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Thread ID: 115066	2010-12-31 04:50:00	Do CPU's Come With Therma-Paste?	icow (15313)	PC World Chat

Post ID	Timestamp	Content	User
1165904	2010-12-31 04:50:00	Do they? (brand new with heat sink)	icow (15313)
1165905	2010-12-31 04:56:00	Thermal pad on the bottom of heatsinks... Thermal paste has a habit of being fairly nasty.	Cato (6936)
1165906	2010-12-31 05:03:00	ty	icow (15313)
1165907	2010-12-31 05:13:00	I normally replace the paste with Arctic Silver.	Snorkbox (15764)
1165908	2010-12-31 05:24:00	I normally replace the paste with Arctic Silver. Higher quality = better temps?	icow (15313)
1165909	2010-12-31 05:54:00	No, I too use arctic silver :thumbs:	radium (8645)
1165910	2010-12-31 07:56:00	Higher quality = better temps? Not necessarily. Thermal Paste can slowly dry out and become less effective, so a good thermal paste will retain some flexibility over many years. There's an amusing site somewhere where they compared all manner of stuff (including toothpaste and vegemite) as thermal pastes. Most were quite effective as a thermal interface... the difference is how fast they dry out under the continuous heat of the job.	Paul.Cov (425)
1165911	2010-12-31 20:44:00	Not necessarily. Thermal Paste can slowly dry out and become less effective, so a good thermal paste will retain some flexibility over many years. There's an amusing site somewhere where they compared all manner of stuff (including toothpaste and vegemite) as thermal pastes. Most were quite effective as a thermal interface... the difference is how fast they dry out under the continuous heat of the job. I've seen that(or something similar) :lol: tinfoil. forums.overclockersclub.com , if you flick through he does another round on page 4 i think?	icow (15313)
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