How to "properly" apply AS5 on Q6600?

Mr Paul

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Ok I've been putting it off for a while as it's such a pain in the arse to reseat my Tuniq Tower, but I need to get it done.

Originally I just used the blob in the middle trick and then plopped the TT on the top. Always got higher temps from the two outer cores.

So what's the best way to put it on these days to ensure best possible temps?

Thanks

P
 
I've always done what you said with the blob in the middle and let the heatsink itself do the rest.

Everytime I take the heatsink off, the paste seems evenly distributed. Not sure what else you can do apart from measuring the exact amount of paste you put on there.
 
Ive allways used the website's method but a lot of people recommend putting a blob on the processor and then rubbing it in with cling film on your finger to get an even spread.
 
spreading thinly works great on cpus with flat ihs, but since most core duos and core quads have concave or convex ihs probably best using the line method. Aways worked fine for me :)
 
I chose to go with the 'line' method on my first quad, the Q6700.
I get very even temps across all four cores this way and happy with the temps generally too:)
 
sulli said:
spreading thinly works great on cpus with flat ihs, but since most core duos and core quads have concave or convex ihs...
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Actually even spreading would work well only for convex heat spreader because in case of both surfaces being flat it traps air very easily and whole point of these thermal materials is replacing air between surfaces with something thermally more conductive.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXLu1Ms-q4
 
As the website shows - put a thin line left<>right in the middle of the text... (horizontal line through the text not a vertical line as in the video above)


With a quad core and AS5 spreading will almost deffinatly have worse results - and a blob in the middle isn't ideal either...
 
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I put a blob the size of a grain of rice in the center of the heatsink and spread with an old credit card until I have a thin layer across the face of the HS.
 
Chris_83 said:
I put a blob the size of a grain of rice in the center of the heatsink and spread with an old credit card until I have a thin layer across the face of the HS.
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+ 1

but I use my white platinum :)

£125 for a CPU
£1.50 for thermal paste

there's some things a platinum can pay for - an even spread lol
 
Hutchy said:
I've always done what you said with the blob in the middle and let the heatsink itself do the rest.

Everytime I take the heatsink off, the paste seems evenly distributed. Not sure what else you can do apart from measuring the exact amount of paste you put on there.
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There are some videos on Youtube using a piece of glass as a substitute for the cooler, the blob in the middle seems to work best I agree with Hutchy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffK7L0Qj13Q&annotation_id=annotation_461720&feature=iv
 
i just swapped out an E8500 for a Q6600, literally just took heatsink off, cleaned, whacked a "blob" of mx-3 in middle and put heatsink on, checked to see spread and then put back on.

If it covers the chip then its rather irrelavant how you did lines on there.

btw - idles low 30's ;)
 
Blob or Spreading is BAD for intel quad cores... BAD - look at the video above (tho they don't show the correct application for an intel quad) - spreading results in too many air bubbles and not enough paste in the areas you actually need it (and too much in areas you don't) and blobs only cover 40-60% of the core area you need to cover for a quad (if you put a blob on and its spread over the entire IHS your either using crap quality paste or put far too much on - you only want a thin layer).
 
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PaulyD said:
i just swapped out an E8500 for a Q6600, literally just took heatsink off, cleaned, whacked a "blob" of mx-3 in middle and put heatsink on, checked to see spread and then put back on.

If it covers the chip then its rather irrelavant how you did lines on there.

btw - idles low 30's ;)
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Why did you swap an E8500 for a Q6600? :confused:
 
I updated my post above heh... a bigger blob is bad - you want a thin even covering just to fill the gaps - not a thick layer to make it harder for the heat to get through.
 
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