heatsinks

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:07 pm

i just took a heatsink out of a computer and am wondering if i can use it and how to cut it to fit the parts inside the N64
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just wondering because its from a pretty old computer

Post by **bicostp** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:11 pm

Sure you can use it.

Heatsinks are aluminum (same as soda cans and airplanes) so you can easily cut it with the proper hacksaw blade or a tinsnips.

KJoshJ · Post by **KJoshJ** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:12 pm

any heat sink will work, old cpu ones work best, It might fit as is on the GPU, but otherwise cut it down to the size of one of the chips or a bit bigger, for ram i have one chip that covers both. So each chip if it has its own heatsink works best. Josh.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:14 pm

thanks and can i just use crazy glue to keep it on

Post by **bicostp** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:30 pm

No. You need thermal epoxy. Krazy Glue is great for hanging from a girder by your hard hat, but it doesn't conduct heat very well.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:14 pm

how bout the stuff that holds the original heatsinks on

Doofus · Post by **Doofus** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:41 pm

Arctic Silver Thermal Compound.... Mmmmmmmmm....

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:52 pm

Doofus wrote:Arctic Silver Thermal Compound.... Mmmmmmmmm....

hubbwah

nos_slived · Post by **nos_slived** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:56 pm

Type of super heat conductive epoxy.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:00 pm

Turbo Tax 1.0 wrote:how bout the stuff that holds the original heatsinks on

can i use this

goodie · Post by **goodie** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:03 pm

That white thermal grease, you mean? Yeah, you can use that.

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:10 pm

goodie wrote:That white thermal grease, you mean? Yeah, you can use that.

i'd say its more grey and is already shaped in squares

KJoshJ · Post by **KJoshJ** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:38 pm

its probably just plain ole silicone paste, commonly used for heatsinks, it can be used, but new paste is best, but then again, this isnt overclocking or 2Ghz parts, so that would work fine, just be sure to find some way to hold heatsinks on and in place, putting a dab of glue on two opposite corners works. Josh.

Doofus · Post by **Doofus** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:48 pm

http://www.arcticsilver.com/products.htm

drooools...

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vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Tue May 03, 2005 7:57 pm

If you droll over thermal compound, eww.