Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 16:12:16 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: FreeBSD hardware Users <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Heat sinks and coolers: grease or pad? Message-ID: <19980129161216.57713@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199801290532.QAA01436@word.smith.net.au>; from Mike Smith on Thu, Jan 29, 1998 at 04:02:26PM %2B1030 References: <19980129154037.61654@lemis.com> <199801290532.QAA01436@word.smith.net.au>
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On Thu, Jan 29, 1998 at 04:02:26PM +1030, Mike Smith wrote: >> I recently bought an AMD K6/233, and I'm still looking for a cooler >> which will keep it cool enough. Today I got a thing double the size >> of the last (well-dimensioned) one, and mounted it. It look bovine >> rc564 3 minutes to overheat the processor. > > Yay. Three cheers for AMD. 8( > >> I'm wondering what to do next. Both this cooler (which claims a >> thermal resistance of 0.8°C/W) and the previous one have a pad stuck >> on to the processor side, presumably in order to facilitate heat >> transfer. What's the best way to use this? Should I use thermal >> grease anyway? Should I use it instead? Any other bright ideas? > > How about a Peltier effect cooler? You suggested this already. Care to implement it? Greg
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