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[QUOTE]Originally posted by essasin: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by WildFire532FB: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by essasin: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by WildFire532FB: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by essasin: [qb] You will have one nice system. I wouldn't stress about spending more than what a pre built computer would cost at best buy. You have far better components that are worth more for your money. Good luck on the build! [/qb][/QUOTE]Thanks man. I am a little nervous about putting the thermal shit on and then putting the fan on the chip. I burned up a couple AMD chips doing that shit. by the way it is a i7-960 LGA1366 3.3Ghz That sucks i'll only be using 3.5Gs of my ram :( I got it on sale though so i can't complain maybe i'll upgrade sometime but i haven't had any problems with XP. I am looking forward to getting this thing running. I am just nervous about putting the fan on and all that stuff. [/qb][/QUOTE]You have one hell of a chip. It's a monster. The heatsink and fan is really easy to install on with lga 1366. It's just plastic pins that you push through. It's a whole lot easier than the older amd heatsinks and chips that. Just follow the directions that is provided. Putting the computer together is cake compared to putting a fastback together. The good news is that the thermal paste is already applied on the stock heatsink that comes with your cpu. You'll see some type of substance on the copper surface. It is ready to be installed right out of the box. But if you are using an aftermarket heatsink and have to apply the thermal paste remember a little goes a long way. Just put a single grain drop on the processor and place the headsink on top. The pressure with the heatsink clipped on will be enough to spread the thermal paste. Let me know how it goes or if you run into any problems. Good luck! [/qb][/QUOTE]Oh ok so thats what that stuff is, should i put more on? i have some of that silver thermal stuff. i am just worried about bubbles or something. i don't want to fry this thing. [/qb][/QUOTE]Intel put the perfect amount of thermal compound on the heatsink so I wouldn't put anymore on. I know it looks like it could use more but you really only need a very, very thin layer. You actually run the risk of overheating by putting too much because it will "blanket" the cpu. Let me know if you need help locating software. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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