If you don't overclock, temperatures should be acceptable even without thermal compound. If you do oc, aftermarket cooler is a necessity, along with thermal compound.
there has to be some sort of compound - be it the thermal pad which comes preapplied or a little bit of that white goop that gets everywhere. very thin amount at least, dont have straight metal to metal.
So then I dont need to add compound for regual use - no overclocking?
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