Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 16:13:16 +1030 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: FreeBSD hardware Users <freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Heat sinks and coolers: grease or pad? Message-ID: <199801290543.QAA01492@word.smith.net.au> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 29 Jan 1998 16:12:16 %2B1030." <19980129161216.57713@lemis.com>
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> >> I'm wondering what to do next. Both this cooler (which claims a > >> thermal resistance of 0.8°C/W) and the previous one have a pad stuck > >> on to the processor side, presumably in order to facilitate heat > >> transfer. What's the best way to use this? Should I use thermal > >> grease anyway? Should I use it instead? Any other bright ideas? > > > > How about a Peltier effect cooler? > > You suggested this already. Care to implement it? Why not just buy one? Ten seconds with AltaVista suggests http://www.computernerd.com/coolspec.htm as a place to start. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\
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