AMD guys.. is this normal? - GoFuckYourself.com

MrMaxwell · 01-07-2013, 07:18 AM

The boxed heatsink contact patch in the middle is maybe half of the cpu die size

That seems extremely stupid and I've never really seen anything like that, before

https://youtube.com/watch?feature...RLjp8#t=19 7s

A10-5800k is the one I got

bronco67 · 01-07-2013, 10:01 AM

Most of the heat is in the center from what I understand. When I apply my thermal paste, I only put one small dab about the size of a grain of rice, directly in the center of the die. After taking it off down the road, I see that the paste only spread to about the size of a fingerprint -- and the CPU had run pretty cool over its life.

The Sultan Of Smut · 01-07-2013, 12:37 PM

Ya it looks right the covering on the cpu that's shown at the end is the heat spreader.

BigChad · 01-07-2013, 06:08 PM

That contact patch does look a little small tho.

MrMaxwell · 01-07-2013, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bronco67

Most of the heat is in the center from what I understand. When I apply my thermal paste, I only put one small dab about the size of a grain of rice, directly in the center of the die. After taking it off down the road, I see that the paste only spread to about the size of a fingerprint -- and the CPU had run pretty cool over its life.

Yeah you definitely don't want to use a gallon of thermal paste
You want enough to cover the contact area with as thin of a layer as is possible

I've never used a heatsink that didn't make contact with the whole die surface though.. it doesn't seem right to me, but if they boxed it with the cpu I guess it'll work..

Then other thing is that when you lock it down to the board, there's 1/4 inch of play there ... and it can end up going to either side while you're locking it down .. so not only does it not make contact with the whole surface, but then there's that

If I keep this thing I'll definitely get something more reasonable for cooling... Like say an all copper Zalman 9700. It's a good thing I bought the low profile ram

JimmyTheGeek · 01-07-2013, 10:36 PM

it's okay, but the cooler the better, so think about investing $20 on newegg and getting a better heatsink.

01-07-2013, 07:18 AM	#1
MrMaxwell Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 10,057	AMD guys.. is this normal? The boxed heatsink contact patch in the middle is maybe half of the cpu die size That seems extremely stupid and I've never really seen anything like that, before https://youtube.com/watch?feature...RLjp8#t=19 7s A10-5800k is the one I got

01-07-2013, 10:01 AM	#2
bronco67 Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 29,032	Most of the heat is in the center from what I understand. When I apply my thermal paste, I only put one small dab about the size of a grain of rice, directly in the center of the die. After taking it off down the road, I see that the paste only spread to about the size of a fingerprint -- and the CPU had run pretty cool over its life. __________________

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01-07-2013, 12:37 PM	#3
The Sultan Of Smut Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 4,325	Ya it looks right the covering on the cpu that's shown at the end is the heat spreader.

01-07-2013, 10:36 PM	#6
JimmyTheGeek Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: USA Posts: 96	it's okay, but the cooler the better, so think about investing $20 on newegg and getting a better heatsink.