> 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 > Yes, though you may need to clean the processor with some denatured alcohol. > > 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... = / > Depends on a) the case, b) the fan in the case, c) the power supply, and d) the thermal load on the case (how much stuff you have in your case). > > 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 >
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