Re: [PLUG] Computer Won't Boot

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Art Clemons wrote:

> You can take this for whatever it's worth, but with CPUs, less paste 
> is better than more.  You want only enough paste to fill in any 
> crevices on the CPU and fitted heatsink.  Thermal paste last time I 
> checked was more efficient at heat dissipation than air, but less 
> efficient than a direct metal to CPU assuming the CPU and heatsink are 
> smooth, thus the least amount of paste to assure heat transfer is the 
> wisest course.
What about those soft heat transfer patches that are like thick, 
double-sided tape?  That's what retail boxed AMD CPUs usually come with, 
don't they?
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