installing a new CPU

[guynexdoor]

I have a socket 939 AMD 64 3000 in my PC right now. I bought an OEM AMD X2 3800 socket 939 from tigerdirect.

do I simply replace the cpu? do I need special glue or something? I am gonna use the existing fan that came with my previous CPU. please advise.

Thanks.

 

[PCTC2]

you're going to need a Thermal Interface Material (TIM) such as Arctic Silver 5 (AS5) or MX-1. Then you will also need at least 90% Isopropyl Alcohol (91% available at CVS if you've got them around you) and a synthetic cloth gauze (or similar) also available at CVS or like.

Then you clean your CPU and Heatsink with the Isopropyl, careful not to get fingerprints or lint or threads or anything on it. Then place the AS5 in a small dot a little smaller than a pea on the center of the cpu, and squash it down with the heatsink, rotate a few degrees in each direction, and then bolt down the heatsink and ENJOY!

EDIT:::: BTW, Google, and the Search function are your best friends.

 

[guynexdoor]

uhh, crap.

i didn't do any of that. I just put the new CPU in! what's gonna happen?

 

[PCTC2]

well, there may be enough thermal interface material on the old HS that it won't overheat too badly, but it could overheat and throttle, or just shut down. there may be airbubbles in the TIM so it might not make good contact. you're going to want to find a Temperature Monitor for your processor (Use Google) and check your temperature and then buy some AS5.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Why not just remove the heatsink and processor, clean them off, and reinstall it, the right way?

 

[guynexdoor]

I just ordered some Arc silver from newegg...

in the meantime, my pc is running fine, at around 37C

 

[A554SS1N]

That the load temp? If it is, might as well leave it for now and keep monitoring it.

 

[guynexdoor]

yeah, well I d/l speedfan, but I can't tell which temp is for the CPU...

it's dual core, and so I assume it reads to temps...but there's like temp 1 temp 2 and temp 3, and I can't tell which is which....

 

[ViRGE]

Use CoreTemp.

 

[google01103]

If you're gonna oc you probably want a better hsf, minimally the stock AMD with heatpipes

 

[guynexdoor]

Originally posted by: google01103
If you're gonna oc you probably want a better hsf, minimally the stock AMD with heatpipes

I made a mistake! It's at 52 C!

My A silver won't be here for another week. It's still running though. Is this going to damage my computer?

Which kind of HSF do you recommend for my 939
amd x2 3800?

I don't want to spend more than $50

Please someone tell me that 52 C is "OK" for now...

 

[ViRGE]

52C is okay for now.

 

[guynexdoor]

OK, good. The thermal grease should be here next week...

How do I really know that my dual core is making a difference? I can't tell if it's any faster than my previous AMD64 3000 CPU...

any HSF recommendations in my price range?

 

[Bill Kunert]

Did you go to the AMD site and download the dual core optimizer? Microsoft also has a hot fix for dual core systems.

 

[coreyb]

what effect would fingerprints have on the cpu?

 

[ViRGE]

Originally posted by: coreyb
what effect would fingerprints have on the cpu?

Fingerprints == oil == worse heat transfer. You'll want to clean the top of any CPU before applying thermal paste and the HSF.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Would it be advisable to wear latex lab gloves when installing the CPU?

 

[ViRGE]

Uhh, I guess you could if you wanted to, but they'd need to be unpowdered. You don't really need gloves, just hold the CPU from the sides (that way you're neither touching the cap or the contacts).