Applying Thermal Paste to Chipset

[AMD Lover]

So how much thermal compound should I put on my Z87 Chipset if I'm reapplying my heatsink.

[Tea1337]

1/4th or less of that on a CPU

[renz62]

a pea sized amount will do

[Tea1337]

a pea sized amount will do

^ no, that's too much

[Tmh85]

Like a cooked piece of rice

[AMD Lover]

Sorry I'm using an ipad but does that look good?

[Tea1337]

Sorry I'm using an ipad but does that look good?

Might be a tiny bit too much, but once the heatsink is on it will be good. So it's fine

[Wtalk2]

I think you should just base it on size comparison compared to the CPU. If you were to put a grain of rice sized amount on your CPU and the Chipset is half the size, just put half the amount.

[Wtalk2]

Sorry I'm using an ipad but does that look good?

Looks good to me

PS: Dat IPad camera

[AMD Lover]

Looks good to me

PS: Dat IPad camera

I know it's horrible

[Faa]

Is that Arctic silver 5? Don't use AS5 for this.

[-rascal-]

Is that Arctic silver 5? Don't use AS5 for this.

 

Why not?

 

"Not Electrically Conductive:

Arctic Silver 5 was formulated to conduct heat, not electricity."

- Arctic Silver

 

As long as the OP does not apply too much so that is comes in contact with the surface-mount capacitors (as seen in the pictures) on the chip, he will be perfectly fine.

 

"While it is not electrically conductive, the compound is very slightly capacitive..."

- Arctic Silver

 

[AMD Lover]

Is that Arctic silver 5? Don't use AS5 for this.

No its IC Diamond. Thats all i use.

[flibberdipper]

What you did in the picture looks like a touch too much, but it should be fine.

 

No its IC Diamond. Thats all i use.

I use some cheap silicone (silicon?) stuff from Radio Shack, and it really tries to keep up to my MX-2.