8 replies to this topic

[travism21]

what is a good way to apply thermal paste?

[EuroFight]

I just clean the surface of the heatsink and chip with alcohol then squeeze a pea-sized amount of thermal compound straight out of the tube and onto the chip itself.

[d6bmg]

And don't pour extra amount of thermal paste over processor as a extra thick layer will cause problem in heat dissipation.

[travism21]

do i apply it to the center of the processor?

[EuroFight]

Yeah that's the best way to get an even distribution.

[Master Binky]

http://www.hardwares...ermal-Paste/274

[ComputerEd]

Depends on the cooler, the direct contact heat pipe coolers have an issue in the fact their base has crevices that you should work around. For a flat based cooler the pea method is best in my experience. If you do have the direct contact heat pipe cooler then first you want to apply a layer of compound to the bottom of the cooler then scrape it off across the surface. This will force the compound into the crevices. Now put a small bead on each of the pipes, I mean small, no need to get crazy.

[LETTERSTOTHEDEV]

I always apply a very thin semi transparent layer. When it comes down to it your patching up micron sized pockets not 0.5mm so less is more. I treat it as more of a polish then a coating. A small grain of rice bead should suffice for most die sizes (though perhaps not PS3 die sizes).

[d6bmg]

do i apply it to the center of the processor?

 

Well, if you can't do that, apply a very thin layer all over the processor.