Newb Question About Heatsink and CPU

lightningfast35 · TweakNOOB Joined: 29 Sep 2003 Posts: 19

What should I use to separate the heatsink and CPU from each other when I want to add a new HSF?

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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

seperate? are they stuck together? i remember my old emachine had the cpu and hsf stuck together with some type of crappy paste, if thats the case, just pull them apart and you should be fine.

-=Pyro-Psycho=- · Tweakafile Joined: 26 Dec 2003 Posts: 935 Location: TN

I'm guessing you want to know what kind of thermal conductive material you need. Thermal pastes are the best, with Artic Silver 6 being the best paste out right now if I'm not mistaken.
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2old2care · Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 12:23 am Post subject:

A little twisting will help break the "suction". And AS5 is still a favorite.
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