Thermal Paste AGAIN......what is this stuff..

budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
edited May 2005 in Hardware
I just pulled out my 64 3000+ and the heat sink has a grey material on it...i thiought it was a patch that i read on a search...but it like a paste...is this thermal they put on or do i need tostill add more?


TIA

Bud

Comments

  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited May 2005
    put it down and back away
  • airoh69airoh69
    edited May 2005
    let me put it this way. No thermal paste -> higher cpu temps(way higher) -> burned cpu
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited May 2005
    well citrix said let it be and thats what i did...its holding at 107....is that good?
  • kryystkryyst Ontario, Canada
    edited May 2005
    Citrix was being sarcastic what he meant was put it down and back away because you are about to do serious damage.

    You need thermal paste it's what keeps a good contact between the cpu and the heatsink and makes everything work propperly. You need thermal paste on it or you will serioiusly burn out your cpu.
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited May 2005
    no...he wasnt being sarcastic....he didnt even post it was an IM...but i can pull it off and add it....What temp should it be running at?
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited May 2005
    he said the grey stuff was paste...what his reasoning was....
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited May 2005
    let it be
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited May 2005
    im not trying to be smart....

    By lettting it be you mean dont add anything to it....

    Also what are the temp levels....low and high....then too high...
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited May 2005
    107 is not bad at all
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited May 2005
    Please forgive Gnome, he sometimes forgets his manners.
    107F (42C) is fine, that is what mine is at under full load. As far as the paste goes...
    YES you need paste, if you wiped it off Put some back on!!

    if you did not wipe it off and your heatsink is firmly on the cpu and your temp is 107F, then as Gnome so eloquantly put it
    GnomeWizardd wrote:
    put it down and back away

    :drinkup: :thumbsup:
  • budhisetiawanbudhisetiawan Mars Hill, NC Member
    edited May 2005
    gotcha...i didnt wipe the grey off...just touched corner thinkin it was a sticker...once figured it wasnt...asked the question...

    thx all for the answer

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