or try something to soften the caked hs compound ie a drop of turps or metho then respread it
: >> Thanks for reading... : >>
: >> Allan : >
: > FWIW, I always like Arctic Silver compound recommended for CPUs. : > TechBuy is where I have bought it.There must be others who have it. : >
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: > I don't think I'd risk generic white stuff meant for small ICs\transistors : > considering the heat a CPU throws off and the quite small heatsinks they : > come with. : >
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: The std white thermal compound will work just fine on any normal cpu , : unless you try to do something silly like over clock..