What is the durability of this product? I.e. after how long do I need to reapply the product on the cpu?
759907
It's 1 time usage, cuz it's a form of liquid metal. It turns solid/hard when pc is off. But I have it for 2 years now on a the cpu and it's still there. I would imagine it would last 5+ years if you don't take off the heatsink or unused in syringe. So I wouldn't recommend taking of the heatsink or reappplying the product.
759908
Only have to reapply if you where to change the thinks in the future, I used this on an intel i5-4670k which I delided by changing nothing other than the internal CPU TIM and paste between my cooler and CPU got a temp decrease of ~15C while stress testing, altered settings since then and am not at 4.5 Ghz never going over 70C while keeping fan speed low to reduce noise.
759909
it's pretty much permanente far as I can tell.. but it works great.. best tim I've used and I've used all the top brands before- like I remember mx-4 app crusting and causing all kind of stability issues on a southbridge hs.. just have to be careful when applying it- don't let it squeeze off the die- very little goes a long way.. you can even use it on your chair in the winter when your stuck to it and it provides a permanent seal on your cheeks
2001417
I bought this computer for someone else. I never used it so I could not answer your question. However, I don't know why you would buy a computer and then replace its CPU.
1952367
It's been running perfectly for over 3 months in my build. I even upgraded my CPU a month ago to an AMD FX-6300, and my performance is much better than the older AM3 quad-core I had in it originally. The only reason you see so many negative reviews are people who either don't know what they are doing, or are upset at what they purchased. I can tell you from my own personal experience, being in the computer business and a hobbyist for over 30 years that this motherboard and most of the Gigabyte boards are high quality and very reliable. Hope this helps you decide.
1509988
Hey, I've had it just over a year. I use it maybe once a month or two, since I make a big batch and freeze them. It still works like new, no problems, but I can't say how it would do under harder use. The only concern I would have is the durability of the coating, but it's been fine so far.
1677438
I've had the case for 4 months or so and it has held up perfectly. There is no tangible change in the texture at all. That being said, four months isn't a long time and my computer is predominantly located on my desk. I may not move it around as much as you or others, so it has less wear on it.
1278048
I bought mine 5 years ago. It had a stock fan and paste applied. The cpu is still going strong but I have oberclocked it to 3.0 going watercooled. I wouldn't use stock fan unless cpu is only used for office type application.
1647588
I think so,this is the only paste I use (2)yrs straight on all types of mobo's and high power cpu's,never had any problemsIf u have any other questions feel free to ask
436976
It took me 3 hours. It's like swapping ram. Easy except alignment at the end. You have to align the chip or your picture won't be aligned. Lot's of trial and error to get it just perfect. Part of the time was for cleaning dust and using silver paste rather than the the bad thermal pad that does not conduct heat very well. I think that poor heat conductance caused chip failure. That's why I took my time to clean dust off and using silver paste to replace thermal pad.
1395867
Had it for almost a year now and no problems at all. I'm going to be getting rid of it due to the fact that I'm going to be watercooling in a little bit in a new case, but it was amazing while I had it. You can't go wrong with ASUS motherboards. It's scary how reliable they are.
1776160
Be mindful though, that if you expect to do any kind of upgrading, be it as simple as RAM or HDD, or as advanced as GPU, you *will* void your warranty, there is a sticker over one of the screws you need to remove to get the bottom cover off. And that sticker plainly states that any tampering with it will void your warranty.
909940
I'm also looking at silver Asus laptops.can anyone clarify whether the silver paint is durable? is it semi-scratch proof? if not, do you see faint gray or black lines through the white paint when you do scratch it?do the 8 edges get super scratched and you're left with gray-spotted or black-lined edges? does the silver paint looked matte when the paint is really worn or does it still look kind of glossy?Thanks !
1323493
The cooling pump already has the Termal compound on it. Use that. If you apply any extra it may cause create a *bubble* increasing heat temperature and cause overheating. Make sure to clean the cpu from the old termal compound. Hope this helps.
1248652
Yes if you bought it in the retail box. Historically failure rates for CPU is rare unless you are an extreme overclocker and/or the heatsink fan fell off (in which case the CPU still shuts down automatically to prevent failure).
1980250
I asked the company support this same question just yesterday & got a reply in lightening time. According to Scott at pcepoxy.com: "Shelf life is 2 years and (will) usually exceed that by at least another year +. 2 years is just a benchmark , most likely what you have is OK to use, most of the time if it can be mixed it will work." I specifically asked about PC-11 and PC Clear. I suggest checking out the website pcepocy.com. Very informative and covers all their products very thoroughly. They even have a gallery of project photos and uses along with a great chart of applications and recommended products. It's a great reference. I asked the company support this same question just yesterday & got a reply in lightening time. According to Scott at pcepoxy.com: "Shelf life is 2 years and (will) usually exceed that by at least another year +. 2 years is just a benchmark , most likely what you have is OK to use, most of the time if it can be mixed it will work." I specifically asked about PC-11 and PC Clear. I suggest checking out the website pcepocy.com. Very informative and covers all their products very thoroughly. They even have a gallery of project photos and uses along with a great chart of applications... » Read More I asked the company support this same question just yesterday & got a reply in lightening time. According to Scott at pcepoxy.com: "Shelf life is 2 years and (will) usually exceed that by at least another year +. 2 years is just a benchmark , most likely what you have is OK to use, most of the time if it can be mixed it will work." I specifically asked about PC-11 and PC Clear. I suggest checking out the website pcepocy.com. Very informative and covers all their products very thoroughly. They even have a gallery of project photos and uses along with a great chart of applications and recommended products. It's a great reference. « Show Less
1164638
Package said 8 years. You applies the paste when you are going to clean the heat spreader every time you are going to clean the CPU. It harden when it get really hot the CPU with the time
1395871
Had it for almost a year now and no problems at all. I'm going to be getting rid of it due to the fact that I'm going to be watercooling in a little bit in a new case, but it was amazing while I had it.You can't go wrong with ASUS motherboards. It's scary how reliable they are.
319178
I seem to have no problem on this same motherboard with the CPU. There is a hot fix out there for it.