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i built my rig about 3 years ago now. figured it was time to upgrade my GPU and prepare it for an overclock.
anyway i always figured the constant spinning after all ofthese years would cause the heatsink screws to come loose. and i guess i was right. the heatsink itself was off center and i was able to manipulate it a few degrees in both directions. i decided to just center it and tighten up the screws and it seemed to keep it steady but i didnt really try to manipulate it too hard afterwards
i guess my question is whether this requires me to clean and reapply the thermal paste. i was always under the impression that after a given amount of time it would create a pretty strong bond between the processor and the heatsink. given that i plan to overclock, i'm wondering if i should be concerned.
i stressed the processor for about five hours in prime95. one of the cores got up to about 58C. currently idling at 35C
Q6600 with a zalman CNPS9700 sitting on top of it
anyway i always figured the constant spinning after all ofthese years would cause the heatsink screws to come loose. and i guess i was right. the heatsink itself was off center and i was able to manipulate it a few degrees in both directions. i decided to just center it and tighten up the screws and it seemed to keep it steady but i didnt really try to manipulate it too hard afterwards
i guess my question is whether this requires me to clean and reapply the thermal paste. i was always under the impression that after a given amount of time it would create a pretty strong bond between the processor and the heatsink. given that i plan to overclock, i'm wondering if i should be concerned.
i stressed the processor for about five hours in prime95. one of the cores got up to about 58C. currently idling at 35C
Q6600 with a zalman CNPS9700 sitting on top of it
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