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Yourrealboss
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 Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:52:09 Post Subject: TIM application |
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| Whats the best way to apply TIM to my CPU? I've heard there are a few ways to do it. |
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Roblet
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| Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:39:24 Post Subject: |
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| Honestly that can depend a little bit, what CPU you running? |
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Alex
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| Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:30:59 Post Subject: |
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| What about an intel core 2 duo 8400? |
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Roblet
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| Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:43:28 Post Subject: |
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| Core 2 duo you will want to make a thin line of paste and then mount the heatsink |
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Alex
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| Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:58:53 Post Subject: |
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| A line? Why not just a blob in the middle? Most of the videos I see online show people spreading it out over the entire heatspreader, is this wrong? |
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Roblet
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| Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:03:31 Post Subject: |
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| If this was a single core CPU then yes, a blob in the middle would work fine. But dual core has both cores side by side, so a line covers both cores. (I got this from artic silvers website) They also say you should not spread it around because it will trap air bubbles, mounting the heatsink presses the compound out which helps prevent this. It's more important to have good coverage directly over the core than over the entire heatspreader. |
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Alex
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| Posted: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:05:33 Post Subject: |
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| understood, thanks! |
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