XS HWBot Team

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what did I miss? new thermal paste? I just use ceramic or that newegg paste that comes in a nail polish bottle you brush on. Chew turned me onto it last year and its all I use now.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835200060

another tip he showed me when insulating take a few balls of eraser about the size of pea and hit the backside of the board where the dimms are. There are a few holes you just plug up. They might seem small but that paste and the eraser dimm plug trick changed my life. Also instead of keeping isopropyl around and keep buying just get yourself a huge tank of paint thinner. Chew had it laying around the kitchen and I thought it was a slight fire hazard but he didnt blink an eye. He told me I should have one around for removing conformal spray/insulation and thermal paste.

hi to the team.
its been a while. Are you guys focused on a particular contest this month? its the end of the month. Whats the word? are you dudes making submissions?

has anyone ever got the pot mounted and poured a slight amount of alcohol in the bottom of the pot and lit it on fire to prime the paste before adding ln2? I just thought of it. Seems like a safe way to prime the paste without having the board on and frying the cpu before you actually bench? Good idea or bad idea?