Oken, Thanks for your reply to my post and the info. Sorry for late thanks but been on a holiday for a few days in sunney WALES, UK.
Cheers,
Brisixty.
Cheers,
Brisixty.
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The importance of proper chipset cooling on the K7S5A
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 Brisixty |
Re: K7S5A Chipset Cooling | ||
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Posts: 41 (08/27/02 11:33:31) |
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meier02 |
same | ||
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Posts: 1043 (08/27/02 13:36:59) |
ppl, if i hear super glue....
Active Silver thermal adhesive. Great to glue heat sinks to motherboard and video card chipsets. Great for adding new heatsink fans (HSF) or replace old ones... greets Mike u can remove it forced pulling and pushing |
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Sedjwik |
Re: same | ||
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Posts: 5 (08/27/02 15:56:53) |
Any good online places to buy this stuff?
Thanx, Sedjwikwww.mp3.com/Dichotowww.mp3.com/SilentImplosion
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robertzanzerkia |
Which heatsink ? | ||
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Posts: 17 (08/28/02 09:59:20) |
Hi,
I just purchased K7S5A. I don't have my cpu (AthelonXP 1700+) yet. Above posts talk about improving the heatsink Is it the orange heatsink with wording ELITEGROUP ? If so should I remove that heatsink and apply paste/glue as explained in the earlier post ? thank you, Robert |
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Oken |
Re: Which heatsink ? | ||
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Posts: 3330 (08/28/02 10:26:04) |
Hello Robert
Yes, it is the orange heatsink with wording ELITEGROUP. And Yes, I think you should fix the heatsink as described in the above posts, but wait until after your have made sure your board boots up as it should when you get your CPU. Just to be safe. It will be easier to get an RMA if your board is untouched if you stand in the unlikely situation where you have a DOA/faulty board. |
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robertzanzerkia |
Got the CPU, now what... | ||
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Posts: 17 (09/03/02 11:39:06) |
Hi Oken,
Thanks for the tip. I did NOT touch the MB yet. I installed the CPU and everything is working with 2 issues. 1) HW monitor shows cpu temp 108-111. The CPU fan does not go OFF when I turn off the case power. 2) The cpu comes up as 1100 Mhz ?? thanks, Robert |
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maciam |
Re: Got the CPU, now what... | ||
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Posts: 164 (09/03/02 12:20:52) |
The temps are fine as that is Fahrenheit which is of course 32 deg. when celsius is 0. As far as the CPU speed goes, you will need to change the FSB setting in your bios. It is defaulted to 100/100 and you should try 133/133 I believe. There are sevral threads covering this issue.
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Brisixty |
Re: The importance of proper chipset cooling on the K7S5A | ||
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Posts: 41 (09/12/02 22:12:12) |
Hi All,
Here is a Website to help members with their cooling problems..... They have Quiet Fans, Quiet CPU Coolers and Quiet PSU's. Their non fan chipset cooler is the one I am going to use. It can be thermally bonded on or fixed with pins if your Mobo supports this method. On-Line information about products and instructions to install every product available. They have some cable setups which I have'nt seen before like 3 pin multi connectors to 4 pin. Have a browse and see. Url is...... www.quietpc.com/home.php .....enjoy. Cheers, Brisixty. |
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krazeFinn |
Re: The importance of proper chipset cooling on the K7S5A | ||
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Posts: 433 (09/13/02 19:04:09) |
Excellent thread, right on the money. (edit $ to4!!) an old 486 cpu hs fan works real well.
I went one step further, and checked out component temps. The ic clock generator gets REAL hot, as it runs at full speed all the time, even faster when cranking the clock up. I simply took some thin soft (malleable) copper stock, cut some fins, and grooved a thicker base piece with hacksaw blade, then soldered the 4 fins to it. 2 diagonal dabs of superglue after lapping the new hs afixed it. Temps came down from over 80 degrees c to 57 (edit: ic chip heat, not cpu or board). I have yet to test the ocbios, but will. I know whatt my pre-hs/ic limit was, lets see if I can exceed it. This weekend will install my ddr333 256 to see! Anyone care to interject best oc bios to try the new ddram?? (Edit): added "Is over 150 fsb possible without skewng pci/agp etc out of limits? (I'm not against a frontal chip lobotomy)" I am not familiar with dividers, if any, on this mobo. Hullujua nuo Suomalaiset!
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aliensporebomb |
Re: The importance of proper chipset cooling on the K7S5A | ||
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Posts: 16 (09/15/02 08:17:06) |
Another possibility for cooling a motherboard beyond the usual
fans or what-not would be something like this: pod.ath.cx/cpu/index.html It's basically one of those HEPA air purifier deals modified to send giant volumes of cool air rushing over a motherboard. The case even is the same size as the tower case so the fit is just about perfect. |
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graham douglas |
This is great | ||
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Posts: 4 (09/24/02 14:49:25) |
I realize this topic has been up for a while, but bare with me. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your guys advice on this whole topic.
Anyways, I'm a bit of a rookie when it comes to doing a job like this so I don't want to mess up my comp. I've bought Crazy Glue. I also was given a small packet of heatsink compound, soft pak with a stars logo on it, it's white. There isn't much so I'm wondering if I'm better off buying the Radio Shack heatsink compound which contains silicone. I don't know the quality and whether I should just buy something else all together. Secondly, I'm unsure of how to apply the compound. As in, spreading it on the heatsink. How much should I use? I understand from other posts that I need to crazy glue each of the corners, then apply it to the board. Can anyone refer to my any articles with pics on this? Understand I'm a bit nervous about this, as funny as that sounds. I do have a problem with freeze ups and I've had to lower my processing speed. This sounds like the fix that I'll need to get my computer running properly. I'd very much appreciate any detail about doing this task on my pc. Thanks! |
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maciam |
EASY | ||
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Posts: 164 (09/24/02 16:59:47) |
Its not as difficult as you may be thinking.......
The gold heatsink is applied with doublesided tape and twists of easily. After you get it off apply a thin coat of the compound that you were supplied to the chip on the board leaving the 4 corners open to apply the glue. After you have the glue applied, place the heatsink back on and there it is. It's not clockwork and really isn't important that it is done in any particular way, as long as you apply the compound and the glue sticks. |
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Interra |
cooling | ||
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Posts: 5 (09/25/02 04:50:59) |
Lovely, that this thread is still around and being taking care of, a compliment to the administrators.
A couple of questions came up reading through the post again: I have two processors that need some cleaning as well, can I use the same superclue removing liquid that is to be used on the chipset heatsink even so we are talking about thermalpaste debris on processor dies? Secondly, instead of superclue it was advised to use acative silver thermal adhesive, can that be used for cpu heatsinks as well or I am just creating a problem for myself for later heatsink upgrade. (Probably but still... :-)) Greetings |
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Oken |
Re: The importance of proper chipset cooling on the K7S5A | ||
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Posts: 3330 (09/25/02 06:19:25) |
Hello Interra
Don't use Artic Silver Thermal Adhesive or any other thermal epoxys between the CPU core and the CPU heatsink. You will rip the core of the chip base when (if) you remove the heatsink again. Thermal adhesives is only meant for permanent heatsink mounting. (It is great for chipsets, gfx cards and so on) Ordinary thermal paste should be used for CPUs. Be careful with strong solvents on the CPU surface. That "superclue removing liquid" could damage the stuff holding the core to the chip. |
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graham douglas |
how much? | ||
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Posts: 4 (09/25/02 09:24:30) |
just wondering how much compound do i apply? the thickness of say scotch tape? what can i use to spread it? thanks.
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Igloo Vindaloo |
Re: how much? | ||
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Posts: 231 (09/25/02 13:48:25) |
Arctic Silver have a good guide on their website with pictures at www.arcticsilver.com/arct...ctions.htm
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Oken |
Re: The importance of proper chipset cooling on the K7S5A | ||
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Posts: 3330 (09/25/02 13:49:18) |
Just a thin layer. The thickness of scotch tape sounds about right. It's just to fill the gaps between the surfaces. You can use a credit card-shapen object to spread the paste evenly.
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Interra |
cooling | ||
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Posts: 5 (09/26/02 01:08:56) |
Thanks Oken for your fast reply,
this question only remotely belongs here and is related to my previous post... What is a good liquid to remove thermal paste from cpu cores? Greetings |
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Oken |
Re: cooling | ||
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Posts: 3330 (09/26/02 03:34:03) |
I use tissue paper with a little cleaning benzine to remove old remaining thermal paste. It seems to dissolve the paste quite nicely, leaving a clean surface.
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antelopetube |
Thermal Adhesive | ||
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Posts: 4 (11/01/02 03:46:58) |
Ok, just got my board and installed it fine but I'm getting stability issues at 133/133. Where can I find some Thermal Adhesive guys (ie, a shop/online store) and what will it be called (ie, Loctite is a super-glue name)?
Much appreciated. |
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