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Re: Heatsink paste removal
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Allen Glenn <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 23 Jan 2000 10:50:47 -0500
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> Fact: Silver grease is 10 (4.8 Vs 55 Btu/hr) times more conductive thermally
> than zinc. IMO, a factor of ten is more than "slightly more". This greater
> conductivity results in real world temperature drops of 10°+F at the CPU.
> This amount may not seem significant at first, but let me walk you down the
> path of real world.

My room temp is 70F and the CPU temp is 76F using zinc compound.
If I use silver compound how much of a drop in CPU temp should I see?

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