thasan1 :
Ken Su :
Right after I apply the thermal compund on the heatsink and place it on top of the CPU. Can I take it back out or will that damage anything.
Because I put the heatsink on and realize that the bracket doesn't match the screw so I take it out and wipe the thermal compound off the CPU and heatsinker. Is that OK?
And what happen if I touch some metal parts at the bottom of the motherboard. Will that shock the motherboard and other parts on the motherboard already?
Because I put the heatsink on and realize that the bracket doesn't match the screw so I take it out and wipe the thermal compound off the CPU and heatsinker. Is that OK?
And what happen if I touch some metal parts at the bottom of the motherboard. Will that shock the motherboard and other parts on the motherboard already?
if you take out the heatsink after applying the paste then it won't damage anything. but if you put it back in the CPU without reapplying the paste your CPU will probably overheat due to poor thermal conductivity as there will air bubbles between the paste and heatsink plate.
I took out the heatsink while there is some thermal compound still on the heatsink and CPU. I wipe it off with tissue paper and reapply it. Will that be OK? It was kind of hard to pull it off maybe cuz of the thermal compound.
Also it is OK to touch some metal parts of the motherboard at the bottom when lifting it up?