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I recently put together a system (my first) incorporating:
intel q6600 g0
asus p5k premium
thermalright ultra 120 extreme
I've reapplied TIM (I'm using AS5) one the cpu once already, and saw then that the first application was way too copious, the stuff was coming out at the sides. I've taken it apart again since I'm lapping the cpu and replacing the TIM on the chipset (help needed in this thread). This time I'm not so sure it's too much, so I'd like som expert opinions.
I applied it as one long thin line in the direction suggested by Artic silver for quad cores. This is what it looked like when I took it apart this time.
cpu:
heatsink:
Two of the cores were consistently running about 5* C hotter than the other two cores under load, do you think that is due to the application of TIM? It could be the cpu itself, right?
I think the Arctic silver instructions say it's not necessarily a bad thing if the TIM doesn't cover the whole area, as long as the core area is covered. It's more important that it's the thinnest possible layer. Going by that I guess I could cut down on it a bit more.
What do you think?
intel q6600 g0
asus p5k premium
thermalright ultra 120 extreme
I've reapplied TIM (I'm using AS5) one the cpu once already, and saw then that the first application was way too copious, the stuff was coming out at the sides. I've taken it apart again since I'm lapping the cpu and replacing the TIM on the chipset (help needed in this thread). This time I'm not so sure it's too much, so I'd like som expert opinions.
I applied it as one long thin line in the direction suggested by Artic silver for quad cores. This is what it looked like when I took it apart this time.
cpu:
heatsink:
Two of the cores were consistently running about 5* C hotter than the other two cores under load, do you think that is due to the application of TIM? It could be the cpu itself, right?
I think the Arctic silver instructions say it's not necessarily a bad thing if the TIM doesn't cover the whole area, as long as the core area is covered. It's more important that it's the thinnest possible layer. Going by that I guess I could cut down on it a bit more.
What do you think?