On Friday 12 January 2007 05:02, Rick Glazier inscribed thus:
> From: "Gaffer"
>
> > The thermal compound is a very thin film and can be difficult to
> > see. Artic silver is a good replacement. Its expensive, but a
> > 2gm tube will serve for at least 50 to 70 CPU's
>
> I must waste it (a little). I could never get that many...
> BUT --- I switched to this from the cheap stuff, and all I can say
> is the difference is amazing on machines that tend to be heat
> sensitive.
>
> Rick Glazier
The difference between the different heatsink compounds/materials is
quite astounding !
As an exercise, consider just how difficult it is to make a
measurement of thermal conductivity!
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Best regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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