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andy15
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 01:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
New mother board a clean all the old paste of cpu witha tissue and scraped it off and on cpu heatsink and put some artic silver on but when a turn it on its now idleing at 58-62 and thts in bios as soon as i turn on have i done something wrong its not over clocked used to be 28-35 at idle before
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andy15
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 07:33 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Can any one help please if i play a game it locks up and shutsdown then when i reboot the cpu his like 70 c and i have to wait for it to go back to 60 and thats idle whats going on
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ddp
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 07:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
check that the heatsink is properly seated on cpu as might be partly seating on heatsink fan bracket.
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AE27
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 07:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Also make sure you didnt use to much or to little artic silver that also can effect temps.
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andy15
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 08:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Its seated corectley it was fine till a removed it and changed it to my new board how much paste do you use and do you have to clean all the old stuff off perfectley
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ddp
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 10:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
use very little & how much of the old stuff was left on?
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andy15
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 10:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
not much a scraped it off but just bits hear and there.

iapplied a blob in the cetre and a few bits in the corners do a need to redow it
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ddp
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 11:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
wipe it all off than use rubbing alcohol to get it totally clean especially the little bits left from before. put a dab of artic silver on the center of raised part of cpu & spread it across til raised section covered.
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andy15
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 11:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what is rubbing alcohol and there no raised part its all flat and when i rub in the paste do a cover the entire procesor
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ddp
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 11:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
isopropyl alcohol. the metal surface of the cpu & cover the top of that metal surface.
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andy15
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 11:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so basicly cover the whole thing
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ddp
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 12:01 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the top of the metal than yes.
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andy15
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_ 		12. December 2005 @ 12:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
the whole thing is metal on top its all silver
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