> From: Tracy
>
> Just take it slow because it could be easy to bust a pin
> below the container. Not only that, they can get stubborn
> and hard to slide. But, if you take your time, it works
> fine. No way to put the chip back in wrong because of the corners.
>
> Was it a bad thing to put some Arctic Silver on top of the
> CPU, which would be under the lid? My thought was to cool it
> down some. The power supply "heat" decreased after I did
> that and it ran a little cooler. Just a PC repair topic that
> works and for many CPUs, cuts the heat 10 - 20 degrees. Yell
> at me if I did a faux pas.

It probably does reduce the temperature, but I don't think we ever had any problems caused by the hot CPU. They're rated for 70C, or 158F, which is pretty toasty. If you really want to cool it, you could attach a finned heat sink to the socket cover. They make ones that have adhesive backings.

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