Any K8S8X owners out there?

[Guest]

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Any tips for the newbie?

Please share the knowledge!

 

[Paul]

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In article <cZOdnQIqArVSAz3dRVn-vg@adelphia.com>, "Bob H" <null> wrote:

> Any tips for the newbie?
>
> Please share the knowledge!

I didn't even know Asrock made an Athlon 64 motherboard.
Only two DIMM sockets.

It pays to download the manual before you buy any motherboard.
http://www.asrock.com.tw/Drivers/Manual/K8S8X_UM_101.pdf

I like the bit about how to install the CPU -

"You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the
heatsink to improve heat dissipation."

Must be a product like PAM cooking spray 🙂 I have visions of
grease all over the place.

Paul

 

[Ed]

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On Thu, 13 May 2004 11:59:35 -0500, nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote:

>I like the bit about how to install the CPU -
>
> "You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the
> heatsink to improve heat dissipation."
>
>Must be a product like PAM cooking spray 🙂 I have visions of
>grease all over the place.
>
> Paul

LOL!

Ed

 

[Ed]

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?)

On Thu, 13 May 2004 11:59:35 -0500, nospam@needed.com (Paul) wrote:

>In article <cZOdnQIqArVSAz3dRVn-vg@adelphia.com>, "Bob H" <null> wrote:
>
>> Any tips for the newbie?
>>
>> Please share the knowledge!
>
>I didn't even know Asrock made an Athlon 64 motherboard.
>Only two DIMM sockets.
>
>It pays to download the manual before you buy any motherboard.
>http://www.asrock.com.tw/Drivers/Manual/K8S8X_UM_101.pdf
>
>I like the bit about how to install the CPU -
>
> "You also need to spray thermal grease between the CPU and the
> heatsink to improve heat dissipation."
>
>Must be a product like PAM cooking spray 🙂 I have visions of
>grease all over the place.
>
> Paul

This guide is pretty good for AMD64 CPU and heatsink installation.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/white_papers_and_tech_docs/30925.pdf

For using thermal paste on AMD64 I recommend doing it just like Artic
Silver suggests for Opteron (center only, not all over the top).

Cheers,
Ed