What is Reddit's opinion of Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (Pack of 2)?

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Thanks bud, youre the 2nd to propose me artic silver as thermal paste

https://www.amazon.ca/Arctic-Silver-Thermal-Compound-Pack/dp/B00LT0ZWJE/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1534611953&sr=1-3&keywords=arctic+silver+5

this model?

Yee boy! I would recommend this brand of thermal paste; I use it, and it has made my CPU cooler way more efficient.

Couple solutions: bring a can of compressed air to the back of your PlayStation and get dust out IF THE PROBLEM REMAINS: Order some thermal paste off of amazon ( should only be like 5 bucks) and search on YouTube “how to replace thermal paste on the ps4” or something like that. What thermal paste does is it pretty much absorbs the heat of your ps4 and keeps it cool, when the paste is worn out, your ps4 overheats and your fans work harder ( louder). Now this will require you to almost completely dismantle your ps4 (while it’s already dismantled, you may as well bring a can of air to everything on the inside) but that shouldn’t be a problem if you’re very careful and make sure you don’t lose parts(WARNING: when taking the ps4 apart you’ll see stickers that say you’re voiding your warranty, if it’s a pretty old ps4, it’s probably already ran out)

It’s an intimidating thing to do if you’re not a tech head, but it’s not that scary if you follow instructions clearly. I remember I did it and my PlayStation went from a jet engine to literally silent. Ofc you can choose to not trust me, because I’m just a comment on reddit)

Pretty sure I used this: Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (Pack of 2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LT0ZWJE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_xlC3AbFGNBKJR

And here’s a video on how to do it: https://youtu.be/GeeINh2v1cw

http://products.amd.com/en-us/search/CPU/AMD-FX-Series/AMD-FX-8-Core-Black-Edition/FX-8300/95

You have a max temp of 70.50° C.

it would be worth removing the cpu cooler, cleaning the old thermal paste and putting new paste on.

Amazon has 2 tubes for 10$.

https://smile.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Thermal-Compound-Pack/dp/B00LT0ZWJE/

Have you checked your windows event viewer for critical, errors, and warnings under Windows/System?

Could also be a bad stick of RAM.

 

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I watch this one guy on YouTube, he repairs a lot of Playstation and Xbox consoles. He has this on his list.

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (Pack of 2) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LT0ZWJE/ref=cm_sw_r_awdo_navT_g_PH0CR1KJ5KFV866WCE3W

Oh and another thing, usually they send a cheap tube of thermal paste. Don't use the paste that comes with it. Arctic silver thermal paste is good and inexpensive.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LT0ZWJE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Xh7UCbFRKKZ4E

Silver thermal paste is a very good thermal conductor, and surprisingly is not electrically conductive. It is mold-able at room temperature. Mixing it with a high temperature adhesive might give the adhesive more thermal conductivity and make the silver paste withstand higher temperatures, but it would require some testing. The manufacturer might even have a version that is already a good adhesive too. Reasonable price as well, unless you need a ton of it: https://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Thermal-Compound-Pack/dp/B00LT0ZWJE/ref=asc_df_B00LT0ZWJE/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309833041189&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14877105168999252982&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015848&hvtargid=pla-568388078386&psc=1

What do you mean by: Did you remove the plastic film on the head spreader

As for the thermal solution i used the following: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LT0ZWJE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

If you're absolutely positive the warranty has expired, then you're good to go.

Here's a video on the entire process. The guy is kinda cringey, but it'll show you what you need to see. Just make sure you ground yourself properly so you're not sending static electricity into the machine.

https://youtu.be/sRWC-6C0ubg

You'll need this as well. https://smile.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Thermal-Compound-Pack/dp/B00LT0ZWJE

Dude - Just get some arctic silver for $10 https://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-Thermal-Compound-Pack/dp/B00LT0ZWJE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485917746&sr=8-1&keywords=thermal+paste