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Originally Posted by MUff1N  Well the explanation of what Dielectric Grease is threw up a red flag for me as not being good at transferring heat at all.
Anything that would Insulate the CPU heatspreader from the Fan/heatsink can't be good... 
" Dielectric greases and insulating fluids are insulating oils, greases, transformer oils and fluids that have a high dielectric strength and are used in transformers, capacitors, EDM machining, and other electrical device applications." |
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Originally Posted by ccperf721p True dielectric grease is an insulator and would not work well. There is a thermal grease that is pretty common in the automotive field though, which is more than likely what PorPor has gotten hold of. It's normally used between ignition modules and the aluminum surface they mount to.
RadioShack sells a cheap cpu paste that is also very good. |
While you guys might be right- I'm bull headed AND I have been useing it.
I don't know how good it is. I suspect it is just average but that is just fine.
Here is something else. Arctic Silver recognizes the need to be non-conductive and engineers their AC5 to be so.
Not Electrically Conductive:
Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity.
(While much safer than electrically conductive silver and copper greases, Arctic Silver 5 should be kept away from electrical traces, pins, and leads. While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive and could potentially cause problems if it bridges two close-proximity electrical paths.)
There is not going to be any info on dielectric grease in this application. That doesn't mean it doesn't work. Maybe it doesn't. Maybe I'd get the same results with some Crisco. I just want to know! I will but I keep getting road blocks to a real test-I'll get there. If you have something constructive-like how do I get these two Athlon rigs give an accurate temp-I'm all ears!