more thermal paste?

[rcbaker89]

i bought an amd processor from newegg and the heatsink fan has a pre-applied thermal paste. Should this be ample enough for the cpu or should i buy some more to apply before placing the heatsink?

Thanks!

 

[allocco91]

I always take the paste off and apply my own. I either use cooler master or arctic silver. They both work great, or at least better than the stock pre-applied paste.

 

[CaptainPrivate]

^Likewise. In theory, it should be enough, but you'll have much lower temperatures if you remove the pre-applied thermal paste and supply your own. Arctic Silver is always a safe bet, though Noctua NT-H1 is an excellent thermal compound as well. Make sure you choose one or the other; don't put more compound ontop of the factory applied paste that's already on there.

 

[Pinhedd]

Thirding Arctic Silver. It's a bit more expensive than stock ceramic paste, and it takes about 200 hours to cure, but it's withstood the test of time.

 

[rcbaker89]

cool. Thanks guys. is there a particular arctic silver I should get? I'm looking at newegg and there is different types and prices.

 

[Pinhedd]

cool. Thanks guys. is there a particular arctic silver I should get? I'm looking at newegg and there is different types and prices.

I use AS5 myself