This may interest some people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXLu1Ms-q4
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This may interest some people:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXLu1Ms-q4
Haha I can't believe I just watched that with interest ;)
Awesome. I've tended to spread after getting poor results using AS5 with pea/rice methods.
I use MX-2 now. Maybe I'll go back to pea.
Dotting it would seem best. Although the air trapped with the spread method would soon be squeezed out no?
The cross method looked really effective!
Would be interesting to hear what methods people here use and prefer :)
They should have tried a diagonal line (half the cross) and see if that did much
As long as you apply it sensibly i don't think you can go too wrong.
Always done the 'spread' method myself.
Are airbubbles bad?
I always used spread as well, seems its not the most efficient!
Surely when doing a line/dot/cross its best to research what CPU you are using and where the actual cores are underneath the metal cover then apply the paste accordingly?
rice grain for many years now
I used to spread a thin layer on the CPU but, For the last few years have dotted the centre. Never bothered with 'tinting' and run reasonable temps. 36c at 100% load.
Thread hijack!
Which is better:
Both are roughtly the same price
Arctic Cooling MX-2
or
Thermalright Chill Factor 2
While the differences I know are going to be small which do you prefer
Also slightly off topic, but which compound do you guys/girls prefer?