btw can i start using the pc as soon as i apply the thermal..do i need to wait for it to dry ...........? sorry ignorant fool/ noob here!
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Neil Greenwood <neil.greenwood....@gmail.com > wrote: > On 4 October 2010 13:55, javadayaz <javada...@gmail.com> wrote: > > would the thermal gel really be exhausted after a few years...wasnt long > ago > > when i applied it, it seems. > > I hope this will solve the problem. > > > > It's unlikely to be 'exhausted'. > > The main problem is likely to be dust, etc. in the heatsink or the > fan. Taking the heatsink off the chip (perhaps in order to clean it) > can leave air bubbles in the thermal compound - air in this situation > acts as a brilliant heat insulator, which is less than ideal... > > Removing and re-applying the thermal compound ensures that the > conductivity between chip and heatsink is a good way to help exclude > the air bubbles and any other contaminants that could interfere in the > cooling. > > > Cofion/Regards, > Neil. > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- Regards Javad
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