> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Andrew Crystall
... > *chuckles* > Oh, it's not toxic to get on your hands or anything, but it DOES > stick to your fingers (nastily so..) and fingers are a BAD way to > spread it (not nearly even enough - you want to be using an old > credit card edge to get a thin layer. I was using something much like that, which came with the stuff. It's not actually thermal grease, it's some Dow Corning thermal compound. AMD says thermal grease is only okay for the short term -- testing, etc., because heating and cooling slowly forces it out of the interface. But it definitely is messy. I had a roll of paper towels handy, plus q-tips and denatured alcohol. > > I'm going to take another look at coolers later. The new one I bought > > is fairly ordinary, probably not too much of an upgrade over the AMD > > branded one that came with the CPU. It's copper, though. Any > > thoughts on the adapter that lets you use an 80 mm fan on the CPU > > cooler? > > Which adapter would that be? No brand name, it's just a little cage that screws into the standard fan mounting, then lets you attach any standard 80 mm fan. > The Taisol I bought cost me the equivalent of $25, so don't assume > expensive is good. Allways check the AMD page and see if you cooler > is AMD-aproved for that chip... I was a bit overwhelmed by the number of choices on the AMD page... Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
