i have removed my heatsink before bcz of the noises it creates after a year using it so i decided to clean it ... at the bottom i notice a dry and cracking stuff(my first thought was did the heatsink melt the processor) then i put it back and then still got the same loud noise i decided to buy a chasis fan to cool things off
until recently i did some thinking and remember that i once saw a video showing a man putting on a compound or paste onto the bottom of the heatsink
so i want to know if the paste are available seperately or does it only come with a new heatsink?
how can i replace the paste with any household items?such as papers, silicon compound, thick glue paste? or anything which can be like the real paste
2007-03-07 15:32:46 · 3 answers · asked by draco_987 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Yes, it's available seperately.
Thermal paste is very cheap - just go to a local computer store and ask for a small tube of it. Stores such as Fry's, PC Club, Radio Shack should all have it.
2007-03-07 15:37:28 · answer #1 · answered by BigRez 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when it dries yes it looks like what your seeing ... heres a link where you can get some cheap . you only need a small dab on there about the size of a tic-tac
..http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1283739
2007-03-07 15:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by quake6910 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be heat reducing paste, there's no way to make this yourself but you can purchase it here http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=503
2007-03-07 15:37:38 · answer #3 · answered by Cataclysmica 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋