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Re: Best way to attach a heatsink & fan to a Stealth II video card?

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From: Karl Gibbs
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 00:00
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I just got the Stealth II. Where would I find info on overclocking?
The loc-tite and thermal grease sounds like a good heat sink attachment
method. Would it work a little better if the loc-tite was placed on the
outer perimeter of the package and the thermal grease in the middle
directly over the physical die?
regards,
karl


William Gilliland wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Feb 1998 05:34:58 GMT,
> terri24-nospam-@worldnet.att.net (Joe) wrote:
>
> >I recently attempted overclocking my Diamond Stealth II to 50 MHz, but
> >I noticed that it gets dangerously hot.  I have an old 486 heatsink &
> >fan that I'd like to try attaching to the V2100 chip on the Stealth.
> >What's the best way to do this?  I've seen people use everything from
> >Super Glue gel to fish line to rubber bands.  What's a *sane*
> >alternative to this?
>
> I'd find a high heat rated loc-tite and some thermal grease.
> Swirl the thermal grease on in a donut fashion on the heat sink
> bottom.  In the center of the donut, apply loc-tite.  Apply to
> the chip.
>
> Don't install the card for an hour, letting it set.
>
> Things to watch out for:
>
> Check that heat rating on your loc-tite.
>
> Make sure your clearance for your heat sink will be sufficient
> once its on the chip and the card installed.
>
> Will
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From: Karl Gibbs <kwgibbs@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Best way to attach a heatsink & fan to a Stealth II video card?
Date: 1998/02/25
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