Posted on 08/27/2015 9:25:51 AM PDT by Bob434
Just a quick question to all computer gurus- I have an old Pentium 4 2200, and have to replace the cpu cooler/fan, so I ordered one that is supposed to work with socket 478, but the contact pad that came with it is much smaller than the one that came with the computer's cpu cooler which needs replacing- Can I simply grease the new pad and install it? or will I need to purchase new larger pad?
Ditch the pad and get some paste.
The new pad is about 2/3’rds the size of the old one
just go metal to metal? The new cooler even has a smaller copper metal contact area (under the pad) than the older one has, and it’s round compared to the square one of the old cooler
Just thinking off the top of my head ... you are installing a fan, so airflow is the issue. A heat sink would be a different matter, that requires surface area vontact. A fan just requires stability. You are probably good with what you habe as long as you have enough airflow.
I agree with TexasGator. Do not use the pad. Go to any electronics store or computer store and buy some paste/thermal compound.
On second thought, if the pad covers the complete fan heatsink area, that is all the coverage you are going to get.
I do have paste- I’m just wondering if the smaller round metal contact plate will be enough contact on the larger square cpu itself?
if you are running a Pentium then I would say the best thing to do would be to close the whole thing up and throw it in the garbage and go get a real computer
You can get a cheap laptop for $200 that is 10 times better than that
[[You can get a cheap laptop for $200]]
Or I can install a $6 cpu cooler and have a perfectly usable computer for what I need it for- but yeah- thanks anyways
As others have stated, thermal compound/paste is what you want. See the video in the following link if you aren’t sure what to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VSDkB-3st4
“just go metal to metal?”
No, using a paste in between will transmit the heat from surface to surface better.
yeah I meant metal to metal with paste between- sorry for the confusion- I should have been more specific- My main concern is that the heatsink base is round, and small, and the cpu is larger and square, meaning the heatsink base will not entirely cover the cpu- I’m trying to google the question but not getting any answers unfortunately-
If it’s an INTEL Motherboard download IDU (Intel Desktop Utilities) from Intel.com and monitor the heat. I would suspect it (P4) would be OK with the new HeatSink/Fan Combo-providing you have good Airflow in the CASE.
Good Luck
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I'm surprised it never over heated and exploded.......LOL!
Except that it is a 13 year-old processor. If you have to replace the RAM, the memory will cost more than a new PC
“If you have to replace the RAM, the memory will cost more than a new PC.”
Not necessarily. I have found some real bargains on eBay. Some older computer models and their accessories are dirt cheap because most people want the new stuff.
I bought a dual core Dell for $15 at a yardsale. I wiped off virus-prone Windows XP and installed the latest Linux. Cheap and secure computing!
Remove the pad, clean the surface of the CPU gently getting any remaining pad material off the CPU.
Put the CPU back in the socket on the motherboard, and put a small pea-sized amount of Arctic Silver on top the center of the CPU and install the fan.
Once the fan is installed and clipped down, look carefully for any Arctic Silver compound that may have run over the top of the CPU and gotten into/around the motherboard. If you find any, remove the CPU, clean up the Arctic Silver and try again with a slightly smaller amount of compound.
Assuming you find none, clip the fan down and put your computer back together.
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