Thanks Garl! Do you know if I'll be able to pry the adhesive apart later if I decide it is too loud or that I need to overclock? (-8
ciao, Ben B PS - Is a decent case fan plus the power supply fan sufficient in most cases? This was built for AMD, so I'm hoping I don't have a meltdown, but I don't have a temperature sensor AFAIK... = / On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 15:52:56 -0400 "Grigsby, Garl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | The small square of material you see on the heat sink is all you need. | This is a type of heat transfer compound know as a "Phase Change | Material". This stuff eliminates the need for the grease and tends to | work much, much better. You only need a the small square because there | is only a small area of the processor that will be touching the | heatsink. | | As to replacing the heatsink, the stock heatsink will do fine as long | as a) you have adequate airflow in your case, b) you aren't going to | overclock the processor, and c) you aren't overly touchy about the | noise level. Some of the AMD heatsink/fan combos have been a touch | noisy. | | Garl | | > -----Original Message----- | > From: Ben Barrett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 11:43 AM | > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > Subject: [eug-lug]thermal paste, anyone? AMD XP experience? | > | > | > Does anyone have some extra thermal compound to spare? I | > just got a new | > AMD processor, retail boxed version. I think I need this | > type of paste | > or compound, but I also see a bit about the heatsink having a bit of | > heat-transfer material, but it is a small square. | > | > Does anyone here know if I should use it as is, add a thin (but | > complete) smear of compound, or suggest that I use a different | > heatsink/cpu fan altogether? I'm upgrading an older board, which is | > supposed to handle that cpu... my poor workstation ( = | > | > thanks in advance! | > | > Ben B | > | > _______________________________________________ | > EuG-LUG mailing list | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug | > | | _______________________________________________ | EuG-LUG mailing list | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug _______________________________________________ EuG-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
