Okay, I've got a Freezer 7 and am using MX-2but I can't get the temps down and I suspect I'm over doing the amount of paste.
Thing is I worry about not getting enough paste on the thing and blowing it up! Now I know CPU's have some form of thermal shutdown so shouldn't damage? but what about chipsets, that really bothers me....
Logically if there is no paste at all but a heat Sink in place it should still provide some cooling, but would It be enough to protect from damage? Its this that means I tend to put enough on that I can be confident of full coverage, especially as the fit of the freezer 7 seems a little flimsy? (would much prefer some kind of more positive attachment like bolts or clamps than this hole clippy lark, couldn't be that expensive to put on an MB could it)
Anyway long an short is how do I Judge the right amount of paste?
Thing is I worry about not getting enough paste on the thing and blowing it up! Now I know CPU's have some form of thermal shutdown so shouldn't damage? but what about chipsets, that really bothers me....
Logically if there is no paste at all but a heat Sink in place it should still provide some cooling, but would It be enough to protect from damage? Its this that means I tend to put enough on that I can be confident of full coverage, especially as the fit of the freezer 7 seems a little flimsy? (would much prefer some kind of more positive attachment like bolts or clamps than this hole clippy lark, couldn't be that expensive to put on an MB could it)
Anyway long an short is how do I Judge the right amount of paste?