• @ghostBones
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    31 year ago

    My go-to for that was always a soft guitar pick with the tip cut off. It seems like this was applied buy a goon with a spoon.

    • @DoomBot5
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      21 year ago

      Nah, it’s not necessary to do more than an X for larger CPUs or a pea for smaller ones. This is just thermal paste that’s dried up.

      • @Molecular0079
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        21 year ago

        Yep, the X method has served me well for decades. I honestly don’t understand why some people insist on slathering on thermal paste like they were making a cake. An X and nice even pressure while you’re screwing down the heatsink is all you need.

        • @[email protected]
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          11 year ago

          An x, or, for real jobs (used to do big servers), 3 lines. Did tictactoe for a bit but thats overkill.