quick question regarding thermal paste...
Do the Core 2 Duo/Quad's come with thermal paste on or will I need to get some along with my order?
quick question regarding thermal paste...
Do the Core 2 Duo/Quad's come with thermal paste on or will I need to get some along with my order?
If they're retail, yes they come with it applied to the heatsink.
I'll put it another way: How do you tell what is a horizontal line, and what is a vertical line when the item that you are "painting" is a flat square surface?
I have always used an unneeded 'credit card' (or plastic card of the same variety) to spread thermal goop, and white spirit and a kitchen cloth to take it off.
Spread for me. I used to use a thin plastic plant pot label for spreading but now I use a very thin knife. If you have to use fingers then put your hand into a plastic bag and spread. Once finished turn bag inside out and throw away.
"Reality is what it is, not what you want it to be." Frank Zappa. ----------- "The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike." Huang Po.----------- "A drowsy line of wasted time bathes my open mind", - Ride.
I think next time ill
1-paint some on
2-spead some more with my finger
3-(grab second tube)
4-place lines horizontal, vertical and diagonal
5-place a blob on top for good measure ( like a Mr Whippy )
6-force CPU cooler down as hard as posible
7-clean excess off motherboard with Tim-clean
actually the bag trick above is a damn good idea better than having a rag handy to wipe finger on.
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