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is it necessary to apply thermal
Name: Mo123 Date: December 11, 2006 at 11:58:37 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 3000/1024 Product: me
Comment:
hi, when re-installing processor is it necessary to re-apply thermal compound
Name: RTAdams89 Date: December 11, 2006 at 12:12:10 Pacific
Reply:
If it is a thermal pad, you should rep[lace it each time you remove the processor/heatsink. If it is paste and still in good condition you can get away with not, but I would still recommend applying new paste.
-Ryan Adams http://members.cox.net/rtadams89/
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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth Date: December 11, 2006 at 12:20:55 Pacific
Reply:
It depends on the re-installation interval, is it days, weeks or months apart? Look at the HSF and use your judgement - even if it's minutes apart. And remember less is more with thermal film.
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Response Number 3
Name: dunpealx4 Date: December 14, 2006 at 07:54:18 Pacific
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well, better be safe than sorry. i would just wipe out the old thermal and put some new thermal on it. it only takes you 5 mins to do that. and you dont wanna fry your $400 CPU.
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Response Number 4
Name: Mo123 Date: December 14, 2006 at 09:16:49 Pacific
Reply:
So, I can get away with it, because I want to do this mobo swap asap and then when I get the paste, I will apply it
thanks
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Response Number 5
Name: smitty308 Date: December 14, 2006 at 19:18:16 Pacific
Reply:
DO NOT try to start a computer without any paste or pad on the CPU. I did a few years ago and I fried it.
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