new thermal compound help

tushardehra

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currently i have an i5 2500k cpu with stock cooler and is idling at 40 plz suggest thermal compound good one which helps in decreasing idle temp. with stock fan thnx
 
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Yes it will fit it's not that big of a cooler. I always go with Arctic MX-4.

aatje92

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It will give you a noticable cooler CPU, so i would say go for it! It's anice and widely used cooler. Don't forget that in that case you do need thermal compound (altough i believe that is included with the cooler) and you need to clean the CPU with some rubbing alcohol and a cloth before you apply the new thermal compound and heatsink.