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| [title] Remove heat sink and apply thermal paste | |
| [* icon_note] If this is your first time applying thermal paste I recommend using a good thermal paste like Arctic Silver and reading a guide here on iFixit. | |
| [* icon_caution] With the motherboard out, turn it upside down on a static free surface. | |
| [* black] To remove the heatsink and replace thermal paste remove the screws in the correct order (marked with a number on the heatsink). | |
| [* icon_caution] Clean old thermal paste with isopropyl-alcohol. Ensure that after applying thermal paste it doesn't leak onto the motherboard (if it's on the green square, it's fine). | |
| [* icon_caution] When putting the heat sink back on, try to have the screw holes align on your first try. This is to maintain an even spread of the thermal paste. | |
| [* black] Rescrew in the correct order (refer to the numbers on the heat sink). | |
| - | [* icon_note] Torque each screw one at a time to end up with good heat |
| + | [* icon_note] Torque each screw one at a time to end up with good heat dissipation. |