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Zcythe Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 4:37 am Post subject: Thermal Paste question |
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Alright so i ordered some Arctic cooling Thermal MX-2 and I was wondering I looked around at many different places and they all said something different for application. I was thinking of just putting a pea sized dot in the middle and letting my heat sink spread it out, or is there another way
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Saifallofjmr Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:08 am Post subject: |
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Put a peasize on it, then twist it back n' forth (like 2 twists" then apply the clamp.
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Zarr Grandmaster Cheater
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Thermal compound isn't supposed to provide a barrier between the heatsink and CPU, it's supposed to fill in the microscopic gaps between the heatsink and CPU. Use a rice-sized amount at most, then reapply the heat sink in whatever manner you believe will spread the thermal compound to the edges of the CPU/heatsink.
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Zcythe Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Zarr wrote: | | Thermal compound isn't supposed to provide a barrier between the heatsink and CPU, it's supposed to fill in the microscopic gaps between the heatsink and CPU. Use a rice-sized amount at most, then reapply the heat sink in whatever manner you believe will spread the thermal compound to the edges of the CPU/heatsink. |
Well i know, its just i don't wanna put too little and not have any use of it all, then again putting too much is bad also. So I figure just a dot in the middle. My mx-2 should get here tomorrow. =)
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gogodr I post too much
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 11:18 pm Post subject: |
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just apply a pea sized drop on the processor and let the heat sink spread it evenly.
I made that with mine when changing the fan and my PC works on 30 C nicely, rarely it goes over 40 not in games but in intense particles simulation.
like when in real flow (( 3D fluids systems program ))
when I want to simulate a fluid with over 2 million particles it uses all my processor. there normally my PC runs at 39~40 C
so I suppose I did it right with the paste thing
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Zcythe Grandmaster Cheater
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 4:32 am Post subject: |
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| gogodr wrote: | just apply a pea sized drop on the processor and let the heat sink spread it evenly.
I made that with mine when changing the fan and my PC works on 30 C nicely, rarely it goes over 40 not in games but in intense particles simulation.
like when in real flow (( 3D fluids systems program ))
when I want to simulate a fluid with over 2 million particles it uses all my processor. there normally my PC runs at 39~40 C
so I suppose I did it right with the paste thing |
well i put this crappy stock stuff and i think its messed up cause each of my cores are like at 54C idle, so i was like MX-2 PLEASE lol. Im pretty sure it will dramatically lower my temps. It was pre applied to this stock fan, when i get my arctic silver, im putting in my AVC heat sink. It definitely will cool it down, and the arctic silver will lower it even more. Then i can overclock it finally.
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Put a pea dot in the center of the CPU, and then take a plastic wrapper or something similar and wrap it around your index finger. Rub the paste onto the entire top of the CPU evenly.
Apply HSF.
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