I was replacing the 939 cpu in my wife's computer. When I tried to remove the old cpu I could not get the heat sink off. It was stuck to the cpu. I wiggled it and it still would not come off. I pulled and the entire cpu came out of the socket and was still stuck to the heat sink... 8O
Well to make a long story short I put the new cpu in and it works great.
My question is why did the thermal paste glue the cpu to the heat sink? I used arctic silver 5 thermal compound. This cpu had been on the same board for approx two years.
Did I use too much paste? (temps were fine)......or should I turn the computer on and let the cpu heat up and soften the paste before removing next time?
I have never had this happen before and was just wondering if anyone else ever had this happen and what can I do to prevent this from happening in the future.
Thanks....
Well to make a long story short I put the new cpu in and it works great.
My question is why did the thermal paste glue the cpu to the heat sink? I used arctic silver 5 thermal compound. This cpu had been on the same board for approx two years.
Did I use too much paste? (temps were fine)......or should I turn the computer on and let the cpu heat up and soften the paste before removing next time?
I have never had this happen before and was just wondering if anyone else ever had this happen and what can I do to prevent this from happening in the future.
Thanks....