Right, I have a slight issue with my current build.
I've gone for a quite cheap enthusiast build, using a Gigabite X79-UD3 motherboard. Now I was working out which orientation to seat my CPU fan and decided upon orientating it to blow air into my largest fan (I'm using a NZXT Phantom). I installed the CPU and cooler, then discovered that my ram would just about not fit under the heat sink.
I very quickly removed the heat sink and repositioned the heat sink to blow the exhaust into the smaller fan but allowing all 4 ram bus's to be used. I added about 1/2 the amount of thermal paste again to the heat pipes of the heat sink before reapplying. For reference I'm using arctic silver 5.
2 Quick questions. One I have a small amount of thermal paste that’s squirted out from under the heat sink, its now running now, but when the CPU heats up will the paste get runny enough to o for a walk (after all AS5 is conductive)
Secondly will having taken off the heat sink and quickly moving it (and applying more paste) create a large heat problem? I don’t have any isopropyl alcohol right now and won’t be able to get any until next weekend. These new heat sinks with integrated heat pipes contacting the CPU seem to remove all bar the bare minimum thermal paste so from what i can guess the extra paste won’t cause a problem, but will the small extra amount of time in the air have caused a problem?
One tiny thing now that I think about it, is it possible to seat a 2011 CPU incorrectly, I am 99.9% sure I seated it right, but im always paranoid heh.
I should also say my PSU has yet to arrive, so it’s not been turned on yet.
I've gone for a quite cheap enthusiast build, using a Gigabite X79-UD3 motherboard. Now I was working out which orientation to seat my CPU fan and decided upon orientating it to blow air into my largest fan (I'm using a NZXT Phantom). I installed the CPU and cooler, then discovered that my ram would just about not fit under the heat sink.
I very quickly removed the heat sink and repositioned the heat sink to blow the exhaust into the smaller fan but allowing all 4 ram bus's to be used. I added about 1/2 the amount of thermal paste again to the heat pipes of the heat sink before reapplying. For reference I'm using arctic silver 5.
2 Quick questions. One I have a small amount of thermal paste that’s squirted out from under the heat sink, its now running now, but when the CPU heats up will the paste get runny enough to o for a walk (after all AS5 is conductive)
Secondly will having taken off the heat sink and quickly moving it (and applying more paste) create a large heat problem? I don’t have any isopropyl alcohol right now and won’t be able to get any until next weekend. These new heat sinks with integrated heat pipes contacting the CPU seem to remove all bar the bare minimum thermal paste so from what i can guess the extra paste won’t cause a problem, but will the small extra amount of time in the air have caused a problem?
One tiny thing now that I think about it, is it possible to seat a 2011 CPU incorrectly, I am 99.9% sure I seated it right, but im always paranoid heh.
I should also say my PSU has yet to arrive, so it’s not been turned on yet.
