Hi all,
Screwed up the first time I applied thermal grease (the good Silver brand) on my stock HSF / A64 3200+. WAY TOO MUCH APPLIED! My cooling sucks - my comp. idles at like 39C.
Anyway, please help me make sure I do it right this time. If anything looks wrong below, I can really use some advice on how to do this right - I have a Zalman 7000 HSF coming today that I will be installing.
1.) Take old HSF off.
2.) Take CPU out of socket, use Isopropyl alcohol and lint free cloth to get old thermal grease off CPU.
3.) Install seating for new HSF.
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4.) Drop a SMALL (bb size) pellet of grease on the cpu. DO NOT spread it around.
5.) Apply grease to HSF plate where it will touch CPU. Spread around with plastic bag.
6.) WIPE OFF ALL GREASE ON HSF PLATE, leaving only remnants in the microscopic cracks.
7.) Seat HSF on CPU, letting it smear the BB size pellet on the CPu as it is seated.
***
8.) Connect wires, etc., and turn on comp.
Thanks in advance!
Screwed up the first time I applied thermal grease (the good Silver brand) on my stock HSF / A64 3200+. WAY TOO MUCH APPLIED! My cooling sucks - my comp. idles at like 39C.
Anyway, please help me make sure I do it right this time. If anything looks wrong below, I can really use some advice on how to do this right - I have a Zalman 7000 HSF coming today that I will be installing.
1.) Take old HSF off.
2.) Take CPU out of socket, use Isopropyl alcohol and lint free cloth to get old thermal grease off CPU.
3.) Install seating for new HSF.
***
4.) Drop a SMALL (bb size) pellet of grease on the cpu. DO NOT spread it around.
5.) Apply grease to HSF plate where it will touch CPU. Spread around with plastic bag.
6.) WIPE OFF ALL GREASE ON HSF PLATE, leaving only remnants in the microscopic cracks.
7.) Seat HSF on CPU, letting it smear the BB size pellet on the CPu as it is seated.
***
8.) Connect wires, etc., and turn on comp.
Thanks in advance!