heatsink installation

[cwilli8527]

Can anyone help me with a tip on how to install this so it will have a firm connection. It always seems to move a little bit, I am under the assumption it should be a gluelike fit. I am using artic silver thermal compound. I have tried varying degrees of the compound trying not to put to much on, but no matter it still moves around. Can anyone help Please?

[Reid]

The Arctic Silver compound is not an adhesive, but their 2-part thermal epoxy is. Are you trying to attach a heat sink to a video card or chipset?

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[sleddog]

And if CPU, what model CPU & heatsink is it?

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[Paleo Pete]

I've never seen a heatsink that didn't move just a little if you tried to wiggle it. The heatsink & fan should have spring clips to hold it down, and the thermal paste you referred to works by eliminating air pockets between the CPU & heatsink, as well as being heat conductive. Only a thin film is usually recommended, and it should give adequate results, even though the assembly seems to move. The clips that hold it down exert plenty pressure to hold it there and still not damage the CPU or socket.

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[cwilli8527]

A 900 mhz Athlon Cpu, I don't remember the name of the heatsink fan, but it is specificall for high mhz athlon cpu's. I ask about the looseness, because it works fine for about an hour or so, and then the system starts to slow and when I check it is the CPU getting Hot. The fan is plugged in and working, and the settings are correct, so i figure it is because it is not heatsinked properly, I have checked and double checked, but I can't seem to spread the compound with enough consistency, or I end up putting too much on it and have to remove it all. I thought about the orb but I would have to take out a stick of my memory to make room for it. I know they have a newer smaller one, but I don't know about that one yet. Thanks

[Randy_tx]

Is the CPU c o m p l e t e l y covered up by the fan? If not, you might want to TURN the fan around and put it on the other way to be sure to cover the entire cpu chip. The Athalon can EASILY be damaged by scraping the fan around too much installing it or by overheating as a result of it not being covered completely. You have a motherboard which tells you in the bios ("Health Status") what the temp of cpu is and WHAT THE RPM'S OF THE FAN ARE. The fan should be operating at 5000 rpm's or greater to cool that cpu. Too much thermal grease is WORSE than none at all. If you want to make SURE it's right......take it to a technician before you burn it up!

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[Reid]

If the heat sink was not making good contact, I think you would have problems sooner than after one hour of operation. Are you overclocking the CPU? That could make cooling more difficult. Does your case have an intake or exhaust fan in addition to the power supply fan? The PS fan alone is often not adequate to remove the heat.


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