Do I need to use my own thermal paste, or is there already something like thermal pads? really need to know soon.
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It comes with a fan that already has thermal paste on it, but get another fan and another thermal paste, I had a bad experience with the stock fan and thermal paste. also don't get this, I regretted getting this, just spend another 50 on 6300 or 100 on 8320 or 8350
1644057
Even though the stock heatsink comes with thermal paste already on,I remove it using a heatsink prep kit.It comes with special cleaning & surface prep fluids that work very well,far better then just rubbing alcohaul.After I prep it, I always use Artic Silver #5. In my opinion, it's the best on the market. I've seen the difference in cooling using it. Building for 25 years now :)
511621
Hi SenorFrog,Honestly I haven't done that before so I can't make any suggestion.You can visit Thermaltake website or ask their technical support.Thank you.
293466
I was worried I'd be unable to but after buying a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO (that thing is the size of your head) and installing it, things worked like a charm! Just removed the backplate which was already there and screwed everything in. Dunno about cTDP though. :( Best of luck in your PC ventures!
266049
Yes, it does have thermal paste on the bottom, but I highly advise you to use some of your own. It always works better with more Thermal paste.
100080
When I ordered this item it did not come with thermal paste. I had to buy it seperately.
1355268
Thermal interface material is pre-applied to the heat sink. Thermal grease should not be necessary unless you are removing and reattaching the heat sink to the processor. Here is a link that explains what you get: http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-030329.htm.
578758
Sorry wouldn't know. In the past when using a peltier cooler I would only use regular thermal paste.
1918872
Yes, it comes with thermal paste on it. If you're like me though you'll want to have a backup tube of the stuff handy, as I wasn't satisfied with the way I had installed it the first time and had to do some fiddling to get it just right. A small tube is cheap and handy to have around.
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Yes... but I'd recommend replacing it. The thermal paste is on the stock cooler. It comes in three thick bands with gaps in between them. I'd recommend at least spreading these out to cover the entire CPU before installing. I removed the stock paste completely and went with my own application to ensure even coverage.
1141440
Yes! Be sure to use cpu thermal heatsink grease! "Caution" when using a lower grade cooler failure is at a higher risk!
1209187
I wouldn't use thermal paste older than 5 years. There's a good chance it'll still be fine but why risk your computer over something that costs less than $10 to replace?Definitely do not use paste that has begun to separate. Some people may suggest to just mix it back together but there's no real chance of getting back up to snuff once separation has begun.
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Yes. The thermal paste is preapplied on the heatsink (with cooling fan attached).
942547
if it's the same model that I got, then no. It comes coated with it's own thermal paste. Hope that helps!
801288
I wouldn't. Its not made for that. Get thermal pads for vram. I only use This for cpus and gpus
1494334
Be sure CPU is clean, no residue from prior builds.Add a Small Pea Sized amount of Thermal Paste.It should not be oozing out from under the cooler plate.
1355265
The processor includes no thermal compound. However, the default cooling solution does come with two small strips of thermal compound on the processor contact point. This is sufficient for the default cooling solution, but if you plan on overclocking or using a 3rd party cooling solution, I'd buy some additional thermal compound.
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It comes with a heatsink and fan with thermal paste already applied.Depending on how much you want to push your processor, I would recommend finding a better heatsink since the one included is merely 'adequate' for normal uses. Mine has pretty high temps with even small overclocking with the stock cooler.