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Originally Posted by underscore
^ if you use no-clean flux properly, the fix can last a very long time. Just apply a liberal amount around the edges of the chips before you flow them from above, the heat will made it spread underneath. And DON'T use Arctic silver, I've seen it do more harm than good in inexperienced hands. Just be sure to apply a good, even, thin coat of any decent stuff and you'll be fine :-)
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The flux I do agree helps a lot after the second time you fix it as I was repairing my PS3 for quiet some time . What makes you say that Arctic Silver 5 is a bad TIM. It was rated top TIM back in its day. There is better stuff out there now such as MX-4. Many computer enthusiast still use it in set-ups for overclocking. So I have no idea where you get your info from.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...&limitstart=12
Review second best article is 2 years old but the information is still fairly accurate as I keep up with this as a computer enthusiast.