Do you still need thermal paste when you have a water cooler for your CPU?

[maxwowo]

As the title says, I am planning to build a PC with a i5 4690k CPU that has the Corsair H100i to cool it, so do I still need some thermal paste on the CPU when it already has a water cooler?

 

[Pondering]

Supposedly there is already thermal paste on the h100i cooler, but you will always need something there for the heat transfer.

 

[bradsctt]

Yes, you do need thermal paste, no matter what cooler you use.

However, the H100i has paste pre-applied, so all you have to do it attach the cooler to the CPU, plug in the cables, and it will work.

 

[maxwowo]

Yes, you do need thermal paste, no matter what cooler you use.

However, the H100i has paste pre-applied, so all you have to do it attach the cooler to the CPU, plug in the cables, and it will work.

Alright thanks!

 

[t1_stacks]

Yes, you do need thermal paste, no matter what cooler you use.

However, the H100i has paste pre-applied, so all you have to do it attach the cooler to the CPU, plug in the cables, and it will work.

the nzxt kraken x61 need thermal paste

 

[bradsctt]

Yes, you do need thermal paste, no matter what cooler you use.

However, the H100i has paste pre-applied, so all you have to do it attach the cooler to the CPU, plug in the cables, and it will work.

the nzxt kraken x61 need thermal paste

I didnt mention the Kraken.
I said H100i, and I also said that all CPU coolers need some form of paste.

 

[Inky_Enston]

I assume, when reusing an h100i you'd need to reapply some thermal paste?

 

[RazerZ]

I assume, when reusing an h100i you'd need to reapply some thermal paste?

Yes. That's the case with any cooler.

 

[kalef21]

Hi I'm a little late here. I have a H105 cooler and I'm going to put it on my FX-6350 and hopefully do some decent overclocks (4.8ghz maybe) Now, I am pretty sure it comes with thermal paste, as mentioned about the H100i, but I'm considering getting AS5 or AC MX4 since they perform better. Would you guys recommend that?

 

[RazerZ]

The performance gain will be minimal, if any. Just use the paste that is already preapplied to the cooler it's quite decent.

If you're going for such a high overclock I would rather get a top down cooler which will cool the surrounding VRMS where as the h105 will not. If you wish to continue the discussion please create your own thread.