I think its paste..well..it is pre-applied thermal paste which actually looks like a pad..so I'm not sure lolz!

So, it won't damage my CPU?

There's a statement on my Motherboard Instrucktion Book, they said " Inadequately removing the HSF from the CPU may damage the CPU"

I'm really scared if my Q6600 fly away ToT

then better reapply lor... haha maybe ur temperature will be higher...

icemocha why u cancel the bulk wor...
i oledi state to join u... im the 1st 1 T_T

next month lor.. not enuff buyers.. haha..

oh.. then mine aso looks plasticine-like.. but its quite hard to stick it to the cpu.. is it normal or wat?? will it affect the performance of the paste???

eventually after u apply, when the cpu heats up, the paste will soften/melts and it will stick nicely to ur cpu. should be ok

Q6600 has a heatspreader, which will protect the processor core inside it. Just make sure you put your hand and fingers on some metal or steel to discharge any static before you start cleaning. You can clean it off with a cloth.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Jun 23 2008, 04:02 PM

wanna ask bout the perfrmnce of new thermal paste gelid..anyone hav use it???

guys, i have few questions. hopefully u can help me with it. i bought the accelero S1 Rev 2, gonna fit it in the ATI4850. anyways.

1-many pple said the thermal pad in ram sinks are bad, where can i get new thermal pad/tape?

2-removing stock thermal grease, clean tissue is enough? or i need to use alchole? which one? from where to buy?

3-the ram heatsinks of zalman, do they have good stock thermal pad?

1)the stock tim on accelero shud be Mx-2.One of the best in the market now.
2)clean tissue+pure alcohol
3)look for 3m thermal pad in garage.

u can use the pure alcohol that's come with the CD / VHS Cleaning that's sold in electrical shop

use isopropyl alcohol swabs. get it from the pharma. VHS cleaners arent really safe to use, also its not really pure..

Hey...I just bought some CM NanoFusion...now trying it out...why my temps around 55 idle than before with some generic white paste? Need to burn-in also like AS5?
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Slightly bettter after reseating the HSF...now running at 50.

This post has been edited by ne0cz: Aug 18 2008, 12:31 PM

from my experince, zippo for lighter is the best for removing thermal paste.........

guys need some experince feedback here, how does it take for TX 2 to settle in ?

may i know which shop in Lowyat Plaza that sell 3M double sided thermal tape...??

please advise...

thank u...

is it safe to use zippo to remove the thermal paste?

Right now I'm using tx-2 paste, now the syringe is almost empty. Anyone can suggest a better paste that tx-2 (not that it suck ) , I just want something better.

try ocz freeze .. review shows that TIM is better than tx-2 and AS 5..

This post has been edited by IcEMoCHa: Sep 25 2008, 01:31 PM

well im about to run out on the stock CM Hyper 212 tim.its just bad those tim.
wouldnt stick to either the cpu or the hsf base.too busy sticking to my finger.

now im gonna try the tuniq tx-2 but i have a question does it thick or thin???
the consistency i mean....

Sorry for bringing up an old thread. My MX-2 and Arctic Cleaners are about to finish after a recent cleaning up of hardwares. Just wondering, except in Garage Sales, anywhere i could get the Arctic Cleaners and good TIMs like AS5, MX-2 etc?