Heatsinks

[tesco]

Originally posted by Keikan+19 March 2004 - 19:57--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Keikan @ 19 March 2004 - 19:57)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-JunkBarMan@19 March 2004 - 18:42
I have no idea if you could. I overclocked my xp1700+ with a stock heatsink that had the pad. I only got like 200 mhz out of it, the heat was too much. So I guess you could, but why not just spend &#036;5 US and get some Arctic Silver 5? You use it more then once, so to me it&#39;s worth it. Besides, if you decide to change your stock heatsink out when you decide to do some serious overclocking then, you can use the artic silver 5 again.

I dunno, people at a storing are building it for me, buying another heatsink costs too much. Maybe i could get them to scratch off the thermal pad and put thermal paste? Doubt they do that. [/b][/quote]
im sure they will do that... and why dont u build it yourself? its not hard, its fun, and u save money.

[Keikan]

my mom "doesn&#39;t trust me" i want to build it myself

[JunkBarMan]

Don&#39;t be afraid to build it. Just play it smart when you do, like don&#39;t make silly mistakes. Keep beverages away from your parts and work area(a work area is important). Recheck everything, twice. If you aren&#39;t sure about something, ask this forum or google search it.

[Keikan]

I&#39;m not afraid to build it

[tesco]

Originally posted by Keikan@19 March 2004 - 21:11
I&#39;m not afraid to build it

then keep begging your mom to let you build it, dont take no for an answer. you must build it, somehow prove to her that you can build it.

[Keikan]

apparantly i can

but I&#39;m afraid i&#39;m gonna fail in these steps

1. placing processer in socket
2. putting the proper amount of thermal grease
3. scratching off the thermal pad
4. putting the heatsink on the processer

plus it&#39;s my first time, ok i&#39;m getting scared....

and so many boxes

[tesco]

Originally posted by Keikan@19 March 2004 - 23:02
apparantly i can

but I&#39;m afraid i&#39;m gonna fail in these steps

1. placing processer in socket
2. putting the proper amount of thermal grease
3. scratching off the thermal pad
4. putting the heatsink on the processer

plus it&#39;s my first time, ok i&#39;m getting scared....

and so many boxes

we can walk u through it over the forum or someone on aim or msn can help u. its not hard anyway:

1. you pull up the little lever all of the way, then drop the processor into teh socket, it doesnt take any force at all so u will know if ur doing it right or not, then once it is in u apply slight force but not much as u let down the lever and lock it into place.

2. as long as you put a layer that you can actually see you will be fine. around a quarter to one half of a mm thick is good.

3. this part is really easy. all you do is scratch it off with ur finger nail for the big blobs, and then use rubing alcohol or lighter fluid to get the little blobs off. and keep scrubbing to make sure u get it all. thats very easy.

4. placing the heatsync onto a processor is also pretty easy, just place it on top of the processor and clip the clip on using a screw driver. but make sure the screw driver fits snugly because u dont want it to slip and hit motherboard. what i do is put a piece of paper which i fold a few times to make it thick, between the motherboard and the clip incase I slip, but ive never slipped.

boxes can be a problem though

[Keikan]

I probably can&#39;t fit the monitor in our car

[tesco]

Originally posted by Keikan@20 March 2004 - 01:49
I probably can&#39;t fit the monitor in our car

my first computer&#39;s monitor was 15" and we had an old mazda 323 at the time, if i could fit the monitor in that car u can fit it in urs. even if its bigger. stop making excuses lol.

[Keikan]

are you talking about with box or no box?

Can you use nail polish remover to get rid of the pad?