July 10th, 2003, 04:34 AM
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| Ways to apply Thermal Paste
I usually put my finger through a bag and rub it on in a circular motion till I think its about even, using a dab about the same size as a grain of rice, of both the heatsink and CPU. Is there a better way?
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July 10th, 2003, 04:41 AM
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You don't want the oil from your fingers on there. Clean it up good w/ alcohol and spread it around w/ something. I use a toothpick. Then I press the heatsink down to spread it evenly. I wipe the heatsink and repeat this action a couple of times till there's a nice thin layer covering the whole chip. And after I clip the heatsink down I give it a little wiggle, for good measure.
It's just my little ritual.
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July 10th, 2003, 04:48 AM
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I also do the baggie or plastic wrap thing too.
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July 10th, 2003, 06:47 AM
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i found that the edge of a credit card , tab off memory holder , something with a flat straight edge works best . dab alittle on a corner and spread it even with the card . almost seethru . about as think as a sheet of paper . also i put alittle on the heatsink , the excess from the edge of the card i used to spread it on the die of the cpu , and rub it in with a soft lint free cloth . like lense cloth for glasses . just so it leave a "ghost" on the bottom of the heatsink where it contacts the die .
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July 10th, 2003, 07:00 AM
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I found that using latex surgical gloves is the easiest way than the plastic bag, that way I know I don't get any oil on the heatsink or cpu. They also work great when eating chicken wings with extra hot sauce  .
As for the paste (I always use AS3), about the best I can do is with a razor blade at 45º angle. My problem is after 3 pots of coffee my hands get shaking a bit so an actual "even" layer is impossible  .
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July 11th, 2003, 08:56 PM
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Definitely the "broken-in-half-credit-card-edge!"
Keeps you out of debt too!
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July 11th, 2003, 09:00 PM
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I use a piece of plastic shim stock. I usually cut my old credit cards up into leeeeedle beeeeedy pieces. 
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July 11th, 2003, 09:13 PM
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