Applying Thermal Grease and Grounding
- Thread starter JakeUSMC
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just a small blob on the center of the cpu will do. Press the heatsink down and check how much the thermal paste has spread out. Somewhere between 50 and 75% is good. Remember the cpu and heatsink come completely flat with each other or very close to it so it doesnt take much thermal paste. Too much and it can run down over the sides of the cpu and get into the socket area. There are some anti static wrist bands you can get but just touch the metal case before you start and dont wear fluffy slippers. Really static isnt that much of an issue. I never take any serious precautions and have never had an electrical shock problem. The winter may be the time to take the most precaution for static shocks due to the dryer air.
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JareeB
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lol so do u pay like 8 bucks for milk there?
bomberboysk
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What kind are you using?
Most pastes just a blob or line in the middle, if you are using a HDT Cooler you will want to put a bit more than you would with a flat base heatsink. Another thing to make sure of is that you have a stiffer thermal paste(Shin etsu and TX-2 come to mind) you may want to sit the tube in a cup of hot water for a few minutes.
good thing I can get it from the chow hall, or else I would!
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bomberboysk
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Then just a small dot in the center should be fine.
I,ve tried all different ways over the years with compound. Over all I've had better results with the spread method. Using a rice size amount in the center and spread it over the shield even as possible.
The dot/line in the middle and smashing it with the heatsink seems to have more of a tendency not to cover the shield correct % wise and sometimes not even cover the shield completely and you will have different results with different heatsinks.
The dot/line in the middle and smashing it with the heatsink seems to have more of a tendency not to cover the shield correct % wise and sometimes not even cover the shield completely and you will have different results with different heatsinks.
bomberboysk
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The problem i have with that method is the amount of air bubbles it creates. Ill have to find the video, but there is one where a guy used a cpu and then a piece of glass to show the spread pattern, and when spread across the cpu like that made alot of air bubbles. I myself have had the best results with the line method and the dot method.