25-02-2006, 02:49 AM
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Too much thermal grease?
for an AMD A64 should you cover the whole top of the PC with ArticSilver5? in the past i've just added a pea sized drop and let the PSU spread it out in a circle that nearly covers the CPU, but the directions with the heatsink said to cover the yop of the CPU. what do you guys think, is the center circle enough?
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25-02-2006, 02:37 AM
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What i do is place a small drop on the CPU die, put a freezer bag over my finger and spread the grease around the die so it ends up as a thin layer (edge to edge). The idea behind the bag is so there aren't any descrepencies caused by fingerprints.
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