Videos of applying thermal grease and heatsync

[dark strike1]

So i just put a spot in the center and put the heatsink on?

I have a quad core btw

For a quad core what you do is put two pieces of tape on the edge leaving a little line in the middle with no tape just the top of the cpu and apply thermal paste on that line, then spread it out with a credit card to make the paste smooth, take the tape off and put the heatsink on. I don't know if you need a horizontal line or vertical, can someone answer that?

 

[IBM/PS1]

Sorry i must be thick as a brick but i don't really understand that statement. can someone draw me a little diagram

 

[Blitersety]

just do what gurusan did in his pic, a line accross the printed words on the cpu. don't worry about tape and stuff like that.

 

[carnageX]

Arctic Silver Incorporated - Route to Product Instructions for Arctic Silver 5

Easiest way is outlined in that guide. Just pick what CPU you have, and then scroll down until you see the pictures.

 

[veedubfreak]

Heh i never noticed the line is parallel to the writing, i always checked using the notches. Gee, you learn something new every day.

 

[gurusan]

Heh i never noticed the line is parallel to the writing, i always checked using the notches. Gee, you learn something new every day.

my cpu is lapped so I am used to looking at the notches too

 

[Andyf]

I seem to remember a few months ago, Pinoy was going through the same process (with extended running around with hands in the air).

I think there were many diagrams of the different method of splodging.

Just do it! I prefer 4 tiny pin splodges, kind of half way towards each corner (like a square within the big square of the chip).

Whatever works! just get good coverage, but use as little goo as possible in doing that.

There actually a video on the forums, here, but I didn't find it particularly useful.

 

[IBM/PS1]

Arctic Silver Incorporated - Route to Product Instructions for Arctic Silver 5

Easiest way is outlined in that guide. Just pick what CPU you have, and then scroll down until you see the pictures.

Hey thanks for the link. So as i understand it i don't need to use a credit card or spread it at all?

 

[peterhuang913]

Hey thanks for the link. So as i understand it i don't need to use a credit card or spread it at all?

You have to let the heatsink spread it.

 

[Gabb]

For a quad core what you do is put two pieces of tape on the edge leaving a little line in the middle with no tape just the top of the cpu and apply thermal paste on that line, then spread it out with a credit card to make the paste smooth, take the tape off and put the heatsink on. I don't know if you need a horizontal line or vertical, can someone answer that?

actually I heard that was the traditional way thats no longer recommended since the tape can leave unwanted stick resedue where it touches the top of the chip ( where you want it to always be clean and cleaning it with alcohol before applying anything to it )