Tips please for applying Thermal Paste to CPU's of G5 2x2GHz
Hi,
I am about to renew the thermal paste between the CPU cores and heatsinks of my G5 PPC dual 2GHz (june 2004 model)
I have never done such thing before, I wonder if anyone got useful tips, before I start this operation.
In case you're wondering why I do this, please read my previous thread here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3301670
Replacing the thermal paste was recommended by BDAqua, who seems to know a lot about Mac's, according to his always helpful answers and his level on this forum.
I had to wait a while for the delivery, but it finally arrived: I have Arctic Silver 5 to do this job.
First:
- Removal of the old thermal paste: what product do I use best?
- Applying the paste: I read somewhere: size of a pea
some sources say you have to spread it out with an old bankcard or so, others say you don't need to do that, that the paste will spread by just pressing the heatsink against the core when you tighten the screws. Now what's the correct answer?
- Anything else I should be aware of?
I really hope I don't mess this up.
G5 PPC dual 2GHz (june 2004 model) / 3.5GB RAM, Mac OS X (10.4.11)