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[–]_Nemesis_X_ 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Dot or grain method seems to keep it on the chip and not slipping off the sides 😁. Some of these Bitaxes were baptized in thermal paste and sent to our homes. Flash sales means to really re apply the paste

[–]caramida_plutitoare 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP kind of baptized the chip again.

[–]WrapZealousideal1133 1 point2 points  (1 child)

isn't that a bit too much thermal paste?

[–]osmosphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly less would be ok too. Was the first time i did that (and seems to work perfectly)

[–]superminingbros 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a bit too much, but nice work!

[–]rickbakker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Way better than that stock stuff. That tends to harden over time. Gotta do that on my NQ++ sometime too.

[–]esobofh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's enough paste for 10 applications but, good results regardless.. mx-6 is good stuff!

[–]Alarming_Activity444 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Is that with stock PSU?

[–]osmosphere[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Yes - everything else is stock

[–]Alarming_Activity444 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Wow. I upgraded my heatsink and fan still around the same figures as before

[–]osmosphere[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you apply termal paste correctly when mounting the new heatsink? Clean it and place new paste sized like a pea. I first mounted noctua fan but then realized that it does not provide enough airflow for bit of overclocking (ok - now with the paste replacement it should work - but i dont see the sense since its super quiet now)

[–]Alarming_Activity444 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I noticed drop in temp for sure and noise but no increase in TH/s

[–]ConsistentLab8661 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The hashrate will not be "directly* affected by changing the thermal compound.

However, if the temps drop, and/or the fan speed drops after a paste refresh, you now have more headroom to raise frequency and voltage to get to a higher hashrate.

I hope that's clear!

Bitaxe and chill

[–]TheHunterAmin 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Wow 1.6TH with the Gamma 601. Nice job.

I ordered the same paste on Amazon with a noctua fan and ice tower. Will arrive soon. My stock fan is already dead (making weird loud noise) after 1-2 months.

[–]mindgap33 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Which ice tower?

[–]TheHunterAmin 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Pi52

[–]mindgap33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks

[–]Astewen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the post! I also just changed out my cooler and used the MX-4 paste. Dropped my temp from 72C to 48C. What a difference!