hi, i am in the midst of piecing together my pimp64 (see wahwahwahworklog ) and have already bought all my equipment, i really don't want to have to get a heatsink if it isn't necassary, can i just put the original one back on or leave it bare?
i drilled a hellabunch of holes in it so it'll get a lot of air...
do heatsinks matter?
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Re: do heatsinks matter?
You will want at least the stock heatsinks and that is only decent if you have vents.
Re: do heatsinks matter?
i have plenty of hole vents, once my paint drys ill dremel some slits on the sides, and i was wondering if anyone had considered water cooling?Bush wrote:You will want at least the stock heatsinks and that is only decent if you have vents.
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Re: do heatsinks matter?
The N64 is not worth water cooling. It barely even needs heatsinks if it wasn't in a case. 
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Re: do heatsinks matter?
The simple answer is yes, you need heatsinks and thermal paste. Other than that, you will be fine. I just recommend not using the stock ones.
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i will, though is is their anything i can use other than thermal paste?...Bush wrote:The simple answer is yes, you need heatsinks and thermal paste. Other than that, you will be fine. I just recommend not using the stock ones.
Re: do heatsinks matter?
Not that I know of. They have cheap stuff at radioshack.
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Re: do heatsinks matter?
Thermal adhesive or thermal tape?cplexroro wrote:i will, though is is their anything i can use other than thermal paste?...Bush wrote:The simple answer is yes, you need heatsinks and thermal paste. Other than that, you will be fine. I just recommend not using the stock ones.
If you use thermal adhesive, they'll never come off. You'll also get really good heat transfer, as you would with regular thermal compound.
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Oh yeah, forgot thermal tape.
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I would recommend using thermal paste. Artic Silver is awesome:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... ps-sellers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
They have it at radioshack.
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http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... ps-sellers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
They have it at radioshack.
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thanks, ill have to check it out!mymixed wrote:I would recommend using thermal paste. Artic Silver is awesome:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... ps-sellers" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
They have it at radioshack.
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