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  • 11-04-2007 9:44pm
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    dazftw
    Registered Users Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭


    Putting on thermal paste...

    Im close to finishing builing my pc just have to order cpu and and ram.. have everything else!

    What im most worried about is putting on thermal paste properly!

    So what I decided to do was ask ye guys on here(this is where you ms paint skills come in handy.. or photoshop I dont mind)

    middle_1155351793.jpg

    Put thermal paste on this :D

    with a little description

    Also Im getting a core2duo 6600 with the zalman 9500 fan :)

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    awhir
    Registered Users Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭awhir


    ok first get ac5.
    then put a tiny bit of ac5 on (rice grain size)
    then put the cooler on and turn it 45^ each way a few times make shure the cooler is on tight.

    thats it very easy.


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    DirkVoodoo
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    Arctic Silver 5 Application Guide


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    Anti
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    This sized ammount of therrmal paste will be fine. It is your choice if you want to spread it ( with a credit card or similar ) or let the weight of the cpu cooler spread it out.

    middle1155351793jn6.jpg


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    awhir
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    love ur sigm anti :D


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    Anti
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    its better then the sig2big i was left with.


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    dazftw
    Registered Users Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭dazftw


    THanks for the replys.. Im aware its easy but I just dont want to screw it up..

    So all I need is a little bit and put on the cooler to let it spread around!?

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    L31mr0d
    Registered Users Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭L31mr0d


    Anti wrote:
    This sized ammount of therrmal paste will be fine. It is your choice if you want to spread it ( with a credit card or similar ) or let the weight of the cpu cooler spread it out.

    middle1155351793jn6.jpg

    thats wrong, read the AS5 guide, for C2D's you have to put a line on TIM down the middle of the CPU


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    dazftw
    Registered Users Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭dazftw


    L31mr0d wrote:
    thats wrong, read the AS5 guide, for C2D's you have to put a line on TIM down the middle of the CPU

    See theres so many ways people do it :O lol

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    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    L31mr0d wrote:
    thats wrong, read the AS5 guide, for C2D's you have to put a line on TIM down the middle of the CPU


    I have tried both on my c2d, makes no difference at all mate.

    @OP Try both ways, and go with the one you see that gives the best effort.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    I also used the bog standard 'grain o' rice' on my C2D and no problems at all...


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    DirkVoodoo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,504 ✭✭✭✭DirkVoodoo


    Just don't apply the apple philosophy of "more is better" with TIM, they seem to employ bricklayers to apply the stuff.

    Tis a fine wall, but tis no heatsink!


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