Thermal goo application along with a removal question

[RabeaticSquirrel]

Ok, I just picked up a GlobalWin FOP32 for my Athlon 800. Now I'm using ASUS probe to take my temp reading (don't laugh, I don't know of anything better than that to use, any suggestions are appreciated) and for some reason it posts around 50 C. I really think that is off, b/c I can touch the HS and I hardly feel any heat at all, even at the base of the HS it is only slightly warm. SO I went out and bought a thermal sensing cable for my MoBo, haven't gotten a chance to test that yet. Any suggestions?

Second. When I installed the GlobalWin it had the blue sticker on the base of the HS (which I removed) and some factory epoxy or thermal transfer compound. I think it's epoxy from the thick consistency of it. It's pink in color if that helps anything. Anywho, I'm pretty disappointed with that HS, so I bought a Hedgehog HS (with the Loud a*s delta fan of course). I also bought a tube of artic silver thermal compund. TWO QUESTIONS HERE. First: The original "pink" goo from the GlobalWin is still around my CPU core, should I remove that before applying the artic silver? Second: How and where do I apply the artic silver. I know that it only takes a VERY thin layer, too much will hinder the thermal transfer, but do you actually apply it on the CPU core itself or around it?

 

[Nevin]

Yes, remove the left over remnants of the phase change material. Careful use of a toothbrush and Goof Off takes it off quickly. Clean the toothbrush as you go with Goof Off and a rag. (Use a toothbrush you don't plan on brushing your teeth with anymore.) Keep the Goof Off away from the padded feet; it also breaks down their attachment glue. (If you screw up and get the feet all wet and they come off, they can be put back on once they dry.)

Put the Arctic Silver only on the top of the core as shown in these instructions.
Arctic Silver Application Instructions

Nevin House
Arctic Silver LLC

 

[RabeaticSquirrel]

Have you heard anything about the Hedgehog having chemical reactions with thermal goo?

 

[RabeaticSquirrel]

And what exactly is this "Goo off" that your speaking of? Is it like the chemicals used to clean the tip of a soldering iron?

 

[Nevin]

Goof Off is a cleaning product available everywhere...Walmart, Home Depot, Rite Aid, Thriftys.

Nevin

 

[Poof]

<< Goof Off is a cleaning product available everywhere...Walmart, Home Depot, Rite Aid, Thriftys. >>



I think it's actually called &quot;Goo Gone&quot;. It was advertised (&quot;as seen on TV&quot; LOL) last year as something that could remove adhesive-based things from objects, eg., price tags, etc, and could also disolve and remove the adhesive's leftover goop... all without damaging the object.

 

[Nevin]

Goo gone is another similar product to Goof Off. Should also work.

Nevin

 

[Poof]

<< Goo gone is another similar product to Goof Off. Should also work. >>



Ahh! IC.

More competition!

Good to know in case I can't get one of them.

 

[dkozloski]

Hair spray is a good cheap substitute for any of that glue and label remover stuff.

 

[RabeaticSquirrel]

Are we talking Aunt Betty's, 14 hour hold my hair higher than a bird flies packed under 15,000 PSI aersol cans with more government warnings than a nuclear bomb, hair spray? Or something more along the gay hairdresser spritz line?

Rabie

 

[Poof]

LOL RabeaticSquirrel!

I think those hairsprays contain acetates (similar chemically to polish remover, which is acetone). As an organic solvent, they'll dissolve alot of those organic-based adhesives (this is spoken as a chemist )

In my case, after scraping as much as I could of the heavily scored and useless thermal pad off my GlobalWin, I used polish remover to clean off the rest of the goo. Then wiped it with a pad dampened with Isopropyl alcohol and finally allowed the whole thing to dry. Worked great.