On Thursday 05 May 2005 12:09 am, GOSSAMER PENGUIN wrote: thanks for this short and helpful article.
> Almost there - > Well , any new cpu comes with a patch of stiff goo ***and*** a > plastic film over it that protects it from dust and grease -remove it . > This is ***NOT*** silicone grease but a new material called " Phase change > thermal interface " , basically it melts in operation and fills in the air > gap between the cpu and heatsink - but it is not very efficient in > tropical(our) > climate and to add -- degrades over time rather rapidly . > The best policy with a new PROC is to remove the plastic film & > the > phase-change material by scraping with a stiff card (like credit card) > -additionally > clean with iso-propyl alcohol & clean cloth . Wash your hands ( to > eliminate oil ) . Then > apply a thin film of thermal grease - good ones are "radio shack" and > "armstrong" > ( armstrong was available at chandni mkt ) also you can ask yout trusty HW > dealer > for a small pouch of taiwanese grease - these are usually good . The best > is ":Arctic Silver" from Thermaltake USA if you can lay your hands on some > - it's > costly b'cause it is made of silver instead of zinc . Much more detailed > instruction > is available on the net - just look , before you do - modern PROC's can > turn to dust > in a few sec's - IF YOU DO THIS WRONG . > - Pinaki . > > >From: "K. Ghosh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] AMD colling utility > >Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 21:45:13 +0530 > > > >On Mon, 02 May 2005 21:03:40 +0530 > > > >"J.Bakshi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > but in my box pack there was only the processor and > > > fan_with_heat-sink. so I have to search for the silicon grease. > > > >Oh, its a new CPU ! Then you need not look for the silicon grease, in > >fact, for the first time, you need not put any grease. AMD heat-sink > >will come with a grey patch where the processor will sit. This is the > >silicon grease patch. Most of the assemblers are not aware of this and > >dab a thick layer of additional silicon grease (the white one), spoiling > >the whole heat transfer path. > > > >What has been done in your case ? > > > >-- K. Ghosh > >093 910 58 749 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Debian GNU/Linux user No.301508 > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > >"unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > >FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Mother's Day is Here! > http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/4686-26272-10936-264?ck=Sell Find a > present for your Mom right here on eBay! > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
