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thermal compound for intel processor

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February 10, 2014 1:16:22 AM

I was cleaning my pc and the default (intel) heatsink fan was very dirty. I didn't knew about the thermal compound so I pulled out the fan for cleaning.


Later after doing a little googling I got to know about the thermal compound so now I want to know which would be the best thermal compound for intel processor and also how much and how to apply it.

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February 10, 2014 1:20:45 AM

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-heat-...
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-perfo...

the details on how to apply are more relevant, any paste will work ok if you don't plan to overclock
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February 10, 2014 1:36:16 AM

i usually say over 50C when idle or over 70C on full load is cause for concerns... but depends a lot on ambient temperature

the lower the better
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February 10, 2014 1:44:33 AM

Max systin temp is 59 C (134 F)

and processor Max is 44 C (111 F) so I think I am safe.

The processor also must be having some inbuilt mechanism to prevent it from damaging due to too much heating, am I right ?
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February 10, 2014 3:01:42 AM

of course, the cpu will reduce the speed if it gets too hot.
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