On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 12:01 AM, Branko Badrljica <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, if he is going to buy new cooler, then why not spend extra couple of > $/€ and go for the best ? > I have Thermalright's IFX-14 on my Phenom 9950 and it is BIG but works > phenomenally. > > Good cooler and liquid metal thermal paste is my solution. Be careful with > aluminium, though. Liquid metal reportedly "loves" aluminium, but love is of > suicidal kind ;o) > > You have to be a bit careful with liquid metal, though. First, it conducts > electricity, so spills can be bad thing. > Second, you have to undestand when applying it that you are effectively > doing low temp soldering. > So, it is of _vital_ importance to get the liquid to _wet_ _both_ surfaces. > Since you can't do it with soldering iron and you don't have chemical aids, > you9 have to clean both surfaces ( fine grit paper etc), apply a drop of > metal liquid and rub it in with some sharp edged metal (Xacto knife comes to > mind). Sharp edge will create high pressure , which will push liquid through > oxide barrier. > Once you have done that, liquid will behave just as if it were molten > solder. You can then wipe off liquid with metal oxide remains from both > surfaces. > > After that, you have to ensure that there is just enough liquid to fill in > voids between both surfaces, so you add liquid by droplets until you can > slide CPU over heatsink and it feels wet. > After that, you are ready to mount whole thing. > > One nitpick with LM: you will have trouble getting it off CPU, so warranty > is kinda problematic. On the flip side: when was the last time you killed > the chip without you or something else ( board, PSU ) being the culprit ? what about ccache? http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=2&chap=3#doc_chap3 I'm using a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro at my Q9300. Martin
