codes at the back of athlon cpu's - thermal paste

[alfietooch]

i know they mean something in terms of overclocking ablities.. just re-applied thermal paste on my heatsink... saw the code at the back of my cpu to be..sh** i forgot..somthing like akoai ... sorry... i know agoia are good.. what can you say bout my cpu?? is this good for overclocking??? by the way..does too much thermal paste ..prevent a cpu to be overclocked... my cpu wouldnt go past 133 .. xp 1800+ when the heatsink was applied.. i removed the heatsink fan and to my surprise.. thermal paste all over.. cpu as welll... could this be the cause?? thnks...

 

[drewdogg808]

akoai? i can't say i've ever heard of that stepping before. as far as the thermal paste/grease goes, you want to apply a really thin layer. too much is no good.