[geeks] Heat sink on a P3

[wa2egp at att.net]

> And, if you're using the cheap white silicone goo, you may want to
> consider getting a syringe of some of the "performance" stuff for a few
> bucks.  There's a tiny delta in actual thermal transfer performance, but
> the heat from a faster P3 will eventually (at least months, maybe
> longer) bake the oil out of the cheap goo and leave you with a white,
> crumbly brick that impedes thermal transfer.  I recommend Arctic Alumina
> (ceramic particles; not aluminum-- I have no idea) for easy clean-up. 

Alumina was an old chemical name for aluminum oxide IIRC.

> But anything cheap and "performance" should do.  One of the small
> syringes should be fine; a little of that stuff goes a very, very long
> way.

Bob