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AMD 3400+ Thermal compound

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WannaBe_80z

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ok so i finally got enough money saved and got all i need for now. and when i was looking at my new 3400+ i thought i had to put on my own thermal compound on. So when checking it all out i accidently touched the stuff they already had on the heatsink..and so now it is not PERFECTLY smooth, i am not planning on overclokcing right now..just getting it up and running. you think that since the surface is semi rough now...it will still transfer heat properly? and if not or whatever...what kind of new thermal compound should i buy? thanks in adance
 
you touched the thermal compound that was already on there and now it's not smooth? when you mount your HSF, it doesn't need to be perfectly smooth. the compound gets spread out between the HSF and the proc when you mount it.

of course, I could be missing what you're asking...
 
I'm guessing that the stuff isn't paste but rather phase change material (probably made by Chromerics). Doesn't matter whether it is smooth or not, as it will melt and settle over time. Might as well scrape it off now and use paste instead, since it's supposed to be replaced every time the heatsink is removed from the CPU and it will be easier to clean it now since it isn't melted all over your CPU yet.
 
Also, after you clean it off, you'll probably find that the heatsink surface itself isn't smooth, so you may want to lap it. (The phase change stuff is good for OEMs and other "build it and leave it" types, as it has adequate performance, never leaks away, and masks mediocre heatsink surfaces.)
 
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