Do NOT spread the paste on processors with an integrated heat spreader. Follow Arctic Silver's instructions for dual-core Intel processors with IHS. http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_intel_dual_wcap.pdf
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DHSinclair > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 6:30 PM > To: Hardware Group > Subject: [H] preference? > > OK. I have cpu mounted. Needs paste. The heat spreader is ~1.15in > square > (E8400). > I look at the base of the supplied Nidec HS/Fan combo. The base pad of > this > HS is a circular pad that measures ~1.12in. > I would not like to spread paste I do not need. > I have (in the past) always put the paste on the cpu heat > spreader! Looking back (P3 and AMD), I recall that the cpu was much > smaller than the HS interface! Hmmm. Now it is different. > Never-mind, I will spread the paste to the HS! This will be a first > for me. > Best, > Duncan
