How to: Replace cooler on K8 or later AMD CPU (sockets 754, 939, 940, AM2/3)

[Dalwhat]

That is one messy interior. I'm surprised you get any air flow through it at all.

[CubeComputerChannel]

@Dalwhat I've never had any heat issues at all.

[TheGreySea2]

Also don't forget to mention that if your thermal paste is fairly fresh, ie the computer's stock heat sink was put on within a few months, it won't be dry and crumbly, it will still be sticky between the CPU & heatsink.. you need to be SUPER gentle so that it doesn't push the CPU around while removing the heatsink, I have bent some pins on a 2x core AMD CPU this way.

[TheGreySea2]

Window cleaner not recommended.

[MrCowabungaa]

Juuuust a little FYI, but you keep calling the cooler the CPU core, but y'know, it's just the cooler, not the actual CPU itself :P Other than that, looks good and I'll be putting your video to test in a few minutes.

[DanH575]

lol you sound exactly like the guy from fast and furious tokyo drift !

[BDiegoTube]

Thanks for the vid!

[SupermanCarter13]

thats one big ass heat sink

[saikimimaru]

Great vid. I learned something.

[Simius01]

Man your computer is a mess, I think your airflow sucks very bad.

[selo2010]

hey man how do i remove hust the plastic fan i want to clean it a littele ?

[CubeComputerChannel]

@selo2010 what I do is blow the dust out with compressed air, and if anything's stuck to the fan blades, I use a paintbrush or paper towels to the out the rest.

[selo2010]

@CubeComputerChannel i use the vacum cleaner whit great results :D to bad i can`t remove the fan it has no screws so maybe it has some protection caps who knows but i wasent`t going to remove the entire cooler :D anywas thanks

[dwarfer777]

ANOTHER BAD VIDEO!!! you dont use anything to spread the paste EXCEPT the heatsink itself!!!

if you spread it with another item before the heatsink is placed then you will get bubbles and less thermal efficiency.

proper way: Put a rice-sized blob on the cpu and then put the heatsink on top of it DONT LIFT IT just place it down and lock it!!!

[FinicalCynic]

@dwarfer777 Quiet, doublenigger.

[CubeComputerChannel]

@dwarfer777 No that is not how you do it. The paste will not properly spread across the CPU, it will just compact in the center, resulting in poor performance.

[thepantherx12]

@CubeComputerChannel

In my experience that is not the case, its spreads across the entire CPU surface evenly, just need to use the right amount.

[CubeComputerChannel]

@thepantherx12 Thermal compound is not a product that spreads under pressure. Putting a small amount on the center of the CPU may work somewhat, but realize that the majority of the thermal compound remains compressed in the center, resulting in not-the-best cooling performance. It may look even to the naked eye, but it's not. The method that you see in the video is probably the best method. I have always done it this way, and so does my friend Tim who's been a tech for around 2 decades.

[UKSDragunov]

@CubeComputerChannel Actually the centre is where most heat is generated and where the "cores" sort of exist. Thus this is the best place for the paste to be.

[CubeComputerChannel]

@UKSDragunov True, but you want to use as much of the processor's heat spreader as possible to get the best heat transfer.

[Licardo7]

dam, i wish i saw this before i fucked my cpu up.

[systat]

lol