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Author: | krush [ Wed Apr 25, 2007 9:54 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re-Seating Heatsink - Cleaning CPU |
Plenty of fans but high thermal temps? Crashing during CPU intensive tasks? Seasoned computer user who might want to check under the hood? Recently in the tech shop, a computer came in with lockups when just sitting at the desktop from a cold boot. A quick peek in the BIOS showed that at idle, the CPU was at a concerning temperature. Removing the dust build-up on the heatsink and fan didn't do much in dropping the temperatures so we went in for a closer look. Carefully remove the heatsink, grounding your self for good measure. The poor contact of the thermal paste to the heatsink had left a surprisingly bare chip. But looking at the heatsink, the heat and air had discoloured the paste quite badly. The heatsink and CPU were cleaned of the old goo so fresh paste could be applied. Although this CPU will cool for our purposes just fine, more intense people may also think about lapping the heat spreader on the CPU to a flat smooth finish. The proper way to apply paste is a uniform coating about 1mm thick, it will look as if it is barely covered but this amount allows for the best heat transfer to the metal of the heatsink. Replace the CPU and heatsink, re-check the temperature and enjoy your handiwork! |
Author: | The_Unforgiven [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:25 am ] |
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what do you use to spread the thermal paste? i find that bread tabs work really well and you can just throw them away when your done, a trick rico told me about |
Author: | blaster [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:34 pm ] |
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I use an old expired credit card on it's end . It covers a large area of the cpu and usually within a few swipes everything is covered . |
Author: | Norsefire [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:23 pm ] |
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I use a razor blade so i know it has a good flat edge. It's great to use so you know how smooth your heatsink is, by checking for any light under the edge of the blade |
Author: | wildbohr [ Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:43 pm ] |
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Nice tut Krush, this is a great idea for a section! Kudos to you! |
Author: | Phonix [ Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:37 pm ] |
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I prefer not to use the spreading method. I prime the HS contact with a very very thin layer of compound then on the CPU i attach 2 pieces of tape lengthwise, with about 2mm space between the strips. I then draw a line across the gap in the tape, then remove both strips revealing a nice perfect line of compound. That's it. When it comes to thermal compound, less is always more. |
Author: | rDsVs [ Thu Jan 08, 2009 6:33 am ] |
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lapping the sink surface worked quite well for me. under load, knocked off ~6C. Idle was only 1-2C. After you finish sanding, another variation of the technique is to polish the sink surface with AS5 or w/e, to help fill in the remaining grooves & improve your contact surface. |
Author: | Flama22 [ Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:04 am ] |
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I've read some user stories where when their CPU and HSF are lapped to a very high grit that using no thermal paste gives them better temps than having a small amount on. I'm not rich/brave enough to verify it myself but it would be an interesting test for someone here that has a spare system. |
Author: | Dr_BenD_over [ Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:32 pm ] |
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Author: | Tony [ Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:48 pm ] |
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Spit it out dude lol |
Author: | Denty [ Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:11 pm ] |
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Quote: Flama22
PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:04 am Post subject: I've read some user stories where when their CPU and HSF are lapped to a very high grit that using no thermal paste gives them better temps than having a small amount on. I'm not rich/brave enough to verify it myself but it would be an interesting test for someone here that has a spare system. Wink well i have a spare board here, looks like its time to find a cheap dual core and give this a go. should i use intels stock heatsink? or grab an ac freezer 7 |
Author: | Tony [ Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:12 pm ] |
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Denty wrote: Quote: Flama22 PostPosted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:04 am Post subject: I've read some user stories where when their CPU and HSF are lapped to a very high grit that using no thermal paste gives them better temps than having a small amount on. I'm not rich/brave enough to verify it myself but it would be an interesting test for someone here that has a spare system. Wink well i have a spare board here, looks like its time to find a cheap dual core and give this a go. should i use intels stock heatsink? or grab an ac freezer 7 Grab a Freezer 7 pro dude |
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