MSI Z97-G43 anyone?

[Mr Drummer]

I'm thinking alot what motherboard to go along with the 4690K (second hand) i just bought and wonder if anyone have tried the "MSI Z97-G43" and if it's a good board?

http://www.msi.com/product/mb/Z97-G43.html#hero-overview

 

[Tradesman1]

Can go either way, it may take 1-2 GB or so of DRAM

 

[Mr Drummer]

Can go either way, it may take 1-2 GB or so of DRAM

Ok, i'll definetly disable it in the BIOS then.

 

[Tradesman1]

OK

 

[Mr Drummer]

OK

Since i only got old thermal paste i went ahead and bought a tube of "Gelid GC-Extreme" which i only heard great things about. I usually take some time and spread my thermal paste as evenly as i can across the IHS. The Gelid GC-Extreme has a quite high viscocityty hough and is difficult to spread because of this even with the included little spatula. I've read that you can heat up the paste before appication to make it easier to work with wonder what would be the best way to do this, put it under a lamp for a couple of minutes or do you recomend another method?

http://www.coolerkit.se/shop/gelid-solutions-gc-3878p.html

 

[Tradesman1]

The Pea method, a pea sized blob in the center works well or a small thin X and give the CPU a small twist before locking it down

 

[Mr Drummer]

The Pea method, a pea sized blob in the center works well or a small thin X and give the CPU a small twist before locking it down

Maybe i'm wrong but i've always thought that it's better to spread the paste evenly across the IHS of the CPU.

 

[Tradesman1]

I've done X and Pea for what seems like forever (over 20 years) spreading it around is often too thick (reduces cooling effect) and more likely for some to seep over the edge towards your socket

 

[Mr Drummer]

I've done X and Pea for what seems like forever (over 20 years) spreading it around is often too thick (reduces cooling effect) and more likely for some to seep over the edge towards your socket

I always spread a very thin layer that cover the whole "surface" of the IHS and i'm careful not to use to much paste. Never used the "pea" or the "X-shape" method though. I get the feeling that if you use these methods their's a risk that, despite the pressure from the cooling element, the paste won't cover the whole IHS. But maybe i'm wrong.

 

[Mr Drummer]

yeah