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[quote name="Motherhead"][quote name="motherfuckerfoodeater"]I have gotten a CPU temp error message, which seemed a little suspicious coming immediately after startup. I have some follow-up questions. 1) The heat sink fan has, since day one, been my primary source of headaches. It has always been a little loose because I'm kind of reluctant to bend the motherboard in the process of shoving the pins into it. I am assuming that boards are manufactured with this in mind, but how far should I trust Asus in this case?[/quote] Here are the installation videos for <a href="http://www.intel.com/cd/channel/reseller/asmo-na/eng/100617.htm" target="new">Intel</a> and socket <a href="http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/content_type/DownloadableAssets/02-English-K8-Heatsink-Install-LowRes.wmv" target="new">AMD</a> heatsinks. As long as you're installing it correctly, the board won't crack. [quote name="motherfuckerfoodeater"]2) The thermal paste on the sink and the back of the cpu is pretty dry. Should it be reapplied periodically?[/quote] I only clear the gack off the CPU and Heatsink when I have a reason to. You have a good reason to. To clean the CPU you can use a Q-tip with a bit of high-grade (no oils or perfumes, which is most nail polish removers) isopropyl alcohol. I use <a href="http://www.arcticsilver.com/arcticlean.htm" target="new">Artic Silver's</a> compound remover but, unless you build a lot of computers, that might be overkill. There is enough solvent and purifier in those bottles for 10 years.[/quote] [quote name="motherfuckerfoodeater"]If so, who makes good thermal paste?[/quote] The current arguments are that they are all the same except for <a href="http://www.arcticsilver.com/as5.htm" target="new">Acrtic Silver 5</a>. Arctic Silver 5 is expensive and one tube will last you the rest of your life. If you are unwilling to make such a commitment, <a href="http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=77063" target="new">Antec</a>, <a href="http://www.zalmanusa.com/" target="new">Zalman</a> and various others will be fine. Remember when applying that less is more. You want more of a glorified haze than you want toothpaste strata of compound. [/quote]