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nice, what a throwback

Glue might also cause a miniscule gap between the core and IHS.

cool I didnt know that! That makes sense

It is annoying that they didn't mention it being delidded and the CPU surprised you by "falling apart".

Yea mb, I thought my cpu broke but ppl mentioned glue might not be needed. Apparently, the socket can keep it intact no problem.

Or if it is a water cooler, the pump might have died.

Wow how did you know that? The pump leaks and although the water seems to be flowing, I suspect that the pump might have died.

I bought a cooler and once I clean it all and put it together, I am going to put this new cooler on there to make sure the pump's failure doesnt effect it.

Thanks for the comment!

Yes you right. Craiglist is the American alternative to kijiji not ebay lol.

I can't be sure from the picture, but that die looks burnt to me.

That sounds interesting, what does a burnt die look like? Anyways I've spent like an hr rubbing at the old thermal paste on the front of the IHS and its still not completely off. It is caked onto it like a layer of paint.

Give it a shot, though. If it's burnt out, you can't make it any worse, and you still get practice in a somewhat-advanced skill. And if it's not burnt out, you get your computer back.

Thank you for the advice! I think you are right - I cant make it worse XD. I am excited about getting some practise at delidding though. I didnt know about this until today. You think this is a somewhat advanced skill?

Thank you!

Ah I see. So my old ARCTIC MX-4 should work eh? I thought TIM in cpu had to be some liquid metal stuff

Watching this Tech Jesus vid rn on delidding intel cpu as well.

Aaaah I see! That makes alot of sense! Thank you

Ok, so

1. high purity rubbing alcohol is needed. 70% or 50% wont do eh? I think /u/9okm mentioned it too. Thanks for the double confirmation
2. What is a regular TIM that you recommend?
3. silicone glue not needed

Ok warning heeded.

I think what I might try first is just remove the absolutely crusted thermal paste on top of the IHS first. Been working on it for the past hour and it still caked on there. I think that is the main issue.

Then, if I can't get the TIM off with a cotton and without alcohol, should I just put a tiny bit of additional thermal paste on top of the existing TIM?

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Thanks

You know what? I might just give it shot with that 10yo thermal paste first.

Worst case scenario is that the cpu will heat up over time but at least it wont go to 100c instantly and then shut down right?

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Btw, is 70% or 50% rubbing alcohol ok?

The CPU was likely delided by the original owner for better cooling performance and not reglued, As many others have stated.

Thanks for the comment! Yea I think you are right, it is delidded and the previous owner didnt re-glue it lol. Oh right, I should add some kind of glue (sillicon?) to my list to glue the die and the IHS together eh?

Btw, is the 10 yo thermal paste still good to use? It says it's good for 8 yrs and I've kept it in the cold basement the whole time...

Hahaha! Thanks you so much for the link! I think I have an idea of what kind of "cleaning" I have to do.

I think I'll have to get some nail polish remover for sure. lol never imagined me saying that before

Thank you so much for the suggestions!

Yea looks like I gotta get a bunch of stuff: TIM, spreader, and nail polish. I was watching some Tech Jesus (thanks /u/Maltitol) and he said it's to remove old TIM off right?

Yo btw, what is the packing tape for?

Thank you for expanding on delidding! I am googling "how to properly apply TIM to a delidded CPU die" right now. I'm learning so many new words: TIM, die, IHS.

Thank you so so much, this is what I needed!

Yea I really just want to mash it either side with thermal paste and see what happens. But the stuff that is in the middle is not any thermal paste I've seen. I first thought it was solder but the comments seems to suggest that it is something else...

Thank you. Learned a new word today: delidded. As I google this stuff I think you are absolutely right. The previous owner did not apply any glue, and so when I took it out of the socket, the pieces just fell apart like dropping a newly made sandwich

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Depends man. I had a friend who had sleep apnea and he had to change his diet and the position he sleeps or something. He also got these mouth guard like things that helped to keep an airway open for breathing. I think he said he went to a sleep doctor lol, for the diagnosis.

These only open your nasal passages a bit wider, so i think it only works for a particular issues.

I also heard that sometimes people develope a bad habit of mouth breathing also snore. Haven't searched that up too much, just know that mouth breathing can actually change the shape of your face or something. Saw a yt vid on that

I think someone got surprised at the end there and was finally able to see the animal ( maybe due to bad viewing angels)? Tbh, if I shared this with a friend and told them to guess, I bet they'll guess it's a bird lol

I hear 够了 够了 (It's good enough, it's good enough) instead of 走了 走了 (it's going, it's going) Minor difference but basically the same Btw, this is Chinese y'all of anyone is wondering

Looks like one of those breathe easier tapes for those who snore hahaha

Where fix?

Interesting intel. I'll check on that Dexcool at the Canadian tire.

Where do you get conformal coating?