T tim4tech Honorable Oct 15, 2013 20 0 10,520 Nov 1, 2013 #1 Hey guys, My heatsink fell off of my cpu, do I need to reapply thermal paste? Thanks
Solution Gaidax Nov 1, 2013 Don't know about AMD, but Intel coolers use a crummy push pins setup. I hate it with all my heart. Very easy to unseat cooler if you mess around with it.
Don't know about AMD, but Intel coolers use a crummy push pins setup. I hate it with all my heart. Very easy to unseat cooler if you mess around with it.
xomm Distinguished Jun 20, 2011 302 0 18,860 Nov 1, 2013 #2 um... How does your heatsink fall off your CPU? But yes, you'll need to reapply thermal paste, otherwise you'll end up with tons of air bubbles. Upvote 0 Downvote
um... How does your heatsink fall off your CPU? But yes, you'll need to reapply thermal paste, otherwise you'll end up with tons of air bubbles.
T tim4tech Honorable Oct 15, 2013 20 0 10,520 Nov 1, 2013 #3 Well, I was an idiot and picked it up by its heatsink... *facepalm* Upvote 0 Downvote
TBC1 Honorable Sep 2, 2013 1,241 0 11,960 Nov 1, 2013 #4 Yeah, definitely re-apply the paste. Upvote 0 Downvote
E enemy1g Honorable Oct 3, 2013 2,224 1 12,460 Nov 1, 2013 #5 Aren't most CPU coolers either screwed it in, or secured through plastic rivets? Upvote 0 Downvote
Gaidax Distinguished Sep 27, 2013 1,024 1 19,965 Nov 1, 2013 Solution #6 Don't know about AMD, but Intel coolers use a crummy push pins setup. I hate it with all my heart. Very easy to unseat cooler if you mess around with it. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Don't know about AMD, but Intel coolers use a crummy push pins setup. I hate it with all my heart. Very easy to unseat cooler if you mess around with it.