Replacing CPU Fan

P11 · 11-29-2005, 09:32 PM

Hi, i have decided to get a new CPU Fan, but i dont know what i should do once i get to the thermal compound, how do i clean it? Also i want a very good CPU Fan to keep it at about 20 Idle, its for a AMD 64-Bit 3400+ 754 Socket.

Thanks

Dilly man 2 · 11-29-2005, 10:23 PM

i think you just wipe it down with something.
just make sure the thing your using doesnt leave behind fuze.

just take of heatsink.
clean of heatsink head and cpu top. "not sure what clothe to use"

to put on thermal compound just put a tiny pit on in the middle.

ill look for a heatsink

P11 · 11-30-2005, 12:58 AM

Umm, is it possible to get a more precise answer?

Rick G · 11-30-2005, 07:00 AM

Remove old fan, remove old hs. clean cpu and hs using alcahol and let dry. Put a bb size amount of good thermal compound (artic silver) and spread evenly across cpu using a credit card edge, make sure it's all covered with no missed area. Install new or cleaned old hs and mount fan. Best bet is a new heat sink and fan from the better manufacturers.
You mention getting a new fan, do you mean fan and hs?

P11 · 11-30-2005, 11:29 AM

ya, fan and hs. Im going ThermalTake and ArticSilver Compound

Dilly man 2 · 11-30-2005, 01:40 PM

there, good that will be fine try that.
sorry for the lack of goodness in my last thread "iwas in a hurry, kida like now "im late for school almost!"

Chris Chan · 11-30-2005, 02:32 PM

You can clean the old thermal compound with 91+% isopropyl alcohol.

**Archangel** · 11-30-2005, 04:12 PM

or just wiping it of with some linen tissue would already do, no need to do it with alcohol

just make shure you dont see any of the old thermal paste anymore, and you'll be fine.
also, make shure you dont put to much paste on the CPU when you put the new one in, because thats very bad for the heat conducting

11-29-2005, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 19 Posts: 1,311	Replacing CPU Fan Hi, i have decided to get a new CPU Fan, but i dont know what i should do once i get to the thermal compound, how do i clean it? Also i want a very good CPU Fan to keep it at about 20 Idle, its for a AMD 64-Bit 3400+ 754 Socket. Thanks __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

11-29-2005, 10:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	i think you just wipe it down with something. just make sure the thing your using doesnt leave behind fuze. just take of heatsink. clean of heatsink head and cpu top. "not sure what clothe to use" to put on thermal compound just put a tiny pit on in the middle. ill look for a heatsink __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-30-2005, 12:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 19 Posts: 1,311	Umm, is it possible to get a more precise answer? __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

11-30-2005, 07:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rick G Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Las Vegas, USA Posts: 294	Remove old fan, remove old hs. clean cpu and hs using alcahol and let dry. Put a bb size amount of good thermal compound (artic silver) and spread evenly across cpu using a credit card edge, make sure it's all covered with no missed area. Install new or cleaned old hs and mount fan. Best bet is a new heat sink and fan from the better manufacturers. You mention getting a new fan, do you mean fan and hs? __________________ New Sys Abit AW9D Max OCZ Plat @ x 1gig OCZ Gamextreme 600 PSU 8800 GTS 640 sony dvd burner WD 200 gig sata hdd Thermaltake shark case Viewsonic 22" widescreen

11-30-2005, 11:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
P11 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto Age: 19 Posts: 1,311	ya, fan and hs. Im going ThermalTake and ArticSilver Compound __________________ Asus K8V-SE Deluxe AMD 64 3400+ 2.56 Ghz Cosair 1.5 GB PC-3200 400Mhz Enermax 535W/SLI-Ready/12V @38A 250GB Western Digital HD 8mb cache IDE 320GB Western Digital My Book Premium External HD Sony DVD+RW/+R Double Layer burner drive Logitech MX5000 Bluetooth Combo ATI X850XT 256MB ;) Diablotek Samurai ATX Case 3DMark03 PC Exposure : www.pcexposure.com

11-30-2005, 01:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
Dilly man 2 Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grafton, Wisconsin Age: 19 Posts: 461	there, good that will be fine try that. sorry for the lack of goodness in my last thread "iwas in a hurry, kida like now "im late for school almost!" __________________ My computer works again! SunBeam Acrillic Case Antec Neo He 550watt Seagate SATA ll 160gig AMD 4200 Duel Core o/c to 2.4gig Nvidia XFX 7800GTX 256mb ABIT AN8-ULTRA Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra OCZ Platinum Performance 2gig Windows XP OEM Turtle Beach 5.1 surround Headset Logitech G-5 lazer Mouse :P :P :P

11-30-2005, 02:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
Chris Chan Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 16 Posts: 509	You can clean the old thermal compound with 91+% isopropyl alcohol. __________________ desktop: Celeron 1.7/512MB/80GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 server: P4 2.8/768MB/40GB/integrated/Debian Etch laptop: G3 500MHz/256MB/10GB/RageMobility/Debian Etch laptop soon: Sempron 2800+/512MB/40GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 laptop soon: PII 300MHz/192MB/40GB/?/Debian Etch

11-30-2005, 04:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,256	or just wiping it of with some linen tissue would already do, no need to do it with alcohol just make shure you dont see any of the old thermal paste anymore, and you'll be fine. also, make shure you dont put to much paste on the CPU when you put the new one in, because thats very bad for the heat conducting __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU

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