ok i bought this Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive paste for my NF7 board ! before that my temp was 40 50c with reg paste ! after putting this paste temps are stable 47c! now when i try to remove this paste & go back to normal silicone my CPU IS STUCK WITH FREKING FAN ! .. how can i take it apart i dont wana force it and mess up my brand new cpu ! here's a link to paste !http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_thermal_adhesive.htm it does says if (Bond strength is weakened at temperatures below 0C due to crystallization.) ? should i try to freeze it ? lol plz help -QuIk Abit NF7-S 2.0 2500+xp @ 3200 1x512DDR 3500 ATI 9800 Pro Super X Alien 500W

?? you didnt put that stuff between your cpu and HSF did you?? In huge bold letters on the top of the page it says "Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive IS NOT intended to be used between a CPU and the CPU heatsink. On a CPU, only use. Arctic Silver Thermal Compound" ..... down the page it says "Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive is a permanent adhesive. Components you attach with Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive will stay attached forever." ..... id say your up sh*t creek without an oar.

God damn, that's the funniest thing I've read in ages! Some people are like Slinkies™, not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs...

don't do anything. Live with 47C

ffs you moron! only thing i can suggest is maybe really heating it up on full load or maybe with ur pc switched off and use a hair dryer and try and move it around a little bit once it has got really hot. remember not to take it off if ur pc in on tho. AMD Athlon 2500 @ 3200+ Abit NF7-S v2.0 512MB (2x256) matched pair Corsair XMS PC3200 DDR400 in dual channel Sapphire ATI Radeon 9800 pro 128MB Maxtor Diamondmax 80Gig HD ATA133

I'm with johnoh, you best be quitting while it's still alive. He's an idea: strip it down, buy some cheap generic crap to fill it and sell it to some unknowing sweet little old lady. Buy yourself a new board, and a new CPU, and either take some time to research first (and I do mean that in a nice way), or pay someone the $20 labour time to do it for you. You don't have children, do you? :)

That's hilarious! Hmmmm....what does adhesive mean? You just permanently attached the heatsink to your CPU...now you're stuck with it (no pun intended). Chances are, if you try to remove it, you'll destroy the CPU. Next time, READ THE INSTRUCTIONS! It's the very 1st sentence! "Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive IS NOT intended to be used between a CPU and the CPU heatsink." http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_thermal_adhesive.htm "If you can read this, thank a teacher" "If you are reading it in English, thank a veteran."