- Jun 13, 2003
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I'm a complete newbie when it comes to recent systems. The last system I built was a P3 800mhz system. Now I'm building a new system, with an AMD 64 3400+ Clawhammer. What worries me most is when the time comes to put on the HSF. I have never installed one before, and I have heard all the horror stories about cracking the CPU while installing heavy HSFs.
At first I was going to get a normal CPU, but the 1mb L2 cache was just too tempting. My friend tells me that the DTR chips do not have a protected core, and so that risk of breaking the chip still exists.
So basically, HOW do I properly install a HSF onto an AMD 64 (754)? Applying thermal paste and all that jazz too. How do I do it without breaking the CPU? I absolutely CANNOT afford to break the CPU. The mobo I'm getting (Lanparty UT) already has mounting brackets, and I'm getting the Zalman CNPS7000B HSF.
Thanks!
At first I was going to get a normal CPU, but the 1mb L2 cache was just too tempting. My friend tells me that the DTR chips do not have a protected core, and so that risk of breaking the chip still exists.
So basically, HOW do I properly install a HSF onto an AMD 64 (754)? Applying thermal paste and all that jazz too. How do I do it without breaking the CPU? I absolutely CANNOT afford to break the CPU. The mobo I'm getting (Lanparty UT) already has mounting brackets, and I'm getting the Zalman CNPS7000B HSF.
Thanks!