need real quick help plz (ribbon13??? )

[forbin]

i just got my retail 3000+ and gigabyte board in the mail. dont i have to put thermal compound between the cpu and its heatsink before locking them in ? there was no instructions to do so in the amd retail box (besides saying you must use thermal compound in the warnings) . no compound came in the box with the processor. do i need to run to compusa before they close ?

 

[nick1985]

well im not ribbon13, but ill answer. your retail heatsink that came with your CPU has whats called a thermal pad. it should look like a square inch of grey matter. that is sufficient to use.

good luck!

 

[MustISO]

If it's a retail CPU the thermal material is already on the heatsink, should be a patch of it on the bottom. If you want to use something different you need to remove the stuff on the heatsink and put on the new stuff.

 

[ribbon13]

Look on the bottom of the HSF. ^^ Should see a Shin-etsu pad

 

[nick1985]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Look on the bottom of the HSF. ^^ Should see a Shin-etsu pad

you have slipped below 80PPD. get on the ball....

 

[ribbon13]

I've been doing a lot of research and development for home automation. Eats a large chunk of time.

I do however now have my refrigerator on the network, and can remotely check and change the temperature of the freezer, fridge, and 3 crisper drawers separately ^^

 

[LikeLinus]

ribbon13 - When are you going to send me pictures of your computer? You have a webcam and sent me the picture of a speaker (one of 14 you say around your computer), but for some reason you said you didn't have a camera and then you quit answering my pm's. Whats the deal? I want to see that kick butt computer of yours. Show and tell time!