R61i (8932) just got a T8100

[onespeedbiker]

I been thinking about this for a while. My R61i (8932) came with T5250 CPU. I have already upgraded to Windows 7, with an ssd and the Middeton Bios, so I figured a CPU upgrade was next. I found a T8100 on eBay and it arrived today and went in with no problem. There is always that tragic/magic moment when you don't know if your computer will boot when you replace a major component; well it booted with no problem and is indeed peppier than before. What I am amazed by is how much thermo grease is used on these computers; there is often more grease surrounding the surfaces than on them.

[RealBlackStuff]

Ignorant people just slap on any squirt of paste and take the rest for granted.
Those in the know use no more paste than a dollop the size of 1-2 rice corns max. and spread it nicely and evenly with e.g. a credit card.

[dr_st]

I never bother spreading it nicely and evenly. And not every paste is easily spreadable. I just let the heatsink squash it.

[onespeedbiker]

I use method #2, but either would certainly work.

[TPFanatic]

I spread it to remove as much excess as possible. Less paste is more efficient heat transfer. I want the minimum paste necessary just to connect the two surfaces.

[onespeedbiker]

I was bored today, so I bumped my R61i up to a T8300; something I ordered from China months ago and for $4.00 and forgot about. Any difference? I don't know, certainly not like the upgrade from the T5450 toT8100.