How do you atach this heatsink with thermal paste and have it stay in place? cut out the center and put the thermal paste there, leaving edges w/tape?
1827370
These heatsinks actually came with pressure sensitive adhesive thermal pads. just remove paper and press on
1827371
It came with pre cut thermal tape attached to back of heatsinks, all you need to do is peel other side of tape backing and stick onto CPU, Ethernet, and voltage regulator.
1827372
no paste involved. peel off backing and stick on. very easy. works great but not really necessary to have. i just wanted to try them out.
1827373
It isnt necessary to use paste, because it isnt pc processor and it dont warm same pc processor. You need just to use the tape included.
1336029
This should already have some thermal paste pre-applied on the heatsink. All new CPU's that include heatsinks will either have it pre-applied or in a small pouch.
1355268
Thermal interface material is pre-applied to the heat sink. Thermal grease should not be necessary unless you are removing and reattaching the heat sink to the processor. Here is a link that explains what you get: http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-030329.htm.
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You really do. I had plenty of hose to run the CPU to the cooling unit within a full sized case. If I had to guess I have about a 1 foot of tube remaining after the install (including my mess-up which I will describe later). Just remember not to have the hoses any longer than they have to be or else they will bend. I thought it looked awesome to have it in a loop, but it quickly turned to dismay when the loop kinked and I had to throw away a full installation worth of hose.
1760731
As I stated in my review I fastened a finned aluminum heatsink to the top of an RC's ectronic speed control for my offroad race truck. I still had a temp issue so I installed a cooling fan on the heatsik with only the ARCTIC LLUMINUM adhesive holding it on. You will need a sizable contact patch to fasten something down with it so if you are trying to fasten individual fins it may not work. I do think it will work if your fins are connected at the bottom to a main base-plate that you want to fasten to you cover. If you try it follow directions carefully and exactly remembering they recomend the two mating serfaces must very flat and you can't just glue around the edges and expect it to hold and transfer the heat. You must spread a thin layer over entire pc. to be attached and clamp down to squeeze out excess glue till dry! I hope this helped you out because this is the kind of OFF THE WALL stuff I specialize in and make my living on!!!! w
497333
First, you do not want to put them between the cpu and heatsink. Doing that will not allow a solid "connection" with the thermal paste better the two components. That wing said, I placed them underneath the mobo where the cpu is located. Do not tape the probe to mobo. Just use electrical tape on the insulation of the cable at Tape it to the back wall. Beneath the mobo and have the probe angled towards the cpu. It won't be extremely accurate but it will be very close. For the HDD, you can use electrical tape on the insulation and rape it on the Hdd brackets after you've set and locked the HDD in the case. And angle it so the probe rests on the Hdd. As for the system probe. I placed it so the is just sticking inside the case through the holes used for the cable management. Have it placed as centered as possible for the most accurate temperature. The measurements won't be 100% as a digital probe would be (software that reads the hardware sensors). But it'll be close with a +-5 10 deg C.
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Yes... but I'd recommend replacing it. The thermal paste is on the stock cooler. It comes in three thick bands with gaps in between them. I'd recommend at least spreading these out to cover the entire CPU before installing. I removed the stock paste completely and went with my own application to ensure even coverage.
1366172
It's intended to be thermally conductive not thermally adhesive although it does seem to stick or "adhere" to a small degree. I personally wouldn't rely on it to act like a glue for attaching a heatsink to anything.
2280361
Make sure there is not too much thermal paste between the heat sink and the cpu.
1764280
I use the Cosair Vengeance Memory which are about the same size and they fit under the cooler but I have to remove the cooler to change out the stick closest to the heatsink.
981124
Based on my experience with thermal paste it works better the longer it has been installed without vibrations or part movement. Unless you remove your heat sink OR have heat issues after moving your device often (As with a laptop) you should not need to replace your thermal paste. If you are having heat issues on any device you should first dust the heat sinks and parts before replacing your thermal paste because it takes a while (Around 200 hours of heating and cooling cycles for Arctic Silver) to break the paste in before it works at its best.
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I don't about that particular laptop but the standard is to try a pea-pod shape or like a thick grain of rice in the middle. Then put the heat sink back on, press it lightly. Now take the heat sink out and check how it's spreading. The paste should cover +90% of the surface area.
2014952
Thankfully the thermal compound is not pre applied on the heatsink. It comes in a little plastic sleeve, seperatly. I would definitely apply the artic silver 5 compound instead of what comes with the heatsink. By the way this closed loop cooler is AWESOME. Lemme know if you have any other questions about it.
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It took me 3 hours. It's like swapping ram. Easy except alignment at the end. You have to align the chip or your picture won't be aligned. Lot's of trial and error to get it just perfect. Part of the time was for cleaning dust and using silver paste rather than the the bad thermal pad that does not conduct heat very well. I think that poor heat conductance caused chip failure. That's why I took my time to clean dust off and using silver paste to replace thermal pad.
1764283
Put the RAM sticks in first BEFORE you install this cooler. Learned that the hard way. Had gotten some ram with heatsinks that made them stick up higher than normal. Had trouble installing them cause the heat pipes on the cooler were too low.
1355266
There is no additional thermal compound included just the small amount that is on the heatsink. Unless you are going to use a different heatsink or attempt to overclock the CPU there should be sufficient thermal compound on the factory heatsink.
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no you have to supply your own thermal paste. There's instructions on youtube if you are wondering how to do it. it essence when you buy the paste you will have a plastic template put a generous blob of paste on top of the CPU and spread it around liberally with the template in place so that you are sure all of it is covered. Attach the fan to the top of this and screw it into position. Motherboards and fans do vary a lot so don't take my passing advice google exactly how to do it for your motherboard and fan/cooler as there's loads of video tutorials on youtube. I won't be held responsible for cooked CPU's. no you have to supply your own thermal paste. There's instructions on youtube if you are wondering how to do it. it essence when you buy the paste you will have a plastic template put a generous blob of paste on top of the CPU and spread it around liberally with the template in place so that you are sure all of it is covered. Attach the fan to the top of this and screw it into position. Motherboards and fans do vary a lot so don't take my passing advice google exactly how to do it for your motherboard and fan/cooler as there's loads of video tutorials on youtube. I won't be held responsible... » Read More no you have to supply your own thermal paste. There's instructions on youtube if you are wondering how to do it. it essence when you buy the paste you will have a plastic template put a generous blob of paste on top of the CPU and spread it around liberally with the template in place so that you are sure all of it is covered. Attach the fan to the top of this and screw it into position. Motherboards and fans do vary a lot so don't take my passing advice google exactly how to do it for your motherboard and fan/cooler as there's loads of video tutorials on youtube. I won't be held responsible for cooked CPU's. « Show Less