Computer hot as a mofo

[Virtualbody1234]

I called AMD one time and they gave me the same advice. Push out enough arctic silver so that it'll be the same size as a grain of rice and then just push it down with the heatsink.

Yeah but it's an Intel CPU.

[abu_has_the_power]

so is there a difference?? thermal paste should be a thin layer that covers most if not all of the cpu metal surface.

btw, my cpu's still hot. its idling @ 44C right now. i didn't make any adjustments to it though. i should soon

[lynx]

so is there a difference?? thermal paste should be a thin layer that covers most if not all of the cpu metal surface.

btw, my cpu's still hot. its idling @ 44C right now. i didn't make any adjustments to it though. i should soon

There's a very big difference between AMD and Intel cpu construction.

The AMD cpu's your scenario refers to had no heat spreader, so the small dab of AS would almost certainly spread out to cover the chip. In comparison, Intel chips have a heat spreader which makes the potential surface contact about 8 times as large. A rice grain sized dab which would be sufficient for the old AMD cpus would not be enough for a P4 cpu, which probably explains the problem.

Athlon 64 chips have a heat spreader though, and need more compound.

[abu_has_the_power]

oh i see
i'll look into it tomorrow

[clocker]

You could always remove the IHS from your chip.
I'm seriously considering doing just that during my next waterblock swap.

[tesco]

You could always remove the IHS from your chip.
I'm seriously considering doing just that during my next waterblock swap.

IHS = The Heat Spreader?

[abu_has_the_power]

it's the big metal thingy on the cpu that covers the actual chip. removing it helps heat conduction directly to the hs.

i'm not sure i want to. i might sell this cpu

[tesco]

Ya I was just wondering what IHS stands for.

[abu_has_the_power]

Ya I was just wondering what IHS stands for.

it probably literally means Internal Heat Sink




a little update: computer's still hot like a mofo. my tornado is spinning @ 5000 rpm rite now,a nd i'm idling @ 46C!!!

but at least my games have stopped crashing.

[Virtualbody1234]

Does the heatsink feel cool?

If it's cool then the problem is the heat transfer form the CPU to the heatsink.

If the heatsink feels really hot then you've got more serious problems.