masterwoot Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 Thanks for the pix and info. I'll use this to show my friends. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 I wouldn't add a picture for the fan, unless you want to show what holes the clips go into on the xp-90, but I would at least add some text, maybe about what holes the clips go into on the xp-90 and to briefly touch on the common question of should the fan be blowing on the cpu or drawing away from it. I would say that question gets asked more than "how do I clip the HSF down". again, the instructions for the XP-90 (the ones I buy from SVC) are very easy to read, as are the instructions on the website for the product @ thermalright.com. Â Everyone will have something different for a heatsink and it is not my intention to cover every single heatsink on earth...and if you can't read the heatsink mfg's instructions...you really shouldn't be trying to build one the most complex motherboard setups =/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 heya angry, i noticed you didnt spread the as5 around, as you put a small amount, it wouldnt mush it that much. any specific reason? after it has been mushed down under pressure for a week or a month etc with heating up and cooling down...when you remove it, you will see that little dollop of AS5 has spread out to about a nickel-sized seal of AS5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoL-Shiver Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 holy crud. well, shes not running now, so ill make sure to clean it. i put double(bit less than double) what you put and spread it around the whole thing. well, i didnt use as5, i used the ocz stuff. however, my 3700+ @ stock was idling at 34 in a 28 degree room temp, figured it was ok  thanks angry  Regards, WoL-Shiver Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 holy crud. well, shes not running now, so ill make sure to clean it. i put double(bit less than double) what you put and spread it around the whole thing. well, i didnt use as5, i used the ocz stuff. however, my 3700+ @ stock was idling at 34 in a 28 degree room temp, figured it was ok  thanks angry  Regards, WoL-Shiver if hte OCZ stuff you used was just Arctic Silver5 packaged under the OCZ name, then you still only want a little dab in the middle  if you are using the old OCZ Ultra II stuff (I still have a tube of this stuff and i absolutely love it) then yes, it is ok to put a very thin coating on the entire heatspreader of the cpu...not too thick, not too thin... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoL-Shiver Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 yup, Ultra 2, works real well, but my acetone doesnt clean the cracks/threads/ridges of anything with it in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest edge130 Posted August 21, 2005 Posted August 21, 2005 As recommended on Artic Silver website, I've used GOOF OFF to clean off old TIM. Â I bought it at Home Depot, they had it on display near the cash register. It didn't cost much. And you can use it for alot of other stuff too. Â I find it cleans off very well. I then follow up with alcohol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Posted August 23, 2005 Posted August 23, 2005 About the thermal past, i have allways install my CPU with a entire covering of CPU,with Arctic silver 5, i use a watercooling CPU block by 1-A cooling on CPU (1AHV4) (inverted or not), Is this an error?? But my temp is nice, pehraps can be more low, at 2.64Ghz with 1.7V with A64 3500+ (0.13 NC): 27°C in idle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted August 23, 2005 Posted August 23, 2005 if you cover the entire heatspreader with a thin, even coat, it is ok (i do it with certain types of TIM) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lane Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 Yes i just put a real realy thinner coat. In the case of the A64, i was thinking having only a little portion of surface of CPU is dangerous, i m right or this is not a problem? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 sometimes ill put a really thin thin coat on the heatspreader, then just drop a small dab right in the center to make sure it has just enough to have a micro-hump to ensure proper contact at the major heat source (the center of the heatspreader) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
510kut Posted August 24, 2005 Posted August 24, 2005 good post angry! perfect for me as my mobo/cpu should be coming in a few days. keep it up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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