Quote Originally Posted by Talonman View Post
I am afraid I did. You guys are successfully making me feel like a lazy SOB!!

14*C drop is hard to ignore withought buying another thing...

I have sitting right in front of me:
(1) Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM.
(1) Arctic Silver CMQ-22G The high-density, ceramic-based thermal compound - Retail.
(1) Arctic Silver Adhesive.
(1) Arctic Silver ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET) Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier - OEM.

It's just that taking the old off, and making sure I do the install better than they did. It makes us first time builders, and first time water cooling dudes a bit squeamish. Well, it does me.

I have to confess, your post is making me buckle quite a bit...
i'm a noob too with watercooling and whatnot... it was definately worth it. i went with Artic Silver MX-2 because it was high on the test list. i can't remember where the list was on here but i think it might have been in the WC'ing section. i'll get you the info for your thread once i get everything set up (raid and whatnot). just remember, the block should come off relatively easy... if not then add more heat with the hair dryer. i used a screw driver inbetween the two and very very lightly twisted it till it came off. if it didn't budge, i added more heat and repeated. that stuff is like concrete. it's aweful!!!!!