Is there something i can use for thermal compound that i can find around my house or at Wallgreens?
did you do it both ways? Tin foil always keeps my temps low...Originally Posted by iCrap;15238532
Tin foil raised my temps by 20c btw i actually tried it
I suggset.
Use nothing
Use toothpaste
PLease help!!!! its importantOriginally Posted by liljoey112;15238585
But is mayo and tooth paste safe i cant afford to buy a new CPU right now BTW the CPU is a AMD PHENOM 6950 its not OCed
.....thats not a cpu.....Originally Posted by liljoey112;15238585
But is mayo and tooth paste safe i cant afford to buy a new CPU right now BTW the CPU is a AMD PHENOM 6950 its not OCed
I think the 6950 is your GPU, or graphics card, not your CPU. To be realistic and safe, the only mediocre but safe alternative i think would be either underclocking the cpu or buying some general thermal paste from radio shack.Originally Posted by liljoey112;15238585
But is mayo and tooth paste safe i cant afford to buy a new CPU right now BTW the CPU is a AMD PHENOM 6950 its not OCed
YA its a cpu its a Phenom First GEN ( the ones that sucked )Originally Posted by Boinz;15238821
I think the 6950 is your GPU, or graphics card, not your CPU. To be realistic and safe, the only mediocre but safe alternative i think would be either underclocking the cpu or buying some general thermal paste from radio shack.
LOL sorry hahah my faultOriginally Posted by shrilzer;15240274
That is a Phenom X4 9650.. you mistyped it as '6950'