Galaki said:
So, if I lift the heatsink and it feels like it's stuck, that indicates the grease has dried? If so, that means AMD uses cheap thermal grease. |
normally it's low quality like westplay says, but that isn't always the case.
If it's stuck it doesn't mean anythign I think. I'm not sure quality has anything to do with that. Because the same event can occur with Arctic Silver too (whcih is good quality). The grease/compound hardens when it's cold. (think ice cube)
1) Did you recently have the computer on... when the computer's on it heats it and becomes more uhh liquidy like you said so you can pull it off. (Arctic silver does this too and it is a good quailty compound).
Also don't pull it straight off to slight twists left to right... instead of up and down. And be sure to unclip the clip.
You can also use a hair dryer to uhh liquidize (sorry I can't think of the word) the compound before pulling the heatsink off. I however have not tried it... So I'd google it if that's the route youd like to take.
