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ackerman   11-18-2005 at 07:51:54 AM

This is probably a really stupid question for you pros here, but I am unsure.

I just purchased a new Intel CPU (P4 2.5ghz), a retail version that includes heatsink and fan. Unfortunately, it did not come with any thermal paste.

The instructions that came with it consist of 8 pictures. And none of those pictures shows anything that look like a tube of thermal paste.

So, is it a bad idea to install it without the paste, even if it is in accordance with the directions?

Thanks!

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pickxx   11-18-2005 at 07:54:15 AM
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look at the bottom of the HSF does it have a thermal pad? or is it bare metal?

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ackerman   11-18-2005 at 08:25:43 AM
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Wow! Quick reply!

Yes, it has a black something or other stuck to it. I hesitate to call it a thermal pad, but you are probably correct.

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pickxx   11-18-2005 at 08:32:10 AM
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A lotof Intel HSF's come with a thermal pad so people dont fuk things up....

you can remove it if you want and put some thermal paste on it...but that seems like a waste of time to me

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pickxx   11-18-2005 at 08:55:49 AM
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Or? am i just lying to see what happens when a hsf and cpu come together without anything but metal to metal...... :twisted:

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Ned_Flanders   11-18-2005 at 11:22:56 AM
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Shhhh! He'll realise if you say that!


@ OP ^ is a joke, what PickXX has told you is true :roll:

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pickxx   11-18-2005 at 11:25:16 AM
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Shhhh....i want to see what happens.....dont lead him on.

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ackerman   11-18-2005 at 03:08:28 PM
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Thanks for the info!

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