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Name: Justin Date: October 13, 2003 at 21:11:31 Pacific OS: win98 CPU/Ram: 1.2 Duron/64
Comment:
ordered a cpu fan today, just wondering when u buy a fan will it come with a thermal pad or do i have to get one or buy some gel. and if it doesnt come with a pad, is the pad or gel nesecary? thanks
Name: StuartS Date: October 13, 2003 at 21:24:30 Pacific
Reply:
I assume you mean a fan AND heatsink. Generally they come as a single unit. Most heasinks do come with a thermal pad. However their effectivness can vary. I dab of thermal paste in any case will not do any harm and could do a lot of good.
Stuart
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Response Number 2
Name: idowackus Date: October 13, 2003 at 21:31:51 Pacific
Reply:
My heatsink and ans never came with either one. If it doesn't come with either one, DON'T USE YOUR COMPUTER. Thermal paste or pads are VERY neccesary. Without them your CPU will over heat within a few minutes, which could easilyt ruin your CPU.
good luck.
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Response Number 3
Name: Justin Date: October 13, 2003 at 22:03:14 Pacific
Reply:
sorry guys still confused. here's what i ordered:
Speeze - Socket A Cooling Fan up to 1.4 GHz
to find out specs go to tigerdirect.com and copy and paste this into the search bar thanks
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Response Number 4
Name: StuartS Date: October 13, 2003 at 22:09:11 Pacific
Reply:
What you have there is a combined fan and heatsink. So my first post applies. Get yourself some thermal paste to be on the safe side.
Stuart
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Response Number 5
Name: jack Date: October 14, 2003 at 10:48:55 Pacific
Reply:
Don't use `both' the pad and thermal paste. Clean up the CPU before installing the heatsink/fan.
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