As the title says really.
Hopefully this is the right forum. It's sort of hardware related.
As the title says really.
Hopefully this is the right forum. It's sort of hardware related.
No. The CPU heatsink will come with all you need.
Depends, if you are going for the maximum overclock, you may want to use an aftermarket paste. Otherwise the stuff included will be fine
I'd buy some anyway.....if you're ordering yo umight as well. And then IF you need to remove and replace the Heatsink a few times...you can reapply
But as said, for moderate overclocks, the stuff pre-appled is good.
Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
Yep I always get a tube when I think about upgrading, should cost less then a fiver for a tube of AS5.
Either way, having a small tube of artic ceramic/silver5 is always a good thing - just incase you ever decide to remove the cooler (i got a huge 30g tube of AS5 just lying about waiting to be used.. or eaten!)
IF you do get a tube/bottle of paste you may as well use it instead of the generic stuff.
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Definately buy some, its only a fiver for Arctic silver 5 and the stuff that is on the stock heatsink is garbage. Other heatsinks will vary.
my new X2 chip has just arrived and the heatsink has some pre-applied - do you think its worth me using TIM clean to remove it then apply some arctic silver?
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dont forget to get some cleaning liquid too. if i were buying thermal paste id get Coollaboratory Liquid Pro, its better than arctic silver although its liquid. but you only need a drop to cover a cpu, and the container is a needle syringe so you can apply the tiniest amounts.
http://www.coollaboratory.com/en/product_pro.shtml
check out the reviews, it beat arctic silver too. only problem is you need to have a non aluminium heatsink. if you bought a 3rd party one then you can use it.
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