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putting the the processor on the mobo.

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this is the first comp im gonna be building, im totally clueless as to how to set the motherboard, and how to apply the thermal paste etc.

Just to clear things up, all i need is : the motherboard (IC7 Max2), the chip itself (p4 3.0ghz 800fsb), and a tube of arctic silver premium silver polysynthetic thermal compound ( link thermal paste ) . Nothing else is required?


How exactly do i go about applying the thermal paste, and laying the processor down, and then attaching my heatsink fan? i plan on using the thermaltake p4 spark 7+ (link : heatsink+fan )

any tutorials on this?



i guess i need some tips, and reassurance that i wont mess up and waste tons of money :) i can obviously read the directions and what not that come with the parts but im just a little hesistant to mess up.
 
sounds to me like your not ready to build your own (no offence).

however, arctic silver has a nice tutorial on how to apply their thermal paste products.

if you have a stock socket478 hsf it snaps into place and pull the retention clips
all others come with instructions

anymore information your just gonna have to read and learn yourself and wait a bit before you build.
 
Most motherboard manuals (that arent in broken english) come with pretty decent instructions.

My advice would be to see if a local store can build it for you (or a friend), and let you watch them.
 
I just saw at Chapters a bunch of "how to build" magazines from PCupgrade MAG and Maximum PC...might be worth checking them out.
 
When I put my first machine together I was just like you, don't worry its all really simple. My abit Mobo had a great manual so yours will probably be just as good, just go with what it says and do everything slowly and careful and you'll do fine.
 
get a retail version of the processor.

then the heatsink has thermal paste preapplied, and the heatsink is very easy to install.

good luck on your first time.


andy
 
Originally posted by andypnb
get a retail version of the processor.

then the heatsink has thermal paste preapplied, and the heatsink is very easy to install.

good luck on your first time.


andy
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well, no, it just has a thermal pad on the heatsink, which totally blows if you ever plan on overclocking. It's worth the small amount of extra work to put on REAL thermal paste.
 
Originally posted by jagec
well, no, it just has a thermal pad on the heatsink, which totally blows if you ever plan on overclocking. It's worth the small amount of extra work to put on REAL thermal paste.
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im going to disagree.

i just got a 3.0 p4 and it had thermal paste on the hs.
i touched it with a toothpick and it came off, it was very soft just like paste.

i have seen t pads before on my athlons, and this was definitely not a pad, it was paper thin layer of some whitish paste.

i agree that something like as5 will perform better, but what comes on there will be just fine for the average user.
 
Originally posted by andypnb
im going to disagree.

i just got a 3.0 p4 and it had thermal paste on the hs.
i touched it with a toothpick and it came off, it was very soft just like paste.
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they must have changed that then....Well, good move on Intel's part...I still say AS3 might be better, but not worth it unless you overclock.
 
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