Thermal paste application

[Jago151]

I've read a lot of CPU temperature posts on the forums mentioning the importance of thermal paste and its proper application. That being said, does the application of the paste differ with the Xbox 360 CPU or do you apply it like you would any other CPU in a computer?

I watched the Live CR4 demon install video (http://team-xecuter.com/forums/showthread.php/147958-Live-Video-Stream-–-CR4-Demon-Install-)) and noticed that Jonnyguns applied a pea sized drop of paste to the CPU and then put the heatsink on top of it. Seems simple enough but is there something I'm missing?

 

[ultimate360]

Its simple as that, just make sure the surfaces are perfectly clean and then put on a little drop of paste and your good to go

Don't use too much, but don't use too little either. I put about a 2.5mm ball of paste on the dies of the chips and that is usually perfect as long as you have high quality paste.

 

[Jago151]

Its simple as that, just make sure the surfaces are perfectly clean and then put on a little drop of paste and your good to go

Don't use too much, but don't use too little either. I put about a 2.5mm ball of paste on the dies of the chips and that is usually perfect as long as you have high quality paste.

Oh ok. So you'll need to replace the paste every time you remove the heatsink? That could get crazy if you're doing an RGH and you need to touch up/redo the post/cpu_rst points several times on the underside of the motherboard.

 

[consolemodz]

you shouldnt need to redo any points, never mind several times!!

get it right first time then put the heatsink back on.

 

[Jago151]

you shouldnt need to redo any points, never mind several times!!

get it right first time then put the heatsink back on.

Well...I'm a beginner when it comes to soldering. When the unit wouldn't glitch I would have to remove the xclamp to check/redo my points several times. I wasn't removing the heatsink but I'm sure that removing the xclamp will cause the heatsink to move.

 

[consolemodz]

it will surely. after you practice it a few times you shouldnt need to do it more than once. take your time, use flux and often i use a piece of tape to hold the wire steady in place on the smaller points, then gently remove it after and hotglue close to the point to make sure it holds forever.

dont hot glue the actual point in case you ever need to remove it for any reason.

 

[jdoe91011]

Oh ok. So you'll need to replace the paste every time you remove the heatsink? That could get crazy if you're doing an RGH and you need to touch up/redo the post/cpu_rst points several times on the underside of the motherboard.

You should make it a habit to check your soldering by testing for continuity with a multimeter while doing your installs. Your multimeter is your best friend and should be right next to you while you work.

 

[Jago151]

it will surely. after you practice it a few times you shouldnt need to do it more than once. take your time, use flux and often i use a piece of tape to hold the wire steady in place on the smaller points, then gently remove it after and hotglue close to the point to make sure it holds forever.

dont hot glue the actual point in case you ever need to remove it for any reason.

hmm...I used the tape to hold the wire in place but maybe next time i'll try hot glue.

 

[Jago151]

You should make it a habit to check your soldering by testing for continuity with a multimeter while doing your installs. Your multimeter is your best friend and should be right next to you while you work.

I actually just picked up a multimeter, but my question is, how exactly do you check your soldering with it? I know that you would put one lead on the pad you just soldered to, but where would you put the other one?