Chipset heatsink loose

[-rascal-]

33 minutes ago, Dogsparky said:

And gownisbit like a perfect square

I don't know what you are trying to say here...

 

It doesn't NEED to go around the chip.

You are only worried about the contact point -- AKA the surface where it touches the heatsink

 

Let me get a MS Pain picture for you .

 

[Dogsparky]

1 minute ago, -rascal- said:

I don't know what you are trying to say here...

 

It doesn't NEED to go around the chip.

You are only worried about the contact point -- AKA the surface where it touches the heatsink

 

Let me get a MS Pain picture for you .

 

Yes but how do I put it back on in that perfect square if,if you look at that picture that stuff should be getting in the chip around it because it expands past the middle point but it doesn't so I am confused withvhownit doesn't do that 

[Dogsparky]

4 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

I don't know what you are trying to say here...

 

It doesn't NEED to go around the chip.

You are only worried about the contact point -- AKA the surface where it touches the heatsink

 

Let me get a MS Pain picture for you .

 

The stuff on there is bigger than contact point so it should be getting on the chip around it butnit isnt look at the size of the amount of paste or whatever that is compared to the little chip 

[-rascal-]

1 hour ago, Dogsparky said:

Yes but how do I put it back on in that perfect square if,if you look at that picture that stuff should be getting in the chip around it because it expands past the middle point but it doesn't so I am confused withvhownit doesn't do that 

It doesn't need to be a square.

As long as it covers 85% - 95% (hard to get 100%) of the surface you will be fine.

 

It IS a square the first time because of how things are done during the motherboard manufacturing process.

(They either had a perfect square template, or it was done by a robot arm, etc) 

 

It's supposed to expand..that how thermal paste works...it spreads out to fill any of the gaps between the chip and metal heatsink.

As long as it does not overspread too much (e.g you put too much thermal paste/adhesive), you will be okay.

 

The outer bits of the paste / adhesive is NOT even making contact.

Only the center rectangle part is.

If it's making contact, it will NOT be s smooth square shape.

 

I don't see how this can be so difficult.

It's exactly the same as applying thermal paste for your CPU and CPU cooler -- but for a smaller heatsink and chip...and less thermal paste / adhesive.

 

Have a good look at the videos below:

 

 

 

[Dogsparky]

27 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

It doesn't need to be a square.

As long as it covers 85% - 95% (hard to get 100%) of the surface you will be fine.

 

It IS a square the first time because of how things are done during the motherboard manufacturing process.

(They either had a perfect square template, or it was done by a robot arm, etc) 

 

It's supposed to expand..that how thermal paste works...it spreads out to fill any of the gaps between the chip and metal heatsink.

As long as it does not overspread too much (e.g you put too much thermal paste/adhesive), you will be okay.

 

The outer bits of the paste / adhesive is NOT even making contact.

Only the center rectangle part is.

If it's making contact, it will NOT be s smooth square shape.

 

I don't see how this can be so difficult.

It's exactly the same as applying thermal paste for your CPU and CPU cooler -- but for a smaller heatsink and chip...and less thermal paste / adhesive.

 

Have a good look at the videos below:

 

 

 

The part in the outside of the blog in the middle how does that not get the stuff around the middle part of chip,it is clearly bigger than the part of the chip thagbneed the paste but it doesn't get on the outer edges of it I am :'( fused at to how it doesn't do that because it is bigger and extends to that part but yet it doesn't hit that stuff on the outside of the middle blog should be hitting the the outer edges of the chip but yet it doesn't and the paste I put on is barely noticeable and expeands to the point where it gets on stuff and drips while this doesnt

[-rascal-]

19 minutes ago, Dogsparky said:

The part in the outside of the blog in the middle how does that not get the stuff around the middle part of chip,it is clearly bigger than the part of the chip thagbneed the paste but it doesn't get on the outer edges of it I am :'( fused at to how it doesn't do that because it is bigger and extends to that part but yet it doesn't hit 

Because the chipset is NOT flat.

It is higher up than the blue-green outer part of the chipset.

Look at your motherboard's Z170 chipset from the side...

 

The chipset is not paper. It is a 3D item that has thickness...it's an actual computer chip.

 

 

The motherboard maker puts the factory made square thermal paste / adhesive on the heatsink side, and putting it down on the chipset.

You will be putting the thermal paste / adhesive on the chipset side, and putting the heatsink down onto the chipset.

[Dogsparky]

23 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

Because the chipset is NOT flat.

It is higher up than the blue-green outer part of the chipset.

Look at your motherboard's Z170 chipset from the side...

 

The chipset is not paper. It is a 3D item that has thickness...it's an actual computer chip.

 

 

The motherboard maker puts the factory made square thermal paste / adhesive on the heatsink side, and putting it down on the chipset.

You will be putting the thermal paste / adhesive on the chipset side, and putting the heatsink down onto the chipset.

So they made it bigger just to make it look better basically skin the thermal paste sense so it is mire aesthetics and the way they put it on even if the chip sinks in a little it still won't touch 

[Dogsparky]

2 hours ago, -rascal- said:

Because the chipset is NOT flat.

It is higher up than the blue-green outer part of the chipset.

Look at your motherboard's Z170 chipset from the side...

 

The chipset is not paper. It is a 3D item that has thickness...it's an actual computer chip.

 

 

The motherboard maker puts the factory made square thermal paste / adhesive on the heatsink side, and putting it down on the chipset.

You will be putting the thermal paste / adhesive on the chipset side, and putting the heatsink down onto the chipset.

Yeah it still moves everywhere but the middle still the screws are tight and I can't tighten them anymore unless I use a lot of force

[-rascal-]

1 minute ago, Dogsparky said:

Yeah it still moves everywhere but the middle still the screws are tight and I can't tighten them anymore unless I use a lot of force

That's fine.

 

The bigger questions:

• Are you still seeing the "chipset heatsink not detected" problem?
• Does the computer now turn on?

[Dogsparky]

It boots now I think the stuff just got unattached a little and then the pressure want there anymore so the thermal paste stuff was all unattached

[Dogsparky]

3 minutes ago, -rascal- said:

That's fine.

 

The bigger questions:

• Are you still seeing the "chipset heatsink not detected" problem?
• Does the computer now turn on?

It boots now I think the stuff just got unattached a little and then the pressure want there anymore so the thermal paste stuff was all unattached

 

Thanks for the help I was just a little frusterated with this stuff because I use this for school and I shave also made a little bit of money from youtube as well not much but Sam but so it is pretty much everything at this moment until I can get a real job