Re: Intel's heat sink grease

On Thu, 17 May 2007 11:42:10 +0100, Johnny B Good wrote:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=388704

If using heatsink paste (any brand) produces more than a degree C
improvement over a dry fit, I'd be looking for a heatsink with a better
contact surface finish (or else clean the grit from between cpu and
heatsink base).

Two polished, mechanically flat surfaces, clamped together, will have about
10% contact. If the surfaces are in good condition, then very little TIM
(Tiny TIM?) is needed; only a bit more for rougher surfaces.
To some extent, the most important part of the TIM is that which is
squeezed out!

TIM also, as JJ says, compensates for uneven pressure.
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Peter.
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