after you put thermal paste on the heatsink.. should it be..

[minizzle]

i am going to replace my motherboard soon and want some advice.. or tips on reinstalling the heatsink.. so after i clean it off.. i put a rice grain sized on the cpu... and i was going to put heatsink on to flatten/spread out the paste...

does the paste have to cover the cpu COMPLETELY??

or would it be ok like this.. which is on the artic site..
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:dnEec8aH-dxUWM:http://www.arcticsilver.com/images/p4_as_dab2a.jpg

any other tips or advice. on doing this...

socket am2 ath64 3800+
stock heatsink.

thanks

 

[babaghan]

Follow the instructions here -->

http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_amd_dual_wcap.pdf

Double-check the website before commiting. I don't use AMD myself.

 

[Newf]

If it will make you feel better, you can put your finger in a plastic sandwich bag and spread that BB sized glob around to look like the pictures. You may have to use a little more grease since some will be lost on the bag. This is not a critical issue. The main error will be using so much paste that instead of just filling microscopic gaps that it acts more like oreo cookie filling. Make sure that all remnants of the old caked on paste are completely gone from both surfaces.

 

[minizzle]

yeah thanks guys. oh just any other advice let me know.. like clean it while the cpu is still in the old mobo.. or take out eh cpu then clean it.. etc etc..

thanks

 

[Newf]

Yeah. Clean it while the underside is well protected. In the old socket is perfect. Let it completely dry before you install the new paste and heatsink.

 

[minizzle]

so you dont have to cover the whole heatspreader ryte..

so if it looked like that circle area on the linked picture that'd still be fine..

thanks

 

[graysky]

Follow the instructions on the as5 site (I did for my machine) and cooling is great. The thin line method works well. Don't be afraid to use a "fat line" if your temps aren't very good. There are a lot of people in here and else where that try to tell people using too much paste can hurt temps. Maybe so, but you do need good coverage.