Thermal Paste

[xAmritx]

I put about half a pea and use a cutthroat blade to spread it. I used two credit cards to hold the razor blade straight.

[ikix]

Cheers guys, just finished building my computer and had a little fiasco with thermal paste coming out of the tube too fast

What are standard temps for the q6600 under idle and load?
What are temperatures that should not be exceeded, both idle and load?
What are the temperatures to aim for, both idle and load?

Thx

[moogle]

40 on the cores (tru120) and like 55 under load, I think the overall cpu temperature was 33c when I last checked.

[Bios]

Here's how u do it:

- Put the CPU into the oven for 10 mins (low heat)
- Remove the CPU from the oven
- add sweet corn, sliced mushrooms
- apply a nice thin spread of thermal paste

Bon Appétit

[ikix]

40 on the cores (tru120) and like 55 under load, I think the overall cpu temperature was 33c when I last checked.

Is that with CoreTemp? Im getting on average about 32 on all cores under the TRUE...-

[moogle]

yes I had that with coretemp, I think my TRU wasn't flat and the CPU was Oc'ed to 3ghz on 1.2v iirc.