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thermal paste.. necessary?
Name: greg rocca Date: July 24, 2003 at 14:07:23 Pacific OS: win xp pro CPU/Ram: athlon xp 1900/1GB
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im upgrading my chip from a 1900 to a 2200.. not a big jump, but anyhow.. i have 3 case fans(1 80mm smart fan by thermaltake, 2 vantec 80mm stealth fans), a thermalright slk800A heatsink, and a vantec 80mm case fan.. do i really need to apply a thermal paste like arctic silver 3 or can i just skip that?
If you want to buy a new CPU in a bit, you can skip the thermal compund...
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Response Number 2
Name: Free Weasel Date: July 24, 2003 at 15:59:05 Pacific
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The termal paste connects the cpu with the cooler so it's a very important part. But you just need enough that it can build a thin film between those two parts so don't take too much either!
BTW: One rule I found on the net is that every 10°C the cpu is cooler doubles it's lifetime!
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Response Number 3
Name: greg rocca Date: July 24, 2003 at 17:05:06 Pacific
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i have the chip..i would like to install it, but i guess i should splurge on the thermal paste before ruining the chip :P
thanks
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Response Number 4
Name: wawadave Date: July 24, 2003 at 18:52:33 Pacific
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hello useally some comes with fans when you buy them look in box for small plastic tube of it. never run a cpu with out thermal compound ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Response Number 5
Name: PC Bob Date: July 24, 2003 at 20:01:16 Pacific
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That's correct. Not Ever! go visit your local Radio Shack and pick up a tube $3. It's cheap insurance. BTW, AMD does not recommend paste. They recommend the thermal patches. But I use paste on my 2000+.
dont use that cheap crap from radio shack or the so called heat sink compound that comes with it...that's the same crap from radio shack...i strongly emphasize the word crap...lol
arctic silver 3 is one brand that is widely used and reccomended
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