Is it worth removing Intel stock heatsink's paste for artic silver?

As the question asks.... I'm not planning on overclocking or anything, and so i'm just using the stock heatsink. It's also a 65W processor (dual core). The paste looks to be metallic in nature, so it might not be that different from the artic silver.

Is the artic silver actually going to create cooler temps than the default? If not, i'll just leave the default on, as there's a smaller chance of under or overapplying with the base heatsink

Thanks,

~Lyuokdea

i dont think he meant should he remove the old stuff rather than just adding on the arctic silver. i think he meant is it worth the trouble to completely remove it then reapply arctic silver.

@OP, i can't give you any specific data but i would do it personally, you know, just for fun

if you're using the stock heatsink then adding arctic silver won't make a huge impact on the cooling. you might have a couple of degrees difference (maybe 2-3 deg) but overall the temps will be only as good as the stock cooler can provide, which is on the high side.

umm my memory is telling me thats probably wrong

*side note: i passed 500 posts *

*takes credit for saying to do it for fun*

yeah it's something that you should get used to doing and be comfortable doing so I say go for it.