Got a question about thernal pads.

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laxjax13

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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?
 
i dont want to fry my old processor.
anyone know about these socket 370 processors?
 
in that case should i apply thermal paste all over the green?
like i said before, the older paste was just on the black area.

thx for your post
 
No. Remove the thermal pad the best you can do. Clean the "core" ( the black part ) and apply thermal paste on the core. Just a tin layer.
 
You won't get any grease, pad on the green part, since the core (die) will be the only part contacting the heatsink.
 
credit card to scrape initial junk, then clean with alcohol and a lint free cloth.
 
can i just apply some thermal paste over the pad to lower temps even more or no?

i have arctic silver ceramique
 
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