12-17-2001, 02:38 PM
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Lieutenant Junior Grade
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 54
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Thermal Goop
I was wondering how often i should be replacing the thermal compound i use between the cpu and the heatsink. i'm using a GlobalWIN WBK68 Heatsink and artic silver thermal compound right now and the temps start @ 25C then rise up to 38-45C after 30mins. is that normal and between normal temps that i should be getting? thanks for the help.
Abit KT7A w/ RAID Motherboard 1Ghz 200fsb @ 1.33Ghz 266FSB AMD CPU GlobalWIN WBK68 Heatsink |
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12-17-2001, 03:05 PM
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Chief of Naval Operations
  
Join Date: Dec 1999
Posts: 11,037
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Personally, I don't replace the thermal compound. Once its on right, it stays on. No need to keep screwing around with the cpu, especially with tbirds. Unless there is a compelling reason to replace the thermal compound.
When your computer first turns, your parts will have just started running. So everything will cool. After running for a while, the cpu will get to its running temperature. 38-45C is okay. |
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