You are welcome. Here is a link to an updated version, with suggestions for making an adapted heatsink for the northbridge. See the appendix on this report: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v32sh04ykdyzq9...
I have never found it necessary to replace them, however, it certainly would not harm to do so. I have also made a more updated version of this guide, with instructions on how to make a modified northbridge heat sink. Download here:
Yes. Avoid conductive paste. Also, liquid metal should be avoided, as it forms an amalgam with the metal surfaces of the chip and the heatsink, which is made vulnerable to corrosion.
You are welcome. Here is a link to an updated version, with suggestions for making an adapted heatsink for the northbridge. See the appendix on this report: https://www.dropbox.com/s/v32sh04ykdyzq9...
I have never found it necessary to replace them, however, it certainly would not harm to do so. I have also made a more updated version of this guide, with instructions on how to make a modified northbridge heat sink. Download here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v32sh04ykdyzq9...
12 mm might do, but shorter bolts are harder to install. Make sure that the spring is not fully compressed when the heatsink is securely in place.
Yes. Avoid conductive paste. Also, liquid metal should be avoided, as it forms an amalgam with the metal surfaces of the chip and the heatsink, which is made vulnerable to corrosion.