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Marc Picard   03-12-2009 at 09:52:01 PM

I'm attempting to build my first video editing computer, and my ? is do I need to apply thermal paste to the i7 920 or does the stock fan come pre-applied?

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Lee-m   03-13-2009 at 12:05:25 AM
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you should get the paste in a small packet. You apply it your self.

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jerryt74332   03-13-2009 at 12:42:44 AM
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The boxed stock cooler on the i7 has paste pre applied. Just mount the fan and you good to go.

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Mondoman   03-13-2009 at 12:49:32 AM
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Current Intel stock fans normally come with thermal compound pre-applied. It's a thin layer of a grayish paste. However, if you ever remove the fan (even just to re-seat it), you must clean off the old compound from both the CPU and heatsink fan and apply fresh compound. Thus, buy/order a small tube of something like Arctic Silver 5 for future use.

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Bronze CPUs badge jsc   03-13-2009 at 11:57:33 AM
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And if you are going to overclock, you will need a better HSF.

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gondo   03-13-2009 at 09:38:36 PM
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Stock heatsink (one included with retail not OEM CPU) has a thermal pad. I'd scrape this off and apply real thermal paste. Any aftermarket heatsink includes a seperate packet of paste.

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wonderingwhatis   03-13-2009 at 09:55:32 PM
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Marc Picard wrote :

I'm attempting to build my first video editing computer, and my ? is do I need to apply thermal paste to the i7 920 or does the stock fan come pre-applied?



They come with thermal paste on the intel Heatsink (which you get assuming you bought the retail version). That is good for stock speeds and perhaps a small OC, depending on other conditions.

Personally I would use a better paste arctic silver seems to be popular around here, I've started using Zalman STG1 on my last few builds and I love it, easy to apply and easy to remove even after years+ of use and of course it keeps things cool.

Of course if you apply your own thermal paste (which of course means removing the stock paste on the HSF) and plan to OC you should take a look at the lapping guide to take full advantage of what you have.

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