Greg,
Did not, this time. Perhaps you are agreeing with my choice.
But the send you attached (from AS, and I have already studied this)
focuses me at the cpu.
Perhaps AS needs an update?
Perhaps in the past. Not this time.
I will defer. This is the single largest cpu heat spreader I have ever seen.
Please pardon my confusion. I dressed the HS/Fan this time.
Even with the silly Intel connection latches, it does appear to be firmly
locked in place.
But, now I do understand why there is such a willing 3d party business
supplying HS/Fan combos
for these devices. I can see a call to ThermalRight very soon!
Best,
Duncan
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
