Can I use a thermal pad twice?

[ukulele]

How about three times? Yes you can. AMD thermal pads work just fine even second time around. I got a new MB board in the mail today and decided install it. Problem was I had to pull the hsf and cpu but I had no thermal paste. The nearest source was a 100 mile round trip to Kona. No problem. I took a look at the hsf and noticed that the thermal pad was melted in a nice neat hole right in the middle but the rest of it was still soft and pliable. I also noticed that there was enough sq. mm. of pad stuck to the heat sink to fit the cpu 9 times over. Using a razor blade I lifted the pad off and placed them on a plastic bag. I cut the pieces up into equal sized squares ( I now had eight of them as the center one was melted). Using four of them I made a new smaller square in the center of the heat sink that was still much larger then the needed surface. So far the temps are fine, 46C after a full format and reinstall. Lower then it has ever run, but that could just be a difference in the sensor location and calibration. The fact is the hsf is cool to the touch. A good sign. The other four left over pieces I sealed in the bag and will save it for the next install. :D

[fishybawb]

Surely a HSF cool to the touch means the heat isn't being transferred properly :p Still, if it works, good job. Beats a 100 mile trip anyway :x

[ukulele]

The function of the heat sink is to disapate the heat into the air. If it's hot to the touch it's not doing a very good job. Cool is cool. :)

[fishybawb]

But to dissipate it to the surrounding air, doesn't it first have to absorb it? Hot isn't good, but I think warm is... I don't know what I'm talking about, feel free to ignore me :D

[ukulele]

Well it ran for 6 hours burn in and it's even cooler now. That heats going somewhere.

[causticVapor]

if the motherboard area around the heatsink is super-hot and the heatsink itself is cool, then something is wrong. If it's hot, it's overwhelmed. If everything's cool, then it's, well, cool. :)

[ukulele]

You guys make me laugh. :D

[ukulele]

Whoa! I just installed the system monitoring application and the the cpu temp dropped to 32C. The heatsink is still cold to the touch after running for 6 hours straight. A check in bios says the same thing. Must be a stupid temp sensor. I'll worry about it if starts smoking.

[ukulele]

Well it warmed up a bit now. The room temp this morning was 65F it is now 75F and the cpu temp is 43C. Still it is 5C below what is was on the old board. No hot spots detected. If I can get the overclock utilities for this board to work I'll try overclocking the old 1800+ cpu. I'll buy a Barton next month anyway.

[Vampiel]

Originally posted by ukulele
I'll worry about it if starts smoking.
been there, done that

[ukulele]

Originally posted by Vampiel
been there, done that

You should have use an AMD approved thermal pad. They get better with age. :p

[Vampiel]

Originally posted by ukulele
You should have use an AMD approved thermal pad.

I tried to buy them, but my girlfriend doesnt like using thier brand. I guess they give her a rash.

[ukulele]

Well if it's smoking then she must be using something pretty crusty. :eek:

[zybch]

Why would she need them? Friction burns?
C'mon you aren't that good :)

[sm8000]

I once asked a girl if she smokes after sex, and she said she doesn't know, she's never looked.

[ukulele]

Just for all you die hard AS3 fans, My CPU temp is now sitting on 40C and it's 78F in the house. I just did a complete system backup so Poindexter is plenty warmed up. Eat me. :p

[zybch]

Maybe later...

[thefossil]

I get so confused when you mix Cº and Fº.... where's my calculator/converter? Is there something on GººGle? ;)

[ukulele]

Originally posted by thefossil
I get so confused when you mix Cº and Fº.... where's my calculator/converter? Is there something on GººGle? ;)

http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm

The Human body is around 37C. Anything less is cool any more is warm. Anything over 65c is getting to hot to touch for long. Now that is a safe temp for a cpu just below the core. A properly cooling heatsink should feel cool enough to hold a finger on it for a while.

[Vampiel]

Anything less than 37C is cool? Oh yea you live in Hawaii.:p

[thefossil]

Well, I guess that explains my sunglasses:

AIDA32 reports that CPU is 34ºC (93ºF) and motherboard thinks it's 40ºC (104ºF) and the "outdoor" part of the indoor/outdoor digital thermometer (that the outdoor sensor is sitting on one of the hard drives) is reporting... 93.4ºF

BTW the "indoor" part the of the thermometer doesn't work.. but it's about 76ºF room temp here.

Yes, cool... requiring the specialized eyewear.:D

[ukulele]

Originally posted by Vampiel
Anything less than 37C is cool? Oh yea you live in Hawaii.:p

It rarely gets hotter then 80F where I live. Average is about 75F in the daytime. Body temperature is 37C.

[Magua]

Average 75 year round...I feel for ya man :rolleyes:

[girls_love]

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