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The "anything" thread

I read that shortly after I posted the previous post and I would presume it's the same with any kind of paste, as even though I do have Arctic Cooling paste around instead of Arctic Silver based on googling I haven't found any difference between how to apply the two pastes, only difference is pretty much their respective performance, burn-in periods and so on.

On the other hand it seems like vertical method is recommended for i7 CPUs.

Edit: On the other hand this seems to disagree in general: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/What-is-the-Best-Way-to-Apply-Thermal-Grease-Part-1/1303/1

Sounds like a better option to put a small blob in the middle instead.
 
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I read that shortly after I posted the previous post and I would presume it's the same with any kind of paste, as even though I do have Arctic Cooling paste around instead of Arctic Silver based on googling I haven't found any difference between how to apply the two pastes, only difference is pretty much their respective performance, burn-in periods and so on.

On the other hand it seems like vertical method is recommended for i7 CPUs.

Edit: On the other hand this seems to disagree in general: http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/What-is-the-Best-Way-to-Apply-Thermal-Grease-Part-1/1303/1

Sounds like a better option to put a small blob in the middle instead.

Well the one thing that I have read universally is that too much results in higher temperatures. Looking at the one stripe method in the pics, the stripe they applied appears wider (more) than what was recommended for my cpu (1 mm wide). I know I used a bit less :D
 
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*snerk*

You know your future as a businessman is finished when even major corporations are openly mocking you.



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