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There is that, although solder flows well, so it may be possible to solder on a heat-sync, as long as there wasn't anything in the way, like a motherboard for example.

Melting regular lead solder onto the cpu cover is a really, REALLY bad idea.

Even on the ancient pentium 3 I have to the left of me (along with a K6-2 with all of its pins bent and an A80286, of which at least two pins are still viable)? Those ancient processors were used to troll an AMD fan.

(06-27-2012, 05:12 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Melting regular lead solder onto the cpu cover is a really, REALLY bad idea.

I read somewhere that Tuniq's TX-2 was rubber based.
Is this true?

Can you find a source on that? That doesn't make any sense.

(06-27-2012, 01:06 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Can you find a source on that? That doesn't make any sense.

Not a one.
What is it made of then?

I don't know, it's a company secret just like almost all chemical products. Boron nitride, beryllium oxide, aluminum nitride, aluminum oxide, zinc oxide, and silicon dioxide are all common conductor chemicals used in similar thermal grease products so I would expect some of them to be used.

Haven't read all of your comments, but I believe people here at the Dolphin Hardware forums make a big deal out of thermal paste. Intels own thermal paste, that comes with the stock coolers etc. is nearly equivalent to arctic MX-4, first off why would the manufacturer skimp on the thermal paste. If they did, and you replaced it you'd gain a ~2 degrees cooler running CPU.

Now, I know that thermal paste degrades over time, but you'll definetly notice if the thermal paste has degraded. Laptops tend to run hotter. Fact. Most laptops run on ~75 degrees on full load. Other laptops run even hotter.

I believe that going through the hassle changing the thermal paste on a laptop is not worth the effort.

peace

(06-28-2012, 08:37 AM)TSA Wrote: [ -> ]why would the manufacturer skimp on the thermal paste.

Less=better as long as it covers the whole surface

Quote:Haven't read all of your comments, but I believe people here at the Dolphin Hardware forums make a big deal out of thermal paste. Intels own thermal paste, that comes with the stock coolers etc. is nearly equivalent to arctic MX-4, first off why would the manufacturer skimp on the thermal paste. If they did, and you replaced it you'd gain a ~2 degrees cooler running CPU.

It depends. Sometimes you can easily drop your cpu core temperatures 5-10 C by replacing degraded paste or inferior paste. It costs next to nothing so why not?

I haven't seen it become a big deal on these forums except for a few posts and the ivy bridge thread where the issue of TIM being used instead of solder as a conductor between the cpu and the heatspreader was raised.

Quote: first off why would the manufacturer skimp on the thermal paste

The same reason any company does anything, it's cheaper and easier.

Of course this depends on what you mean by "skimp". Do you mean that they don't provide enough (which I find is not the case)? Or that the stuff they provide isn't as good as most of the aftermarket products (which I find is the case)?

Quote:If they did, and you replaced it you'd gain a ~2 degrees cooler running CPU.

Depends. In my experience with intel stock coolers you can lower your cpu temperatures pretty significantly just by replacing the thermal compound.

Quote:Now, I know that thermal paste degrades over time, but you'll definetly notice if the thermal paste has degraded. Laptops tend to run hotter. Fact. Most laptops run on ~75 degrees on full load. Other laptops run even hotter.

I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here.

Quote:I believe that going through the hassle changing the thermal paste on a laptop is not worth the effort.

Unless the paste goes bad and it becomes a serious problem I am inclined to agree with you. However you could also make the case that there is no reason not to do it if you know how given how cheap it is. I agree with you but I see where the other side is coming from. I mainly agree with you because I'm too lazy to do it unless I absolutely have to (which pretty much never happens).