How To: Replace Heatsink and Thermal Paste

Changing the heatsink on socket 7 socket 462(socket A) socket 370, and socket 478 is going to be very similar to the way it was done in this video, with some minor changes. Changing the heatsinks on newer sockets such as LGA 775, socket 939, socket AM2 etc. is going to be a little bit different, but shouldnt be to hard to figure out.

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• socket
• heatsink
• replace
• thermal
• paste
• cpu
• amd
• athlon
• intel

[resilienceman]

Was this filmed with a calculator?

[jaywalker512]

@resilienceman yes, yes it was.

[debconte123]

thanks for the tutorial - those clips get me crazy andi never knew how much thermal paste was needed and this video really helped. thanks for taking the time to make it very good video.

[jaywalker512]

@debconte123 no problem. Some people have said I used too much thermal paste, but as long as the paste covers the core/heat spreader, the excess will get spread out by the pressure of the heatsink.

[mamalekimsn]

@jaywalker512 Thanks to keep the video on your channel, there are still people that use old pc. Right now I need to fix an old pc with socket 370 for an old man that just need office work... but your vid show that I need OCZ Ultra pasta... I was ready and I'm lucky that I don't install without pasta, so tomorrow I need to look for pasta... The job most waits, by the way... Is there not an alternative... such as pasta somewhere in house that can be used? Thanks again, you helps allot of people!

[jaywalker512]

@mamalekimsn No, I don't think there is any household material that will safely replace thermal paste.

[MrGimpyLoser]

Thanks I still have a AMD XP3000+ I couldn't figure out how to remove the thing

moving the power supply helps getting the heatsink back on is the hard part.

Luckily they are easier today.

[vanishout]

like a shit at 6:47

[JugglerZombie]

Thanks, so good...

[mamalekimsn]

@jaywalker512 THANKS

[Tears0faShadow]

@resilienceman HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAhahhahaHHAa

[notanfningain]

I take it the copper base of the heatsink has a much larger face than the actual cpu, its just the cpu looks tiny compared to the base of the copper heatsink, found an old case someone had thrown out, so thought I would use my old athlon again, so its been along time since I even saw the heatsink.

[superlaur100]

thank you very much!!!!! you helped me alot with my athlon xp 2500+ for this i gave ya like!

[OneEyedJack1970]

I used to hate those little exposed cores until I discovered thermal paste on a heat-spreader often turns into cement. I've yet to crack a core, but I've pulled more than one CPU out of the socket without releasing the lever-- just trying to remove the heatsink. Now, of course, I twist them loose before trying to pull them off.