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**Pentium4** · 01-13-2015, 11:39 PM

Re: For crying out loud MSI...

WHOA. That's enough for about 10 CPU's, and they're spreading it all over the place.

**diif** · 01-14-2015, 02:08 AM

Re: For crying out loud MSI...

He made a meal out of fitting that !!

**Mad_Professor** · 01-14-2015, 04:21 AM

Re: For crying out loud MSI...

I wonder how many shitheads watched that and squirted the whole tube on the processor then watch the compound ooze out the sides when they clamp down the heatsink.

LOL!

**diif** · 01-14-2015, 04:51 AM

Re: For crying out loud MSI...

Originally posted by Mad_Professor View Post

I wonder how many shitheads watched that and squirted the whole tube on the processor then watch the compound ooze out the sides when they clamp down the heatsink.

LOL!

Asus !!

**trebo** · 01-14-2015, 05:07 AM

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"Comments are disabled for this Video" ,I wonder why, bet there would have been a few good ones if it was left open LOL

**stj** · 01-14-2015, 05:16 AM

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i remember posting a foto from a dual athlon board where the silicone grease was oozing out between the cpu & heatsink.

**Uniballer** · 01-14-2015, 07:17 AM

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I once bought a board with a Sempron on it that looked like that. And it was cheap compound that was a bitch to clean up, too.

**3d0** · 01-14-2015, 07:22 AM

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It's a filler compound, he is trying to fill a hole in the cpu...LOL

btw that has to be one of the worst cpu cooler designs I've seen

**diif** · 01-14-2015, 07:32 AM

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An Asus.

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**eccerr0r** · 01-14-2015, 09:04 AM

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Speaking of heat sink compound overuse, I was repairing a stereo amplifier using an STK module, there was so much heat sink compound everywhere that it was simply a royal mess, gooped off the edges, was like bead of heat sink compound all the way around the module.

Fortunately a stereo amplifier, even though it was also made for 50W/channel (so 100W) is huge compared to CPU dies and overuse wasn't too bad... but it could have been much better (perhaps this is why I had to replace it in the first place.)

**Pentium4** · 01-14-2015, 11:17 AM

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It seems like most laptop procs look like that when you remove the heatsink, not just Asus. It can be a pain to get it all off in between all the SMD components

**diif** · 01-14-2015, 02:22 PM

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I agree Pentium4, I just had that to hand on my desk this morning.

**momaka** · 01-15-2015, 03:04 PM

Re: For crying out loud MSI...

MSI = MeSSI? (as in, messy)

Originally posted by 3d0

btw that has to be one of the worst cpu cooler designs I've seen

Reminds me of those small Pentium 3 heatsinks with loud screamer fans running at 5k RPM. Ugh!
At least the Pentium 3 and Socket 462 heatsinks had a nice retention mechanism that didn't warp the boards like crazy.

Originally posted by Pentium4

It seems like most laptop procs look like that when you remove the heatsink, not just Asus. It can be a pain to get it all off in between all the SMD components

I think all major manufacturers over-apply thermal compound. I've seen it on Xbox 360 CPUs/GPUs as well. Royal pain to clean if you try to remove it with just rubbing alcohol and paper towel. I usually use a small flat-head screw driver to scrape it off. However, to anyone who hasn't tried that and doesn't have a steady hand - be careful! It's not very hard to scratch traces and ruin the CPU/GPU.

Also, some manufacturers use that pink or yellow "chewing gum" crap that hardens and is impossible to clean off with IPA alone. The Radeon 9700 and 9800 used a thick layer of that stuff. No wonder so many of them died, even though they used the good old tough leaded solder for the BGA.

**stj** · 01-15-2015, 03:37 PM

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Originally posted by momaka View Post

some manufacturers use that pink or yellow "chewing gum" crap that hardens and is impossible to clean off with IPA alone.

white spirit melts that shit like icecream, just put a drip on the pink crap and wait 10-30 seconds - pink liquid!

**momaka** · 01-15-2015, 05:04 PM

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I usually use Acetone for that. Seems to do the trick.

**Compgeke** · 01-15-2015, 05:25 PM

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Acetone might also eat the CPU socket and any surrounding plastics.

Wouldn't recommend myself.

**Pentium4** · 01-15-2015, 07:59 PM

Re: For crying out loud MSI...

Originally posted by momaka View Post

Also, some manufacturers use that pink or yellow "chewing gum" crap that hardens and is impossible to clean off with IPA alone. The Radeon 9700 and 9800 used a thick layer of that stuff. No wonder so many of them died, even though they used the good old tough leaded solder for the BGA.

Yeah, I hate that stuff, especially if it's old. IPA doesn't always get rid of it, but I have this stuff (I forgot the name) that is meant for removing ink and sticker residue, it's great for removing that bubble gum thermal paste.

**Uranium-235** · 01-15-2015, 08:44 PM

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Originally posted by diif View Post

An Asus.

thats a nehlem APU. they're too lazy to put two seperate dots on the CPU and GPU

**rievax_60** · 01-16-2015, 03:20 AM

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I use turpentine for cleaning. So far, I have not noticed it damage anything and it's safe to power up before it's dried.