On Jan 28, 2006, at 8:31 PM, Chris Ribe wrote: > Alright, first of all, I didn't just save a dollar. The cheapest > newegg can hook me up for is $7 shipped, and it wouldn't be here > for at least another 6 days. > > Additionally, my system has been running for 3 week and endured > several marathon transode sessions without turning into an > "expensive key fob." > > Of course, whether I found the miracle substitute for thermal > grease, or the smart folks at intel have just managed to save me > from myself is the question I am trying to answer. > > It's not like thermal grease needs to be any magic solution to its > job. It just needs to outperform air by an order of magnitude or > so. Well, just about anything meets that criteria. >
Well think that way if you wish, it's not my CPU. You might save even more by eliminating the heatsink/fan as well :-) I'm just trying to give you advice gleaned from many decades of working in electronics, and save you some grief. I think the subject of this thread shows where such economies will lead. _______________________________________________ mythtv-users mailing list mythtv-users@mythtv.org http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users
