Re-Seating the CPU today, and sorting out the thermal paste.

[siravarice]

So, after upping the clock speeds on my i5 750, I'm beginning to think that I put on too much thermal paste the last time I seated the CPU (which if memory serves me, is correct). So I'm going to re-seat the bugger today and try and sort out the mess that is my cable management. Currently there is stuff all over the place because it was only meant to be temporary, but I'm bored so I figured I would do it today.

Any tips on where the fan should blow though? Case is an Antec 300 so can blow out the back or up through the top.

 

[Stryker64]

I would say back is probably more important since heat rises anyway, and pretty much all cases have a rear fan so it has to be doing something important.

EDIT: Use some cleaning alcohol and a toilet paper to clean the CPU, works like charm

 

[JezEngland]

ye, i got alcohol+lint free cloths at ebay, here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390258916892 wet the cloth with it and use the cloth to clean the stuff

250ml is alot and it has an assortment of cloths, it should last alot of years

it is dangerouse to biology, handle with necessary care

 

[SieB]

So, after upping the clock speeds on my i5 750, I'm beginning to think that I put on too much thermal paste the last time I seated the CPU (which if memory serves me, is correct). So I'm going to re-seat the bugger today and try and sort out the mess that is my cable management. Currently there is stuff all over the place because it was only meant to be temporary, but I'm bored so I figured I would do it today.

Any tips on where the fan should blow though? Case is an Antec 300 so can blow out the back or up through the top.

With the Antec 300 you should set the rear and top fans as exhausts and the front and side as intakes. If you don't have front or side fans set the top as a exhaust and the rear as an intake, you won't get good circulation with just rear and top fan thou, i'd recommend you add a fan to the front (side as well if you can) and set it as a intake and leave the rear and top as exhausts for a good push and pull system.

 

[siravarice]

Sorted it today, the old clock speed was 3.5ghz and straight after cleaning the CPU and then re-applying the thermal paste, temps dropped almost ten degrees. Clock now sitting at a healthy 3.8GHz on the temps of the 3.5GHz OC. Will play around with voltages tomorrow as I think I can reduce them a little.