How much thermal paste to put on K6-2 500/VA-503+???

Don't bother with it. The K6-2 runs cool without it. Got a K6-2 350 @ 450
with your bog standard coolermaster HSF. Voltage is raised up to 2.7v and
the HSF is still only mildly warm to the touch. Before that, had a K6-2+ 500
@ 550 and the HSF was still only slightly warm. Both processors were very
stable.

"GBHT77" <GBHT77.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 > I just got an OEM K6-2 500MHz cpu from Newegg for my VA-503+. How do you
 > all apply the thermal paste to the cpu? Do you cover the heat spreader
 > from corner to corner with paste, or do you put a small drop in the
 > center of the cpu and squish the heatsink straight down on top of it?
 > Or should I spread the thermal paste on the heatsink instead?
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Do not take this advice, his HS is not hot or warm b/c he is not using
any thermal paste and his CPU is running at a higher temp than it
should. These chips can really put out some heat. This is some of
the worst advice I've seen in a while.

--
Best regards,
Kyle
"?uzzled" <not.TakeThisOut@got.one> wrote in message
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| Don't bother with it. The K6-2 runs cool without it. Got a K6-2 350
@ 450
| with your bog standard coolermaster HSF. Voltage is raised up to
2.7v and
| the HSF is still only mildly warm to the touch. Before that, had a
K6-2+ 500
| @ 550 and the HSF was still only slightly warm. Both processors were
very
| stable.
|
| "GBHT77" <GBHT77.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| news:xovyb.133549$Ec1.5509939@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
| > I just got an OEM K6-2 500MHz cpu from Newegg for my VA-503+. How
do you
| > all apply the thermal paste to the cpu? Do you cover the heat
spreader
| > from corner to corner with paste, or do you put a small drop in
the
| > center of the cpu and squish the heatsink straight down on top of
it?
| > Or should I spread the thermal paste on the heatsink instead?
| >
|
|
 >> Stay informed about: How much thermal paste to put on K6-2 500/VA-503+??? 

Unless he means that the thermal interface material that comes preapplied
with the Coolermaster HSF is good enough, which I believe it is. I don't
think he means to run the CPU with a bare HSF. Or at least, I hope not.

--Alex


Kyle Brant wrote:

 > Do not take this advice, his HS is not hot or warm b/c he is not using
 > any thermal paste and his CPU is running at a higher temp than it
 > should. These chips can really put out some heat. This is some of
 > the worst advice I've seen in a while.
 >
 > --
 > Best regards,
 > Kyle
 > "?uzzled" <not.RemoveThis@got.one> wrote in message
 > news:bqgidq$6b1$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
 > | Don't bother with it. The K6-2 runs cool without it. Got a K6-2 350
 > @ 450
 > | with your bog standard coolermaster HSF. Voltage is raised up to
 > 2.7v and
 > | the HSF is still only mildly warm to the touch. Before that, had a
 > K6-2+ 500
 > | @ 550 and the HSF was still only slightly warm. Both processors were
 > very
 > | stable.
 > |
 > | "GBHT77" <GBHT77.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
 > | news:xovyb.133549$Ec1.5509939@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
 > | > I just got an OEM K6-2 500MHz cpu from Newegg for my VA-503+. How
 > do you
 > | > all apply the thermal paste to the cpu? Do you cover the heat
 > spreader
 > | > from corner to corner with paste, or do you put a small drop in
 > the
 > | > center of the cpu and squish the heatsink straight down on top of
 > it?
 > | > Or should I spread the thermal paste on the heatsink instead?
 > | >
 > |
 > |<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: How much thermal paste to put on K6-2 500/VA-503+??? 

Haven't burnt a processor yet.

"Kyle Brant" <me DeleteThis @privacy.net> wrote in message
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 > Do not take this advice, his HS is not hot or warm b/c he is not using
 > any thermal paste and his CPU is running at a higher temp than it
 > should. These chips can really put out some heat. This is some of
 > the worst advice I've seen in a while.
 >
 > --
 > Best regards,
 > Kyle
 > "?uzzled" <not DeleteThis @got.one> wrote in message
 > news:bqgidq$6b1$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
 > | Don't bother with it. The K6-2 runs cool without it. Got a K6-2 350
 > @ 450
 > | with your bog standard coolermaster HSF. Voltage is raised up to
 > 2.7v and
 > | the HSF is still only mildly warm to the touch. Before that, had a
 > K6-2+ 500
 > | @ 550 and the HSF was still only slightly warm. Both processors were
 > very
 > | stable.
 > |
 > | "GBHT77" <GBHT77 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
 > | news:xovyb.133549$Ec1.5509939@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
 > | > I just got an OEM K6-2 500MHz cpu from Newegg for my VA-503+. How
 > do you
 > | > all apply the thermal paste to the cpu? Do you cover the heat
 > spreader
 > | > from corner to corner with paste, or do you put a small drop in
 > the
 > | > center of the cpu and squish the heatsink straight down on top of
 > it?
 > | > Or should I spread the thermal paste on the heatsink instead?
 > | >
 > |
 > |
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two wrongs dont make a right


?uzzled wrote:

 >Haven't burnt a processor yet.
 >
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"?uzzled" <not.RemoveThis@got.one> wrote in message
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 > Don't bother with it. The K6-2 runs cool without it. Got a K6-2 350 @ 450
 > with your bog standard coolermaster HSF. Voltage is raised up to 2.7v and
 > the HSF is still only mildly warm to the touch. Before that, had a K6-2+ 500
 > @ 550 and the HSF was still only slightly warm. Both processors were very
 > stable.

Yea-- and the reason the heatsink was "only warm" was because it wasn't
thermally coupling to the CPU.

I'm an ancient fossil -- I still use "Wakefield (aka White Death) and
Dow-Corning silicone grease most of the time; but I've been playing with the
new heatsink goos as well.

Don't laugh-- plain old Petroleum Jelly/ "Vaseline" is better than nothing in a
pinch.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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"R. Asby Dragon" <r_asby_dragon.TakeThisOut@keromail.com> wrote in message
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| "?uzzled" <not.TakeThisOut@got.one> wrote in message
| news:bqgidq$6b1$1@sparta.btinternet.com...
| > Don't bother with it. The K6-2 runs cool without it. Got a K6-2
350 @ 450
| > with your bog standard coolermaster HSF. Voltage is raised up to
2.7v and
| > the HSF is still only mildly warm to the touch. Before that, had a
K6-2+ 500
| > @ 550 and the HSF was still only slightly warm. Both processors
were very
| > stable.
|
| Yea-- and the reason the heatsink was "only warm" was because it
wasn't
| thermally coupling to the CPU.
|
| I'm an ancient fossil -- I still use "Wakefield (aka White Death)
and
| Dow-Corning silicone grease most of the time; but I've been
playing with the
| new heatsink goos as well.
|
| Don't laugh-- plain old Petroleum Jelly/ "Vaseline" is better than
nothing in a
| pinch.
|
|

Petroleum Jelly will change viscosity with heat and "flow", not a good
compound to use imho. I have read where several have used
"anti-seize" compound as a substitute for thermal paste w/o any
harmful effects, ymmv.
--
Best regards,
Kyle
 >> Stay informed about: How much thermal paste to put on K6-2 500/VA-503+???