How to make your own Athlon Heat spreader (56 warning)

janusz · Jul 28, 2002, 03:45 PM

Just ran into this article about making a heat spreader for the HOT Athlon processors a la Intel.

It's pretty damn cool so I had to share it with y'all.

HERS THE LINK

if you want to just see the pix scroll down

Results

3°C to 5°C improvement under full load using the modified CPU with heatspreader. These results are still acceptable using my aging Kanie Hedgehog 238 with a C/W of 0.41 equipped with a low speed 80mm cooling fan. It's safe to say that this project was a success. Not only does it look very cool, but it also lowers temperatures by a few degrees. Also, the core is protected from being damaged by the spreader.

This project was relatively simple and inexpensive. I recommend this project to anyone advantageous enough to try it. Of course, neither Icrontic or myself can be held accountable if you break your processor doing it.

if your interested go here to read on full details
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DallasStar · Jul 28, 2002, 07:40 PM

Would this be less effective with an anodized aluminum shim?

Scoop · Aug 15, 2002, 05:51 AM

Bit Risky

scoop

UberLord · Aug 15, 2002, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scoop
Bit Risky

Thats the whole point innit? You can make an omelate without breaking some eggs! Or you a man or a mouse? Do you stand naked in front on the bacon slicer?

/me flaps arms and makes aeroplane noises

Dammit, with an attitude like that we would still be in the trees!