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Offline Butcher

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Re: Need some advice on building a rig
« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2012, 03:43:13 PM »
Quote from: cattb on February 13, 2012, 03:11:44 PM
To much compound can actually act as a insulator and the heat from the CPU may not travel efficiently to the CPU cooler.

I will make sure to research it further before attempting, much appreciated on this warning. My biggest fear is always the BIOS and heat sink
when i considered this build, BIOS I will probably leave it to factory default with a few changes nothing major.

Its going to have raid I would assume to use Raid 0 for performance or Raid 1 for mirroring? any thoughts?
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Re: Need some advice on building a rig
« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2012, 03:58:07 PM »
Quote from: Flench on February 13, 2012, 12:46:09 PM
I see that ,I think but my last build I plasterd it all over the CPU and never had any trouble out of it . Got the Heat sink in a small tube and figured you supose to use it all ?

Another method is to use rubber gloves while handling the CPU and the paste. If you don't have gloves, a couple of zip-lock bags works great too.
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Re: Need some advice on building a rig
« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2012, 05:42:20 PM »
Quote from: The Fugitive on February 13, 2012, 03:58:07 PM
Another method is to use rubber gloves while handling the CPU and the paste. If you don't have gloves, a couple of zip-lock bags works great too.


hmmmmmmmmmmmmm............... ..and you go by the name "THE FUGITIVE...................ok im now officially getting nervous!
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Re: Need some advice on building a rig
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2012, 06:16:18 PM »
Quote from: FLOTSOM on February 13, 2012, 05:42:20 PM

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm............... ..and you go by the name "THE FUGITIVE...................ok im now officially getting nervous!


Oh I have rubber gloves, plastic sheets, bone saws, what ever you need  :noid
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Re: Need some advice on building a rig
« Reply #19 on: February 13, 2012, 06:30:18 PM »
Quote from: The Fugitive on February 13, 2012, 06:16:18 PM

Oh I have rubber gloves, plastic sheets, bone saws, what ever you need  :noid

HAHAHA Fugitive , same here . All but the PC part's I need , lol .
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Re: Need some advice on building a rig
« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2012, 08:22:21 PM »
I don't know about skuzzy's message it seems subliminal. However, take your time and most of all enjoy savor every plug in, attachment, every wire placement. Make it beautiful. Be a craftsman.
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Re: Need some advice on building a rig
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2012, 01:28:34 AM »
Just for clarification, I noticed someone talking about thermal paste using the expression 'heat sink'. If articulated sloppily, sink and zinc sound much alike, but zinc paste is not suitable for electronic use.

A heat sink:


Thermal paste:



Zinc paste:

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Re: Need some advice on building a rig
« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2012, 08:43:58 AM »
Detailed instructions on how to apply thermal compound to a CPU can be found here on the Arctic Silver web site.

Per their write-up:

"Important: Keep the surface free of foreign materials and do NOT touch the surface after it has been cleaned. A hair, piece of lint, and even dead skin cells can significantly affect the thermal interface's performance. Oils from you fingers can adversely affect the performance by preventing the micronized silver or ceramic fill from directly contacting the metal surfaces. (Fingerprints can be as thick as 0.005")"

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Re: Need some advice on building a rig
« Reply #23 on: March 10, 2012, 04:58:20 AM »
Arctic silver recommends a grain of rice sized amount I use this amount on all my build and no heat issues ever
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