heatsink came with thermal pad?

[thefunkeymonkey]

I recently orderd a 1.4 duron 200fsb and a coolermasters dp5-6j31c heat sink.

The heat sink has come with a small thermal pad stuck to the bottom of it. Do i need to add thermal paste to the cpu then attach the heatsink? As with the other pc i built the heatsink did not have a thermal pad on the underside of it so i just used thermal paste on the cpu.

Cheers for any info

 

[spitoon]

Don't add paste to the pad, either use the pad or remove it and use paste.

Paste will function much better.

If you are going to remove the pad, make sure you remove it completely.

 

[thefunkeymonkey]

Thanks

How would i remove the pad fully?

If its a difficult process i might just use the pad and hope it makes good contact with the processor.

 

[ChipDeath]

If you're not overclocking you might as well stick with the pad.

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[spitoon]

From the Arctic Silver website:

"ONLY Arctic Silver thermal compound should be between the processor core and the heatsink. Remove any thermal pads or other interface material from the heatsink before applying the Arctic Silver. Thermal pads can be scraped off with a plastic tool that will not scratch the bottom then the remnants can be removed with a xylene based cleaner, (Goof Off and some carburetor cleaners) acetone, mineral spirits, or high-purity isopropyl alcohol.

Never use any oil or petroleum based cleaners (WD-40, citrus based cleaners and many automotive degreasers) on the base of a heatsink. The oil, which is engineered to not evaporate, will fill in the microscopic valleys in the metal and significantly reduce the effectiveness of any subsequently applied thermal compound.

If your heatsink has a thermal 'pad' mounted on it, this pad must be removed before using Arctic Silver thermal compound. Thermal pads are made with paraffin wax that melts once it gets hot. When it melts, it will fill in the microscopic valleys in the heatsink with wax. To minimize the permanent contamination of the mounting surface with wax, the thermal pad should be removed before it is used and melted. Never use heat or hot water to remove the pad, the heat will melt the wax into the heatsink. "

 

[jihiggs]

stick it in the freezer, that stuff comes off easyer when its brittle

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