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heatsink compound question

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johnjk

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Is the radio shack stuff all that bad? It's all I got, and I need to get up and running today. I'm going to use it on a Duron btw. Also, any tricks to applying it.
 
No, go ahead & use it! it's not the best but it will provide a suitable interface. put a very thin coating on your cpu slug for best results.
 
If you run a Duron or Tbird, it will dry up after a few months and you will need to clean up and re-apply because these run rather hot. Otherwise it's good for mild overclocks. Arctic Silver is more permanent and performs better for high o/cs.
 
John, its better than nothing, but be aware of its limitations. If your Duron is not OCed, you should be OK. For the long term, however I'd look for a better solution.
 
Radio Shack compound is perfectly fine, and if dryout caused problems, the tube I bought in the 1970s would no longer be useable, and my stereo amplifier would probably be fried by now (it isn't).

All of you should worry less about CPU heat and more about heat from the motherboard's voltage regulator transistors and the high-power chips on the hard drives.
 
Jamarno,

The dryout problems dont' occur in normal uses or RS grease. But When you take into account 60W of cpu power + a very small contact surface + a very high clip pressure, you run into potential problems with Duron/T-bird RS grease use.

That being said, you can use RS grease temporarily... RS grease is better than no grease.

Mike
 
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