XP-120/CPU Thermal interface

[laserbeam]

I've been looking at the instructions on the Arctic Silver website for applying AS5 to the Athlon64 IHS. Has anyone found them difficult to follow with the XP-120 'cos of it's limited range of movement? Does the XP-120 require a different method for optimal application of the AS5?

 

[LoRDZiMBO]

just a thin layer on the CPU is all you need.

its only there to fill in the cracks

 

[DFI Daishi]

just put the reccomended glob in the center of the CPU heat spreader, and don't sweat the last step about twisting the heatsink side to side.

 

[jayjaya29]

Everybody has their "own" favorite method, mine is applying a dab in the middle and using a credit card or something flat to create a thin layer over the IHS.