- Aug 26, 2014
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I assembled a new system with a AMD A10-7850K but I think I got a bad m/b.
Of course, this means I have to pull my existing CPU from the m/b to send it back.
Which means I will have to pull the heatsink/fan off the CPU to get to the socket clamp lever.
It will be the same CPU and heatsink/fan, being reassembled onto a replacement M/B.
I just assume that the thermal paste will not be in good shape, since it's already been heated and cooled a few times (while I tried to install Windows, in vain).
Am I right? And is there such a thing as a thermal paste "stamp"? I nice, evenly spread square of paste, ready to transfer onto the CPU, kind of like a screen protector for a phone...? I'm hoping for something easier than what I have seen in the Good Old Days. Squeeze it from a pouch or tube and *try* to spread it nice and thin and even.... *sigh*
Thanks in advance!
-- Bear
Of course, this means I have to pull my existing CPU from the m/b to send it back.
Which means I will have to pull the heatsink/fan off the CPU to get to the socket clamp lever.
It will be the same CPU and heatsink/fan, being reassembled onto a replacement M/B.
I just assume that the thermal paste will not be in good shape, since it's already been heated and cooled a few times (while I tried to install Windows, in vain).
Am I right? And is there such a thing as a thermal paste "stamp"? I nice, evenly spread square of paste, ready to transfer onto the CPU, kind of like a screen protector for a phone...? I'm hoping for something easier than what I have seen in the Good Old Days. Squeeze it from a pouch or tube and *try* to spread it nice and thin and even.... *sigh*
Thanks in advance!
-- Bear
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