Thanks for all your responses guys, you have saved me upwards of $100 in tools etc. I gather that no one really uses the mats in question. Any chips that I have ordered I have also ordered an equal number of sockets too so that should save any heat problems. I've had very little to do with installing chips in sockets however from memory they are quite tricky to install into their sockets.
I have read info on chip installing tools that hold the legs in a slightly compressed state to aid installation, does any one know where I can get these from? I have also been told that you just need to insert one side of the chip into the socket first then use a paddle pop stick, or alike to push the other legs in to place. Is that what most do?
Cheers
