I'm going to go buy a Phenom II x4 810 (2.6 ghz) in a few days, and I'm wondering a few things...
I have either a Zalman CNPS9500 or 9700, I'm not sure I'll need to go look at the box, anyways would that fan fit on the phenom? It works nicely on my mobo, and I currently have an athlon processor... Both fan's say they work on athlon's etc and nothing about phenom's. So will this fan work for the phenom, or will I need to buy a new fan also?
Another note, would this fan be adequate cooling to OC from 2.6 - 3.0?
Also, how do I apply the thermal paste? Should I do the pea method, or just spread the paste out? I have fixed many xbox 360's and reapplied thermal compound to I dont know how many, but ive always just spread the paste, then put the heatsink on.
Lots of people have been saying to do the pea method, but the chip doesnt seem to get fully covered in paste... So not having full coverage is still better than a couple air bubbles?
I have either a Zalman CNPS9500 or 9700, I'm not sure I'll need to go look at the box, anyways would that fan fit on the phenom? It works nicely on my mobo, and I currently have an athlon processor... Both fan's say they work on athlon's etc and nothing about phenom's. So will this fan work for the phenom, or will I need to buy a new fan also?
Another note, would this fan be adequate cooling to OC from 2.6 - 3.0?
Also, how do I apply the thermal paste? Should I do the pea method, or just spread the paste out? I have fixed many xbox 360's and reapplied thermal compound to I dont know how many, but ive always just spread the paste, then put the heatsink on.
Lots of people have been saying to do the pea method, but the chip doesnt seem to get fully covered in paste... So not having full coverage is still better than a couple air bubbles?