do you guys do?
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post #2 of 13
11/22/07 at 12:28pm
I blob mine

#1: simpler
#2: lots of guides suggest it
#3: I think the difference between the 2 kinds would be negligible anyway
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post #3 of 13
11/22/07 at 12:40pm
ditto
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post #4 of 13
11/22/07 at 1:57pm
how about both?

thin spread with a smaller blob in the middle?
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post #5 of 13
11/22/07 at 1:59pm
I did a spread on mine because I have no clue but to follow instruction from AS5 website.
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post #6 of 13
11/22/07 at 5:20pm
I spread using the instructions on the AS5 website too....I suggest you follow them...they are the instructions provided by the AS5 team.
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post #7 of 13
11/22/07 at 5:30pm
It depends.
For desktops, its good to do a blob since heatsink is large and heavy enough to spread the thermal paste.
For notebooks, heatsink may not be enough to spread the thermal paste, so its good to spread.
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post #8 of 13
11/22/07 at 7:13pm
Thread Starter 
Hmm some rather mixed opinions so far :P

Might blob mine tonight temps are getting to high for my liking anyway.
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post #9 of 13
11/22/07 at 11:25pm
I'm not using AS5, but I did a blob and spread. I put a tiny bit on my gloved finger and spread it real thin on the heat-sinks and CPU/GPU...just enough to try and coat the imperfections on the surfaces. Then I put a half a grain of rice size blob in the middle of the CPU/GPU's.

Overclocked on both I haven't seen temps higher than 56C/89C at full load. Apparently this off-brand thermal paste isn't half bad after all.
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post #10 of 13
11/22/07 at 11:55pm
Read the instructions on the AS5 website and do a google search.

They say to use the "blob" method if your CPU has a heat spreader and to use the "spread" method if you have a bare core (ie.. most laptop proc's and gpu's)

Seriously though, these constant thread repeats are getting a bit out of hand.

D.
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post #11 of 13
11/22/07 at 11:56pm
Nothing like seeing it spread lol
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post #12 of 13
11/23/07 at 12:38am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by debaucher View Post
Read the instructions on the AS5 website and do a google search.

Seriously though, these constant thread repeats are getting a bit out of hand.

D.
I don't need to read the instructions I know how to apply it, this thread has nothing to do with how to apply it.

It's to do with the different methods of application, and as you can see there are different opinions on the topic.
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post #13 of 13
11/23/07 at 1:56am
Done it a few times, found its not necessary to be as finicky as the website instructions

Once surface areas clean with isop or whiskey(!) and a coffee filter (no lint) I use either plastic or hard card and put a blob in the middle and spread it out over the core just to make sure the whole core covered. I use thicker than website says.

So blob, then spread - and its just to prevent the blob not having complete core coverage when squashed flat. Wiggle it in and make sure screws torqued
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