HRHunteRHR
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Hey do I HAVE to put thermal paste on? Cuz I didn't, and I don't want my mobo or CPU to overheat.... 
Thermal Paste....
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MarxSoccer
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Thermal paste just smooths everything out, like say if there was a tiny scratch or too. The smoother, the better contact between the heatsink and cpu, resulting in heat being able to leave faster and more effectively.
abowlofrice
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you should always put thermal paste on just in case. no harm doing it
HRHunteRHR
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well i dont have any now that I think abt it... if my CPU overheats, ill put some thermal paste on it and ship it back so they think i did everything right.... lol
MarxSoccer
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When you apply it, don't ever think you don't have enough, apply just a LITTLE, then wipe it away with a credit card or something along those lines..
Here's something I just found really quick.. http://www.overclock.net/faqs/47757-how-apply-thermal-compound.html
Here's something I just found really quick.. http://www.overclock.net/faqs/47757-how-apply-thermal-compound.html
TRDCorolla1
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Yes, always apply some sort of thermal compound whether it's thermal paste or grease. Most AMD CPU comes with thermal pad and that works great. Arctic Silver thermal grease does an excellent job too for the thermal pad replacement.
HRHunteRHR
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K well I'm not going to apply it so yea... I just installed a LAN card and a SoundBlaster Live 24 bit today so I'm hardwared out for the night....
abowlofrice
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HRHunteRHR said:
lol
most heatsinks when you buya cpu already have some kind of paste or pad on them. if it doesn't have any go to your local computer shop or online its like 5 bucks and put like a small pea size on top of the cpu and flatten it out witha qtip it should only be about 1mm - 2mm thick.. dont use to much.. can't count how many times I get mobos from customers that have went bad cause they used a full tube of paste and screwed the mobo and cpu up.
