i tried this on my Xeon E5 and holy shit
>over clocked by 30%
>idle temp: 40°C
>running 3 vm: 55°C
>intense color correcting in AE: 60°C
I'm going to try this on my Quadro, I'll post results later
This is how you do it:
>apply thermal paste on CPU
>place a penny on the CPU
>apply more thermal paste until the penny is completely covered
>Install heat sink
the penny increases the amount of thermal paste between the CPU and heat sink
heat conducts better this way
the physics behind this is a little complicated
as volume(V) increases, density(p) will decrease and heat capacity(C) will increase
heres the wiki page on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_capacity#Specific_heat_capacity
>>52456566
Yeah, and then pressure will crack the die. Fuck you.
don't forget to find some high fluoride toothpaste instead of your usual TIM
>>52456615
what pressure?
just dont screw the heat sink in so tight
>>52456632
>>52456615
>>52456635
also remember to use a credit card to smooth out the surface of the penny
stfu ho
can't wait for tomorrow to see "hey guys someone on /g/ told me to do this with a penny to my CPU i fucking hate y'all the CPU is broken and dad grounded me for 6 months"
>>52456678
that will only happen if the heatsink is installed too tight
Have you guys tried making crystals with amonia and bleach?
the copper from the peny and the chemicals in the thermal paste will release oxide of nitrogen
this makes laughing gas dont try it
>>52456703
i did this in my backyard so the gas wasnt a problem
>>52456702
yeah it worked out well
>>52456566
im going to upload the whole process in a sec
just so you guys know its not a joke
>>52456566
Wut, I thougth you cant overclock xeons
>>52456825
it can be overclocked by increasing FSB frequency
>>52456825
depends whether or not they're unlocked like every other Intel cpu (although recently it's been revealed that you can in fact raise BCLK on locked cpus)
>>52456566
i finished filming the tutorial, uploading in a sec
>>52456566
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>>52456678
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>>52456703
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>>52457411
Heres the tutorial: https://youtu.be/Bxh-JetddSg
>>52456702
>>52458878
thanks anon
gonna try it out
I just tried this. My computer doesn't turn on anymore, I'm posting this from my phone.
What do I do?
>>52456635
fucking reddit memes on my /g/ i swear
>>52459021
have you ever though about how this image has probably killed a non-zero amount of people?
>>52456566
>Implying thermal paste serves any other function besides reducing contact resistance between the heatsink and the CPU
>Implying you don't want the smallest amount of thermal paste that fills the air gaps between the CPU and heatsink
>Implying the specific heat capacity has fuck all to do with it
>Implying your stupid trolling attempt will work
Yeah that's not how heat transfer works.
There's no advantage to going CPU -> Paste -> Penny -> Paste -> Heatsink over CPU -> Paste -> Heatsink.
>>52460358
>>52460358
the purpose of the penny is to increase the volume of the paste, higher volume would allow more heat to be absorbed and transferred, the surface area also increases
Using a very thin layer of a bronze plate between two layers of thermal paste, is something techs actually do in laptops when the distance between a cpu or gpu and the heatsink is bigger than what it's supposed to be. Replacing thermal pads with this setup (2 layers of paste, bronze plate) is common as well.
>>52460358
>>52460976
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG8fgHR6y8Q
enjoy ur zinc explosions.
>>52460904
>is to increase the volume of the paste
Increasing the volume of the paste does nothing.
Thermal paste has good thermal conductivity, but it's still a nonzero amount of thermal resistance.
The optimal amount of thermal paste is the minimum amount needed to cover the surface. Anything more than that decreases efficiency.
>>52456566
I sure hope this is a pre-1980s penny m80
>>52461763
nvm that redneck video is shit. he threw water on it at the end and his definition of explode is just the zinc breaking out of the cooper shell. meh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhbbJ02jyhs
this on is better.
imo just leave out the penny and put sugar and potato cholrate on the cpu then mash the heat sink on top.
>>52460303
This
>>52461802
This. Ideally you would use no paste. All it does is fill in tiny irregularities in the surfaces to create optimal heat transfer.
>>52461930
>this image
oh man... it still makes me laugh to this day
