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Heat sink installation

Original Message
Name: landon
Date: February 23, 2007 at 16:20:00 Pacific
Subject: Heat sink installation
OS: windows 2000
CPU/Ram: xp 2400+/512
Model/Manufacturer: clone
Comment:
I have a xp2400 cpu and am planning to upgrade my computer with an Asus MB and a Athlon 64 cpu. On the xp2400 the cpu has an exposed chip that is very small that the heat sink sits on. I have noticed on the athlon 64 that the chip is not exposed. My question, when applying heatsink compound to the athlon how big of an area is necessary?

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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: February 23, 2007 at 17:40:30 Pacific
Subject: Heat sink installation
Reply: (edit)
I recommend you use the pre-applied thermal pad for the initial installation...of course, that's assuming you're getting a new retail CPU w/HSF. If you have a "used" HSF, follow these instructions:

http://www.arcticsilver.com/ins_rou...


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Response Number 2
Name: SkipCox
Date: February 23, 2007 at 17:40:32 Pacific
Subject: Heat sink installation
Reply: (edit)
This page covers AMD stuff...

http://www.arcticsilver.com/ins_rou...

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Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: February 23, 2007 at 17:41:09 Pacific
Subject: Heat sink installation
Reply: (edit)
wow! 2 secs difference. lol!

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Response Number 4
Name: SkipCox
Date: February 23, 2007 at 17:41:53 Pacific
Subject: Heat sink installation
Reply: (edit)
Two seconds jam...two stinkin' seconds!

;)

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Response Number 5
Name: SkipCox
Date: February 23, 2007 at 17:42:21 Pacific
Subject: Heat sink installation
Reply: (edit)
Got me again!!!

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Response Number 6
Name: landon
Date: February 23, 2007 at 17:54:07 Pacific
Subject: Heat sink installation
Reply: (edit)
Thanks Guys. That was just what I needed.

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