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Is it necessary whatsoever to add extra thermal paste if a new heatsink already has thermal paste strips on the underside.
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HavocXphere
Honorary Master
No. Don't mix stuff.
Figure out which one is better quality and use just that.
Figure out which one is better quality and use just that.
LazyLion
King of de Jungle
no, it is not necessary. Just use what the heatsink came with. Watch your temperature for a week of so after installation. Then check it every so often down the line. Maintain your system with a good clean-up every four months. At that time you might see if you need to clean up and add any thermal paste.
The_Techie
Resident Techie
Agreed, I'm not a huge fan of the stock thermal paste that Intel provides. I bought a container of Arctic Silver 5 a while ago
medicnick83
Paramedic
Clean off, put better stuff on...
That's what I do... i also re do it every few months
That's what I do... i also re do it every few months
I would suggest if you buy BOXED CPUs, then keep the heatsink as is (with the standard thermal paste). If you purchase TRAY CPUs (don't know if you still get them) and you purchased a 3rd party Heatsink and Fan, then make sure the quality of the Thermal Compund is good enough for your use...!
Toxin
Expert Member
What I do (don't know if it's acceptable) is I take the stock cooler, scrape off the thermal paste, take some brasso and "lap" the centre part of the cooler. Sounds wierd but it works very well. It does take long to finish and your arm will feel like it's falling off but it's worth the effort.
The machine quality of those coolers are very low. Just get the centre part nice and shiny and you'll drop temps by 2-5°C.
The machine quality of those coolers are very low. Just get the centre part nice and shiny and you'll drop temps by 2-5°C.
Nameite
Expert Member
Agreed, I'm not a huge fan of the stock thermal paste that Intel provides. I bought a container of Arctic Silver 5 a while ago
Should try out jetart's ck4000, cheaper than artic 5 but almost exactly the same...according to 2 reviews i read.
The_Techie
Resident Techie
Will have a look, thanks
It's almost finished in any case, about time for me to shop around for some more Asha'man X
Expert Member
Liquid Metal Pro FTW!
This stuff works wonders, but I have to say that you need to be careful not to get it on aluminium or it will literally eat and corrode that metal in front of your eyes. However, between your cpu and copper heatsink, it works wonders and keeps things quite cool.
It may be less useful now with the cooler running Core 2's, but in the days of Pentium D, it was a real winner in keeping temps down.
This stuff works wonders, but I have to say that you need to be careful not to get it on aluminium or it will literally eat and corrode that metal in front of your eyes. However, between your cpu and copper heatsink, it works wonders and keeps things quite cool.
It may be less useful now with the cooler running Core 2's, but in the days of Pentium D, it was a real winner in keeping temps down.