Thermal grease - essential to AMD 2400?
18 November 2004, 10:59 PM
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Thermal grease - essential to AMD 2400?
Just in the process of changing mobo - taking cpu and heatsink off I realised I had no 'special AMD pad to rejoin the 2.
What is the best way to clen the component mating surfaces? - any tips? & also is thermal grease essential or can I do it later?....
Will mean a 40 min round trip just to get the stuff... (PC world will sell it I pressume?)
Cheers
Mick
What is the best way to clen the component mating surfaces? - any tips? & also is thermal grease essential or can I do it later?....
Will mean a 40 min round trip just to get the stuff... (PC world will sell it I pressume?)Cheers
Mick
18 November 2004, 11:47 PM
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Get the thermal grease. You'll need some kind of thermal contact between the chip and the heatsink. If you don't, you run the risk of burning your chip out 
19 November 2004, 01:04 PM
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Make sure the bottom of the heatsink and top of the chip are clean, and use some Arctic Silver compound ; just dab a blob onto the chip and push the heatsink on to even the compound out, making sure the heatsink is in full contact with the CPU. Its pretty important that there's a good contact between heatsink and cheap to disperse the heat properly, and you definitely need thermal transfer paste to do this. Arctic Silver is the best stuff to use.
19 November 2004, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MJW
just dab a blob onto the chip and push the heatsink on to even the compound out, making sure the heatsink is in full contact with the CPU. Its pretty important that there's a good contact between heatsink and cheap to disperse the heat properly, and you definitely need thermal transfer paste to do this. Arctic Silver is the best stuff to use.
20 November 2004, 08:43 PM
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thanks guys...
Did all that yesterday... only to find the board is actually a dead one!
Bought it off a 'gentleman' on ebay. - advertised as 'new' - I was suspicious when it arrived with only the extra packing tape on the box to hold it closed and attach the address label! - could see box perfectly clearly. Obviously had been opened and mobo and manuals handled.
There were no cables in the box just manuals and CD & floppy driver discs!
I tried it in my machine & got no response at all! Talked to ABIT tech support by email and phone... Back to basics - only ATX power unit and case switch connected and power unit fan would not turn on. Tried exactly same setup connected to my old board and worked fine - Diagnosis AN7 is dead!
I'm really hacked off as I spent ages messing about with the darn thing as well as £55 to buy it.
I've got a 'real' new one arriving from ebuyer next week £65! don't know why I bother with ebay sometimes...
Mick
Did all that yesterday... only to find the board is actually a dead one!
Bought it off a 'gentleman' on ebay. - advertised as 'new' - I was suspicious when it arrived with only the extra packing tape on the box to hold it closed and attach the address label! - could see box perfectly clearly. Obviously had been opened and mobo and manuals handled.
There were no cables in the box just manuals and CD & floppy driver discs!
I tried it in my machine & got no response at all! Talked to ABIT tech support by email and phone... Back to basics - only ATX power unit and case switch connected and power unit fan would not turn on. Tried exactly same setup connected to my old board and worked fine - Diagnosis AN7 is dead!
I'm really hacked off as I spent ages messing about with the darn thing as well as £55 to buy it.
I've got a 'real' new one arriving from ebuyer next week £65! don't know why I bother with ebay sometimes...
Mick
21 November 2004, 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Mick
thanks guys...
Did all that yesterday... only to find the board is actually a dead one!
Bought it off a 'gentleman' on ebay. - advertised as 'new' - I was suspicious when it arrived with only the extra packing tape on the box to hold it closed and attach the address label! - could see box perfectly clearly. Obviously had been opened and mobo and manuals handled.
There were no cables in the box just manuals and CD & floppy driver discs!
I tried it in my machine & got no response at all! Talked to ABIT tech support by email and phone... Back to basics - only ATX power unit and case switch connected and power unit fan would not turn on. Tried exactly same setup connected to my old board and worked fine - Diagnosis AN7 is dead!
I'm really hacked off as I spent ages messing about with the darn thing as well as £55 to buy it.
I've got a 'real' new one arriving from ebuyer next week £65! don't know why I bother with ebay sometimes...
Mick
Did all that yesterday... only to find the board is actually a dead one!
Bought it off a 'gentleman' on ebay. - advertised as 'new' - I was suspicious when it arrived with only the extra packing tape on the box to hold it closed and attach the address label! - could see box perfectly clearly. Obviously had been opened and mobo and manuals handled.
There were no cables in the box just manuals and CD & floppy driver discs!
I tried it in my machine & got no response at all! Talked to ABIT tech support by email and phone... Back to basics - only ATX power unit and case switch connected and power unit fan would not turn on. Tried exactly same setup connected to my old board and worked fine - Diagnosis AN7 is dead!
I'm really hacked off as I spent ages messing about with the darn thing as well as £55 to buy it.
I've got a 'real' new one arriving from ebuyer next week £65! don't know why I bother with ebay sometimes...
Mick
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