Thermal paste help!!!!!

[civicrocker7]

I heard that once you put thermak paste (artic silver) on a processer / heatsink you cant take the heatsink off again is that true.



THANKS



PW

 

[AOD]

You can, but you need to lever it off which isn't really good cas you can strach the cpu, unless you use a a rubber thing of sumin. But you still can take it off.

 

[TRDCorolla1]

Yes, I agree. You absolutely can take off the heatsink again. It's very easy. If the thermal compound is warm (right after you turn off your PC), then using a twisting motion of the heatsink will slide right off easily, assuming the retention springs are off.