another thread that explains how I got to this point here:
http://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/diagnosing-hardware-failure-pretty-sure-its-my-video-card/
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another thread that explains how I got to this point here:
http://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/diagnosing-hardware-failure-pretty-sure-its-my-video-card/
For PCs that dates me back to about 1982 with the Intel 286. From that day to today I've had to install the HSF. Except for the days with the Pentium 1 and 2 that was on a slot card.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slot_1 notes those old things.
is it worth it to go for a certain brand or quality of thermal compound?
Or is it a black hole? There are long discussions on the web but here's my take.
1. Just get the best seller on Newegg or Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Silver-High-Density-Polysynthetic-Compound/dp/B000OGX5AM
2. So you are ready for no return from the vortex? Read:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-heat-sink-heat-spreader,3600.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-performance-benchmark,3616.html
I just use what it comes with and have a dislike for pre-applied compound. Usually a little light and so I wipe it off and use a little from point 1.