MSI Demos How To Install an AMD Threadripper CPU

tsunami231

2017-07-31 23:00

MSI Demos How To Install an AMD Threadripper CPU https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/msi-demos-how-to-install-an-amd-threadripper-cpu.html

oh my i love how the cpu installed on these, should drasticly reduce pins being bent Dinky little HSF used though assuming that stock HSF , Intel should be taking note but we all know there not :bang:

Oh yeah.. Take that cover off.. Slide that huge thing in there.. This is pure tech pörn 🤓

I wouldnt go that far but it pretty sweet

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Mumak

2017-08-01 00:02

Yes, the bolts stop at the designed pressure. Got the same crap cooler and it's totally unusable. Some load on the CPU and temps shoot to 95 C.

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A M D BugBear

2017-08-01 00:57

Very interesting, Sliding it in, then screwing it down, yum yum!! It's A M D TIME!!! <<~~ Time to get electrified!!!

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Thunk_It

2017-08-01 02:48

Pretty cool video, thank you Hilbert for posting it.

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sykozis

2017-08-01 03:29

I can't even watch the video. When I click play, it tells me the video is private...

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tsunami231

2017-08-01 03:32

I can't even watch the video. When I click play, it tells me the video is private...

it was pulled most likely

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Robbo9999

2017-08-01 08:22

Ooo, slide that baby in & tie it down good & proper, CPU is the size of a small dinner plate! Not convinced by his thermal paste application style for such a large CPU, I can imagine it not spreading accross the whole surface, and these threadripper chips are quite spread out over a large area underneath that IHS. Also didn't like how he didn't cross tighten the screws on the cooler, he just seemed to turn each screw all the way down in turn without cross tightening - which I think would again make the spread of the paste less even.

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ivymike10mt

2017-08-01 10:26

There really is no 'right' way to applying paste as long as it's evenly distributed. From a practical standpoint, it's usually safer to over-apply than to risk bare spots. But with that being said, a dab will usually do you, and letting the pressure of the HSF to spread it is usually the fastest, more straight-forward method. Considering how long the heatspreader is though, it might be wise to do a small line with Threadripper.

I apply thermal paste tousands times. And saw done it incorect many times. I not mean over-apply. Its huge space on heatspreeader. Some cores can not get paste at all 😀 Its easier spread silicone paste, but some metalic paste are high density. Its much harder "auto-spread" paste that way. If that is tutorial vid .. its not best one, atleast for me.

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rl66

2017-08-01 11:36

2 things make me dubitative: -they don't spread the thermal paste before to put the radiator? -they don't bolt the radiator in X, even with springs to limit the bolt range it bother the contact with the CPU (even more with the size of this AMD lol)

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The Goose

2017-08-01 11:50

Didnt look that easy with gloves on....that`s a lot of pins to snag your glove caught on, I think i`d need at least 4 redbulls before attempting that lol.

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TheDeeGee

2017-08-01 12:03

So the three torx blots on the socket will have a shoulder on them set to the correct hight and the the bolt will just stop at the designed pressure?

Ye probably a limited amount of thread on the bolt or depth in the socket/nut.

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tunaphish6

2017-08-02 02:13

I apply thermal paste tousands times. And saw done it incorect many times. I not mean over-apply. Its huge space on heatspreeader. Some cores can not get paste at all 😀 Its easier spread silicone paste, but some metalic paste are high density. Its much harder "auto-spread" paste that way. If that is tutorial vid .. its not best one, atleast for me.

You can be as careful as you can in regards to spreading paste, but the reality of it is, the difference between manually spreading the paste versus using the cooler to spread it is a matter of a few degrees. To each their own, but the more you man-handle thermal paste, the more likely you risk contaminating it or getting it on other components. And it's fine if you don't get it on absolutely every corner--the die is usually on the center of the PCB anyways, and the effectiveness of the paste per surface area is diminished the further you deviate from the center. Yes, liquid metal is exceptional and requires careful application (I literally go out to buy a brush everytime I do), but it's such a pain to apply and clean that I only reserve it for delidding, where I reseal the damn thing and never touch it again.

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PhazeDelta1

2017-08-02 02:51

Threadripper packages will get a simple tool wrench (not sure if I am spelling it right), but it cannot exceed maximum pressure/force. Much like many tool you use on say your car bolts which apply a maximum amount of force. Man, what's it called in english, it applies a maximum amount of torque?

Torque is the word you're looking for. I would like add that even though those screws will only get down but so far, you can still run the risk of damaging the head if you screw them down past their limit.

I can't even watch the video. When I click play, it tells me the video is private...

Did you upgrade your internet plan to allow for youtube videos? 😀 I kid. Just throwing a NN joke in there. Anyways, i'm able to view it on my phone through the youtube app.

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BuildeR2

2017-08-02 03:01

That is positively intriguing and breathtaking. I didn't blink a single time. Sometimes it amazes me that us humans have figured out how to essentially smash rocks in a way to create such an amazing combination of materials. I love having AMD back in a big way with tech that pushes boundaries and enthuses us again!

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sverek

2017-08-02 05:58

What the hell was that amount of thermal paste? I understand it's just demonstration and CPU will be removed after, but at least give a tube some squeeze. A proper bukkake would provide better thermal solution than that.

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ivymike10mt

2017-08-04 15:44

You can be as careful as you can in regards to spreading paste, but the reality of it is, the difference between manually spreading the paste versus using the cooler to spread it is a matter of a few degrees. To each their own, but the more you man-handle thermal paste, the more likely you risk contaminating it or getting it on other components. And it's fine if you don't get it on absolutely every corner--the die is usually on the center of the PCB anyways, and the effectiveness of the paste per surface area is diminished the further you deviate from the center. Yes, liquid metal is exceptional and requires careful application (I literally go out to buy a brush everytime I do), but it's such a pain to apply and clean that I only reserve it for delidding, where I reseal the damn thing and never touch it again.

I can't agree, even if there is just 4 cores, under one die. Look threadripper die locations : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpvGYxaMLc0 More contact area between IHS and the radiator, must gives better/safer colling actually. There is no reason put thermal paste in so lazy way. Espacially for such expensive CPU. If whole die's will not get coverage (like on the vid above). Thats can probably cause worse overclocking and OC stability. If not instant, maybe after time - "micro diffusion of nuclei atoms".