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So what if thermal compound spreads?
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message t... In article , "Piotr Makley" says... Rob Morley wrote: What exactly is the problem if too much cpu compound is put on the core and it gets squashed out onto the surrounding area? Apart from looking messy, is there any real problem with this? Only if it's electrically conductive, or if there's so much that it actually holds the heatsink off the CPU. But why not just put a reasonable amount on in the first place? It is hard to judge the exact amount. Rather than put too little on and run the risk of not conducting heat away from the core, You clearly have no understanding of thermal transfer, which is maximised via metal-metal contact. You fall into the ingenue's trap of believing more is better, when it fact less is more. I usually err on the side of putting too much on. If you're not sure then try with a very small amount, remove the heatsink again and see how it's spread. Then clean and repeat. If you don't clean it off in between applications there's more chance that you will trap air in the compound. |
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