installing xp 90 on p4

[Synon25]

hello guys,

This is my first shot at installing a heatsink. I have a p4 2.8 c and I just got an xp 90 for it. Right now i'm using the stock hsf and thermal pad. I have some rubbing alcohol and i'm wondering would a cotton swab be alright for cleaning the heatspreader. I'm gonna be using as - 5 as my thermal paste. Any useful information or links would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

[Uncle Bob]

alcohol based solvent should be ok, although I'd recommend a lint free cloth as opposed to cotton buds. Ideal are those swabs the medics use before giving an injection....

Just be careful of static OK?

Oh, check mechBgon's guides. very informative

http://www.omnicast.net/~tmcfa...uides/build/index.html

 

[Synon25]

Well I got the old stock hsf off without to much of a problem. Now i'm in the process of cleaning the heatspreader, applying the as 5 and then installing my new heatsink. Hopefully i'll be able to post an update with system temperatures . As a side note three of the fins on the xp 90 were bent. Only at the very very tip. I straightened them out but when I did the one on the outside cracked a little. I suppose it doesn't really matter, but sure was frustrating. Wish me luck

 

[montag451]

gl

 

[Synon25]

Solved

 

[Synon25]

Solved

 

[Farmer]

Please, don't do that. This is a forum. People are supposed to learn from other people's experiences. If everyone killed their threads when they solved their own problem, we wouldn't have too much of a forum.

 

[Synon25]

well it was really dumb, and really really obvious, and I felt a little stupid about the question i asked so i removed it to save myself some embarassment. sorry

 

[Synon25]

Hey guys,

I will be posting temperatures soon

Woot

 

[Synon25]

My temperaturs are as follows:

Cpu, Motherboard, Ram

35 30 35