ok i have a socket 370 processor on my older pc and want to put a new Heatsink on.
Heres a pic of my processor
http://tomshardware.bizrate.com/marketplace/search/search__cat_id--403,prod_id--5177946.html
the thernal pad is bigger than the little black part of the processor which is the only place there was thermal paste on beforehand.
so does it matter if there is paste on the green part of the processor or must it only be on the black square in the middle?
Heres a pic of my processor
http://tomshardware.bizrate.com/marketplace/search/search__cat_id--403,prod_id--5177946.html
the thernal pad is bigger than the little black part of the processor which is the only place there was thermal paste on beforehand.
so does it matter if there is paste on the green part of the processor or must it only be on the black square in the middle?