from what i have read, it seems most compounds are close to each other in abilities. the thing i noticed was the different schools of thought on the amount to use. i personally am sticking with the thought that the paste is to fill in any voids on the surface of the chip and heatsink, i dont put a thick layer on. i am also pretty confident that as long as we only use a small amount, the idea of seepage, is that a word, will not be a problem and if a minute amount seeps off the surface of the chip it will not cause damage. i also avoid any metalic containing paste just to be sure.
On Thu, Nov 4, 2010 at 12:16 AM, Tina K. <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2010/11/03 12:39, John Carmonne so eloquently wrote: > >> >> I have noticed that Apple used a thick paste on the G4 PowerBooks, I >> assume this is because the possible flexing and ambient temperature >> changes of the components could break the thermal contact >> > > That might not be the case, I do remember some Apple model being > manufactured with too much thermal paste by mistake, but I don't remember > which model it was. > > > Tina > > -- > > iMac 20" USB 2 1.25GHz G4 2GB RAM GeForce FX 5200 Ultra 64MB DDR > Gnome/Ubuntu 10.10 > > Power Mac June 04 2GHz G5DP 8GB RAM GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL 256MB Leopard > 10.5.8 > > PowerBook G4 15" HiRes DLSD 1.67GHz G4 2GB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB DDR > Leopard 10.5.8 > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group > for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on > Power Macs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
