Need Help With Thermal Paste and New Computer

Reazar · 06-08-2007, 03:46 PM

I recently bought a pc online but when i opened it up the heat sink fan was messed up so they are sending a new one tommorow, my problem is with the thermal paste, when i removed the heatsink fan some of the paste came with it, now i was wondering that because this is a new pc and newish paste, do i still have to do the whole removing existing paste with alcohol method?, i added some akas thermal compound to the part which was missing some paste and spreaded it over the paste that was already there, is this ok to do? or am i going to break something in my processor now?

donkey42 · 06-08-2007, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reazar

I recently bought a pc online but when i opened it up the heat sink fan was messed up so they are sending a new one tommorow, my problem is with the thermal paste, when i removed the heatsink fan some of the paste came with it, now i was wondering that because this is a new pc and newish paste, do i still have to do the whole removing existing paste with alcohol method?

yes, remove the existing paste with some Isopropol Alcohol, you can purchase some from your local chemist of pharmacy & some cotton buds

BTW: you may be asked to sign the poisons book, just tell them why you want it

clean of all the old paste, and when applying the new paste only applly a paper thin layer, cos if you put too much on, or it will act as an insulator, keeping the heat on the CPU instead of transfering it to the CPU cooler

Sniper · 06-08-2007, 04:32 PM

as suggested by donkey42, its recommended that you remove the existing thermal paste before applying a new layer for best cooling performance!

06-08-2007, 03:46 PM	#1 (permalink) Top
Reazar Geek Trainee Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4 Status: Offline	Need Help With Thermal Paste and New Computer I recently bought a pc online but when i opened it up the heat sink fan was messed up so they are sending a new one tommorow, my problem is with the thermal paste, when i removed the heatsink fan some of the paste came with it, now i was wondering that because this is a new pc and newish paste, do i still have to do the whole removing existing paste with alcohol method?, i added some akas thermal compound to the part which was missing some paste and spreaded it over the paste that was already there, is this ok to do? or am i going to break something in my processor now?

06-08-2007, 04:32 PM	#3 (permalink) Top
Sniper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 24 Male Posts: 4,420 Times Helpful: 116 My Mood: Bored Status: Offline My Computer	as suggested by donkey42, its recommended that you remove the existing thermal paste before applying a new layer for best cooling performance! __________________ Zone 365 \| F@H Team \| Team Stats \| Use The Thank You System \| My Groups: Manchester United \| Apple

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Question about new processor and thermal paste...	qg123	CPU, Motherboards and Memory	3	30-07-2006 07:36 AM
paste not working	donkey42	HWF Info & Issues	3	17-07-2006 03:41 PM
Is thermal paste neccasary?	mrreilly	Overclocking & Cooling	6	07-01-2006 10:29 PM
Thermal Paste	sabashuali	Overclocking & Cooling	10	27-09-2005 03:19 PM
Thermal Pad or Thermal Paste?	zRoCkIsAdDiCtInG	Overclocking & Cooling	58	14-07-2005 11:01 PM

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)