Summary: I want to replace the thermal paste on my cpu but I know that it is kinda sticky stuff. I went through some of the posts on here and couldn't see one ...
Summary: How do you clean a processor and a heatsink covered with Thermal Paste? Any Liquids? Paper towels? I want to transfer my old CPU and heat sink into a ...
Summary: Hello jam, OtheHill, After I removed the CPU from the slot and put in a sempron for some testing, I removed the old paste with nail polish remover :D ...
Summary: The way you apply the thermal paste is more important than the type of thermal paste itself. You want a maximized direct contact between the heatsink ...
Summary: Ok, I just got a new heatsink/fan with my CPU, but the motherboard I installed it on was bad so I had to remove it, would it still be ok if I used the...
Summary: If its the first time you are "fixing" the CPU onto the motherboard and hence the heatsink on the cpu, then the thermal pad that comes with the heat s...
Summary: I finished building my system a few weeks ago (P4 1.8A) abit board. Anyway, i bought some antec silver thermal paste 99% micronized silver, and my id...
Summary: my motherboard is an msi k7n2, i was wondering if anybody out there has already removed the heatsink and fan, and can tell me if there is a thin layer...
Summary: I've just bought a new CPU fan and I want to install it into my old PC before I upgrade to my new one. However, the old CPU will have the previous fan...
Summary: The thermal paste will not dissapear. It is enginered to not solidify or breakdown. As long as you don't constantly remove the HSF, it should last ...
Summary: Its a have-to-do thing in any computer. Its a cheap way to give the HSF a little extra efficiency. I use alcohol to clean up my CPU's and HSF's before...
Summary: Why do you want to do this? Are you having temp related problems? If you have a retail CPU that came with HSF w/thermal pad, be aware that removing th...
Summary: Hi, ive never before removed a heatsink and replaced it with another one, so im just wanting some advice please. Which kind of thermal paste is best f...
Summary: Hi; You shouldn't really have to periodically replace the thermal compound between the CPU and the Heatsink/Fan, unless you take the two apart for som...
Summary: O.K. I tried to remove thermal thing under my heatsink to replace with thermal paste.When I pull cooler out, I find out that this staff is all over CP...
Summary: "Case temp is as low it's always been... low to mid 30's" A properly ventilated case will be fairly close to room temp. Your case temp *may* be a litt...
Summary: Hi all, I'm shortly going to try and fit a Duron 1200 in a Shuttle AK31 mobo. I've not done this before and don't want to arse it up. Will I ne...
Summary: Ok, I overclocked my 1900xp to 2000 but them it got a little hot. Using a volcano 9 but no thermal paste, as I've never put any on before. Can anyb...
Summary: Hello, I was just wondering how to tell if you have used enough thermal paste, it seems that my heatsink is on pretty snugly, and I just thought that ...
Summary: I have my P4 2.26 processor and Ive been underclocking it because of my motherboard wont let be put the mhz past 400 (which my processor is 533mhz) so...
Summary: Yeas. I got two questions. I'm building my first computer in my life. So here are my problems. 1st: Do I have to put a thermal paste on my Athlon 24...
Summary: If you've used too much Arctic Silver, you can short out pins and bridges on your CPU and MOBO. You CAN kill a CPU with a conductive thermal paste lik...
Summary: i have a socket 754 3400+ cpu. When putting on the thermal paste, do i have to cover the whole square of the cpu, or just in the middle like i see in...
Summary: I recently bought a new heatsink/fan. I touched the bottom part of it where the thermal paste is and i smeared a little part of it. A small part of ...
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