Thermal Paste Question

[Peerzy]

My mate (stupidly) chnaged my cpu for his today becuase he brought a barton and realised he didnt need it and becuase i fitted exctra ram and a shyte gfx card for him he thought it would be a way to pay me back. It was a retail barton with that grey stuff already on it. he only had the pc 1-2 days max and then switched them, should i re-apply some artic silver i have to both cpus?

[Virtualbody1234]

The gray thermal pad can only be used one time. If you remove the heatsink then you need to remove the pad and apply thermal paste.

[Peerzy]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@14 June 2004 - 17:57
The gray thermal pad can only be used one time. If you remove the heatsink then you need to remove the pad and apply thermal paste.
And it is 100% Needed and not just a way to cool the CPU easier becuase my mates not gonna go overclocking or anything heat-y.

Okay thanks just checking ;) .

[lynx]

Originally posted by peerzyboy@14 June 2004 - 18:27
or anything heat-y.
You mean he's not going to turn it on??? :blink: :P

[Peerzy]

Originally posted by lynx+14 June 2004 - 20:20--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (lynx @ 14 June 2004 - 20:20)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-peerzyboy@14 June 2004 - 18:27
or anything heat-y.
You mean he&#39;s not going to turn it on??? :blink: :P [/b][/quote]
No but he&#39;s not going to play games, ever use WMP its just a internet and email machine. But i wasnt surte if thermal paste was just like something everybody reccomended as just a way to cool, like everyone here says you have to have case fans when you dont althjought you really should :huh: :P :lol: B) :ph34r: :o &#33;&#33;

[Snee]

Use the paste, he&#39;ll need it.

And if it should, as impossible as it may sound, fry, then you can say you did everything you could.

[Peerzy]

And what about the barton? That had the stuff that came with it already on and itsd been used for less than a day and then removed and pout into my machine, should i take it out scrap it off and add some new stuff?

[tesco]

Originally posted by peerzyboy@14 June 2004 - 15:35
And what about the barton? That had the stuff that came with it already on and itsd been used for less than a day and then removed and pout into my machine, should i take it out scrap it off and add some new stuff?
same ;)

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by peerzyboy@14 June 2004 - 14:35
And what about the barton? That had the stuff that came with it already on and itsd been used for less than a day and then removed and pout into my machine, should i take it out scrap it off and add some new stuff?

The gray thermal pad can only be used one time. If you remove the heatsink then you need to remove the pad and apply thermal paste.

And the thermal pad or paste must be used. It&#39;s not an option.

[Peerzy]

How long before damage will start to show, i can&#39;t get thru to him and its like 11pm here and i can&#39;t b assed to drover over there <_< .

[Money Fist]

it must have blown up by now&#33;
even if it was just for the internet and not games

[tesco]

Originally posted by peerzyboy@14 June 2004 - 18:13
How long before damage will start to show, i can&#39;t get thru to him and its like 11pm here and i can&#39;t b assed to drover over there <_< .
instantly ;)

If anything is gonna happen, it will happen within about 3 seconds of turning the computer on ;)

[Tormentor]

If it still has the full thermal pad on it, it will be perfectly fine. The temps may have raised a little but it wont be a problem. And dosnt the thermal pad come witt the heatsink and not the cpu?

[Peerzy]

Yeah it was on the heat sink, i kinda rubbed a bit off and added quicte a lot, o well :lol: