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reinstalling thermal paste ?
I put the original thermal paste on my 1.0 GHz Athlon myself. I used a thin
mask to deposit a uniform rectangular patch of paste on the face of the heatsink, in accordance with the instructions that came with the thermal paste. I'm using a pretty good (but very noisy) fan/heatsink combination. The CPU runs too hot, so apparently I didn't do a good job with the thermal paste. Now (much later) I'm going to redo the job. The ceramic shell on this Athlon doesn't cover the top of the chip. You're supposed to put the thermal paste right on the exposed top of the chip. Well, now that I have to do it over I'm wondering what to do about the paste that's already on the chip - how do I apply more paste yet insure there are no air pockets between the old and the new paste. Should I clean off the old paste first? It seems like that might damage the chip. Can someone tell me what I can do to insure I get the paste on there the way it should be. Thanks. Bill S. |
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On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 13:27:38 -0800, Bill Schaible wrote:
I put the original thermal paste on my 1.0 GHz Athlon myself. I used a thin mask to deposit a uniform rectangular patch of paste on the face of the heatsink, in accordance with the instructions that came with the thermal paste. I'm using a pretty good (but very noisy) fan/heatsink combination. The CPU runs too hot, so apparently I didn't do a good job with the thermal paste. Now (much later) I'm going to redo the job. The ceramic shell on this Athlon doesn't cover the top of the chip. You're supposed to put the thermal paste right on the exposed top of the chip. Well, now that I have to do it over I'm wondering what to do about the paste that's already on the chip - how do I apply more paste yet insure there are no air pockets between the old and the new paste. Should I clean off the old paste first? It seems like that might damage the chip. Can someone tell me what I can do to insure I get the paste on there the way it should be. If you're using standard thermal compound (white grease) you're making way too much out of this. If what's there now isn't dry, just spread it around with your finger on both the cpu core and the HS. Add more if needed and then install the cooler. In the case of not enough / too much, too much is better. A blob about the size of 2 BB's should be plenty. IIRC the size of a BB correctly, 1 probably wouldn't be enough the way some HS bases are. -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php Verizon server http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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Clean off the old stuff with acetone.Apply the new stuff using a blob about
the size of a match head(anyone remember what a match looks like?) Spread it out using a plastic card(credit,library etc.) "Bill Schaible" wrote in message ... I put the original thermal paste on my 1.0 GHz Athlon myself. I used a thin mask to deposit a uniform rectangular patch of paste on the face of the heatsink, in accordance with the instructions that came with the thermal paste. I'm using a pretty good (but very noisy) fan/heatsink combination. The CPU runs too hot, so apparently I didn't do a good job with the thermal paste. Now (much later) I'm going to redo the job. The ceramic shell on this Athlon doesn't cover the top of the chip. You're supposed to put the thermal paste right on the exposed top of the chip. Well, now that I have to do it over I'm wondering what to do about the paste that's already on the chip - how do I apply more paste yet insure there are no air pockets between the old and the new paste. Should I clean off the old paste first? It seems like that might damage the chip. Can someone tell me what I can do to insure I get the paste on there the way it should be. Thanks. Bill S. |
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That's a good one.LOL
"Bill Schaible" wrote in message ... I almost don't remember what a match looks like. Anymore when I want to light a cigarette I just hold the end if it against my Athlon CPU. I don't need matches anymore. "dawg" don't wrote in message ... Clean off the old stuff with acetone.Apply the new stuff using a blob about the size of a match head(anyone remember what a match looks like?) Spread it out using a plastic card(credit,library etc.) "Bill Schaible" wrote in message ... I put the original thermal paste on my 1.0 GHz Athlon myself. I used a thin mask to deposit a uniform rectangular patch of paste on the face of the heatsink, in accordance with the instructions that came with the thermal paste. I'm using a pretty good (but very noisy) fan/heatsink combination. The CPU runs too hot, so apparently I didn't do a good job with the thermal paste. Now (much later) I'm going to redo the job. The ceramic shell on this Athlon doesn't cover the top of the chip. You're supposed to put the thermal paste right on the exposed top of the chip. Well, now that I have to do it over I'm wondering what to do about the paste that's already on the chip - how do I apply more paste yet insure there are no air pockets between the old and the new paste. Should I clean off the old paste first? It seems like that might damage the chip. Can someone tell me what I can do to insure I get the paste on there the way it should be. Thanks. Bill S. |
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Acetone is a very aggresive solvent. On the heatsink that should be no problem,
but I wouldn't use it on the CPU. Any spillage on the laquered PCB components could be very messy. High purity isopropyl alcohol, not the 90% stuff some chemists sell, is better IMHO. "dawg" don't wrote in message ... Clean off the old stuff with acetone.Apply the new stuff using a blob about the size of a match head(anyone remember what a match looks like?) Spread it out using a plastic card(credit,library etc.) "Bill Schaible" wrote in message ... I put the original thermal paste on my 1.0 GHz Athlon myself. I used a thin mask to deposit a uniform rectangular patch of paste on the face of the heatsink, in accordance with the instructions that came with the thermal paste. I'm using a pretty good (but very noisy) fan/heatsink combination. The CPU runs too hot, so apparently I didn't do a good job with the thermal paste. Now (much later) I'm going to redo the job. The ceramic shell on this Athlon doesn't cover the top of the chip. You're supposed to put the thermal paste right on the exposed top of the chip. Well, now that I have to do it over I'm wondering what to do about the paste that's already on the chip - how do I apply more paste yet insure there are no air pockets between the old and the new paste. Should I clean off the old paste first? It seems like that might damage the chip. Can someone tell me what I can do to insure I get the paste on there the way it should be. Thanks. Bill S. |
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I just wet a lint free cloth with the actone, rub the old thermal paste
out,then use a second lint free cloth wetted with water and clean the suface of the cpu. I don't use enough to form drops unless the cloth is really rung out. "David Johnstone" wrote in message ... Acetone is a very aggresive solvent. On the heatsink that should be no problem, but I wouldn't use it on the CPU. Any spillage on the laquered PCB components could be very messy. High purity isopropyl alcohol, not the 90% stuff some chemists sell, is better IMHO. "dawg" don't wrote in message ... Clean off the old stuff with acetone.Apply the new stuff using a blob about the size of a match head(anyone remember what a match looks like?) Spread it out using a plastic card(credit,library etc.) "Bill Schaible" wrote in message ... I put the original thermal paste on my 1.0 GHz Athlon myself. I used a thin mask to deposit a uniform rectangular patch of paste on the face of the heatsink, in accordance with the instructions that came with the thermal paste. I'm using a pretty good (but very noisy) fan/heatsink combination. The CPU runs too hot, so apparently I didn't do a good job with the thermal paste. Now (much later) I'm going to redo the job. The ceramic shell on this Athlon doesn't cover the top of the chip. You're supposed to put the thermal paste right on the exposed top of the chip. Well, now that I have to do it over I'm wondering what to do about the paste that's already on the chip - how do I apply more paste yet insure there are no air pockets between the old and the new paste. Should I clean off the old paste first? It seems like that might damage the chip. Can someone tell me what I can do to insure I get the paste on there the way it should be. Thanks. Bill S. |
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Also,acetone evaporates withiut leaving residue.
"dawg" don't wrote in message ... I just wet a lint free cloth with the actone, rub the old thermal paste out,then use a second lint free cloth wetted with water and clean the suface of the cpu. I don't use enough to form drops unless the cloth is really rung out. "David Johnstone" wrote in message ... Acetone is a very aggresive solvent. On the heatsink that should be no problem, but I wouldn't use it on the CPU. Any spillage on the laquered PCB components could be very messy. High purity isopropyl alcohol, not the 90% stuff some chemists sell, is better IMHO. "dawg" don't wrote in message ... Clean off the old stuff with acetone.Apply the new stuff using a blob about the size of a match head(anyone remember what a match looks like?) Spread it out using a plastic card(credit,library etc.) "Bill Schaible" wrote in message ... I put the original thermal paste on my 1.0 GHz Athlon myself. I used a thin mask to deposit a uniform rectangular patch of paste on the face of the heatsink, in accordance with the instructions that came with the thermal paste. I'm using a pretty good (but very noisy) fan/heatsink combination. The CPU runs too hot, so apparently I didn't do a good job with the thermal paste. Now (much later) I'm going to redo the job. The ceramic shell on this Athlon doesn't cover the top of the chip. You're supposed to put the thermal paste right on the exposed top of the chip. Well, now that I have to do it over I'm wondering what to do about the paste that's already on the chip - how do I apply more paste yet insure there are no air pockets between the old and the new paste. Should I clean off the old paste first? It seems like that might damage the chip. Can someone tell me what I can do to insure I get the paste on there the way it should be. Thanks. Bill S. |
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