important question

[soclax87]

i have already applied thermal compound to the CPU and put the heatsink on top and its been locked on w/ the fan and everything set up for like 2 hours

is it possible to now remove the heatsink and fan to attach a heat sensor underneath so that my CPU fan will run automatically...or will that mess something up?

 

[imverygifted]

you might want to redo the thermal compound if u decide to do that

 

[soclax87]

 

[soclax87]

ok thanks

 

[mechBgon]

This sounds like a recipe for Trouble. You should not have sensors or anything else between your CPU and heatsink, for starters. Generally you would want your CPU fan to run all the time, too.

 

[soclax87]

its not touching the CPU its like a cm away

 

[soclax87]

the directions say to place it on the underside of the heatsink but not between the CPU and heatsink

 

[soclax87]

and the CPU fan will run all the time..it will just adjust its speed automatically when it senses the temp

 

[V00D00]

Just make sure it doesn't mess up the contact of the heatsink with the processor.

 

[soclax87]

it didn't, XP is (slowly, very slowly) installing right now