I've removed the sticky tape from the heatsink on the K75A and have replaced it with some "silver thermal compound" but apparently it was only a "grease" and not a "paste" so the heatsink isn't really stuck to the chipset. What can I use to put on the heatsink to make it stick?? Can I just use krazy glue, or do I need some kind of thermal paste to go along with the thermal grease??
Holly crap I had no idea that two sided tape was experimaental aircraft epoxy!! Took a damn hour to get it off the chip and heatsink. Oh well runs better now.Thanks for the tip.
Just a quick question to clear my head up heh . The stuff between my CPU and HS is Artic Silver 3, which is described as a 'Thermal Compound', does this AS3 have any adhesive in it or is it just the HSF holding it all in place? Secondly the heatsink on the SIS Chipset is held on using stick tape if i remove it do i reattach the Heatsink with AS3 or an adhesive or both?
Originally posted by rokfire Just a quick question to clear my head up heh . The stuff between my CPU and HS is Artic Silver 3, which is described as a 'Thermal Compound', does this AS3 have any adhesive in it or is it just the HSF holding it all in place? Secondly the heatsink on the SIS Chipset is held on using stick tape if i remove it do i reattach the Heatsink with AS3 or an adhesive or both?
Artic Silver can also be bought as a Thermal Epoxy, but you'd never want to stick a heatsink on a CPU with that, cause you'd never get it off.
They are two different products, from the same company, to do different things. For attaching heatsink's to ram and such, use the AS Thermal Epoxy, use regular AS for CPU's.
Thanks for clearing it up Rebel . So basiclly i have to replace the sticky tape on the chipset HS with an adhesive but also some thermal compound. If i dont use adhesive and only apply thermal compund will the HS on the chipset fall off if i move the machine i.e to lans etc?
The way I prefer to do it is to use AS 2 epoxy on the chipset and save the thermal grease for the CPU and GPU (on the video card). Seems the simplest for me anyway. Works wonders for maintaining overall stability of the system.
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Originally posted by rokfire Thanks for clearing it up Rebel . So basiclly i have to replace the sticky tape on the chipset HS with an adhesive but also some thermal compound. If i dont use adhesive and only apply thermal compund will the HS on the chipset fall off if i move the machine i.e to lans etc?
Yep, that's exactly why the company that makes the Artic Silver thermal compound, also makes the thermal epoxy. Thermal epoxy (no matter who makes it, AS or any brand) was designed to install heatsinks in odd locations, where a retaining clip isn't possible. The obvious downside, is that Thermal Epoxy is permanent, while I have heard of method's of getting it off, that involve a freezer and a hammer, I don't think you'd want to try that with a CPU. Regular AS, has no adhesive properties, and even though it is "tacky", even gravity would cause the heatsink to fall off, if you don't secure it somehow. The time honored method before thermal epoxy came out, was a little crazy glue on the 4 corners of the heatsink, with the thermal compound in the center.
Since the CG method, is a bit of a pain to do properly, I just decided I'd have both product types available, since the epoxy is easier to work with.
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. The stuff between my CPU and HS is Artic Silver 3, which is described as a 'Thermal Compound', does this AS3 have any 
if i remove it do i reattach the Heatsink with AS3 or an 
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