[conspire] How to check if a mobo is compatible with

jim stockford jim at well.com
Sun Mar 30 10:18:52 PDT 2008


there may be a variety of formulas, but i
recall a warning that thermolytic grease
is a carcinogen: don't get it on your skin.



On Mar 30, 2008, at 10:12 AM, prosolutions at gmx.net wrote:

> So wrote David Fox on Sunday, 30 March 2008:
>> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:41:05 -0700
>> From: David Fox <dfox94085 at gmail.com>
>> To: conspire at linuxmafia.com
>> Subject: Re: [conspire] How to check if a mobo is compatible with
>>
>> On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 6:04 AM, K Sandoval <indigo.kai at gmail.com>  
>> wrote:
>>> Hiya Everyone, Kai here.
>>
>> wow you're up early :)
>>
>>>  Item 1) Do I need to purchase some CPU/Heat sink Jelly? Yes / No  ?
>>>   I don't have any that I know of.
>>>  Arctic Silver AS5-35 Silver Thermal Compound
>>>   
>>> http://www.centralcomputers.com/commerce/ccp19974--arctic-silver- 
>>> as5-35-silver-thermal-compound-fan-as5-3g-cpuzzzasas5r.htm
>>
>
> Hi, if you are building your own system, you absolutely need  
> thermolytic
> grease between the CPU and fan.  The goal is to have an extremely thin  
> coating of
> it that is applied homogeneously across the surface of the heat sink.
> You do not want too much of it, any clumps, or any areas where it is
> missing.  They sell tubes of it at Fry's for like $2.95.
>
>
>
>
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