Is this ok for thermal paste?

[Craig234]

It got a little sloppy. There was a trail I wiped off with a q-tip. Does this look ok to proceed, or should I remove it and start over? Picture coming soon.

I'm concerned about using the articlean stuff to remove the smear, because I think it might then damage the remaining paste when it's spread however much I try to clean it.

Will that smear cause a problem?

 

[Crumpet]

We need to see the picture. But to be honest so long as there isn't thermal paste running off the sides of the processor, and you've actually put enough on for it to spread under pressure... You should be golden.

The rest of it is generally personal opinion labelled as fact.

 

[Craig234]

We need to see the picture. But to be honest so long as there isn't thermal paste running off the sides of the processor, and you've actually put enough on for it to spread under pressure... You should be golden.

The rest of it is generally personal opinion labelled as fact.

I saw a good video of someone using a clear piece of plastic to show how various methods end up spreading the past - useful and convinced me to use the pea method.

I'm waiting for the camera battery to charge and will post that. The streak did go just off the edge of the CPU but I removed it with the q-tip, it was very little.

 

[Craig234]

I went with the articooler 5 paste instead of the Cooler Master paste that came with the evo 212.

 

[Crumpet]

You should be fine then to be honest mate.

Like I said, everyone has their own opinion, and I, like you, spent ages researching it when I did my first build, but it seems like, if you've got a good brand of paste, which it seems you have, then it doesn't really make a difference so long as the cpu cooler is correctly fitted.

This video tries a lot of methods and the results are..... the same;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2MEAnZ3swQ

 

[Craig234]

 

[Craig234]

When I get a thumbs up to that, I'll put the heatsink on.

 

[Crumpet]

Seems A-ok to me!

 

[Craig234]

Now the problem is I'm trying to screw the connector on to the heat sink before putting it on and it just won't screw on yet. They have the screw hard to reach right under it in the middle.

Edit think I see the problem - no threads. I guess it just sits there.

 

[FrostigerFinger]

which cooler are you talking about?

 

[Crono]

I'm guessing it's the Hyper 212 EVO mentioned in the other thread.

OP, read the instructions that came with it, and watch a video if you need more help. At least you'll pick up the terminology by reading the manual.

The paste seems fine, by the way. It will spread and even out.

 

[Craig234]

It's on. The screws were hard to get started and I'm sure it slid around while I got them started. When I finished it was a a bit of an angle on the CPU and I had to twist it straight.

 

[Crumpet]

-edit- nevermind

 

[Craig234]

Ya, the hyper evo 212.

 

[Craig234]

pro tip: try not to drop the phillips metal screwdriver point first onto the motherboard.

 

[Craig234]

Next comes the hardest, tomorrow, the MB into the case and hooking up cables.

 

[Crumpet]

Good luck! Share some pics when she's up and running.

 

[Craig234]

Not sure which way to plug in the CPU fan cable, both ways are resisting.

Also there are two MB connecters CPU FAN 1 and CPU FAN 2, I'll just use 1.

 

[Craig234]

Good luck! Share some pics when she's up and running.

Thanks.

 

[Crono]

Not sure which way to plug in the CPU fan cable, seems to go either way.

It only goes in one way. There's a recess or notch on it that fits with the CPU fan motherboard header.

You can probably use either CPU 1 or 2 (usually one of them is for a water pump or other cooling options, IIRC), but you might want to check the motherboard manual if there's a difference between the two.

 

[Craig234]

It's on finally. Just didn't take at first.

 

[FrostigerFinger]

Not sure which way to plug in the CPU fan cable, seems to go either way.

Also there are two MB connecters CPU FAN 1 and CPU FAN 2, I'll just use 1.

CPU FAN 1 is the correct one for the primary CPU fan (some coolers have 2 fans).

The fan header does not fit on both orientations btw, look closely and you'll see that it is only meant for one orientation.

 

[Craig234]

CPU FAN 1 is the correct one for the primary CPU fan (some coolers have 2 fans).

The fan header does not fit on both orientations btw, look closely and you'll see that it is only meant for one orientation.

Ya, I saw the plug was clearly marked for one way, but the MB seemed not to have any counterpart marks.

All good though, I hope. I saw threads from people saying their fans wouldn't go etc...

 

[FrostigerFinger]

Ya, I saw the plug was clearly marked for one way, but the MB seemed not to have any counterpart marks.

All good though, I hope. I saw threads from people saying their fans wouldn't go etc...

That's weird, are you sure you didn't accidently break the plastic part of the mainboard?

 

[unseenmorbidity]

I saw a good video of someone using a clear piece of plastic to show how various methods end up spreading the past - useful and convinced me to use the pea method.

I'm waiting for the camera battery to charge and will post that. The streak did go just off the edge of the CPU but I removed it with the q-tip, it was very little.

yah I saw that too, but it's a poor experiment. They were ignoring numerous variables involved in the actual process that invalidated their results and conclusion.

Real world testing shows that's it doesn't matter anymore. The only way you can screw up is adding too little or way way too much.