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Re: Heatsink paste removal
From:
Conor McNessa <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 13 Jan 2000 08:14:49 -0000
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Yes. I took this paste off by mistake and put my chip and fan back in the
computer and they worked fine. Then I was told to get more paste and put it
back, and I did. No problem.

But it's important to put the paste on if you're overclocking, because
otherwise the chip could fry.

-----Original Message-----
From: Dharam Bhardwaj <[log in to unmask]>


>If once this paste is used, can the cpu and fan ever be separated again
>and still function?

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