Thermal Paste??

[ch0s3npimp]

is there any type of thermal grease, or thermal compound pre applied on Intel Pentium 4C 800FSB CPU's (this also applies to the stock heatsink)?

 

[MontyAC]

No, the chips have no paste on them. Only the heatsink has the thermal pad.

 

[ch0s3npimp]

Originally posted by MontyAC
No, the chips have no paste on them. Only the heatsink has the thermal pad.

so does that mean i still have to apply Thermal paste?

 

[MontyAC]

If you use the thermal pad on the stock heatsink, you don't need additional thermal paste. Most people scrap off the thermal pad and use a better thermal paste like Artic Silver.

 

[Dark Assassin]

I'd also vouch for just removing the stock thermal pad that comes with the stock heatsink and fan.

I tested both with the standard pad and with Arctic Silver 3 and there was a whopping difference. It was cooler at least by 5 degrees Celsius.

Dark Assassin