[SOLVED] Should I use the pre-applied thermal paste on the Wraith Max cooler?

Xondervul

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Is the pre-applied paste on the Wraith Max cooler good enough or should I use something else like Arctic Silver 5? I have a tube of that lying around somewhere. Someone said that the pre-applied paste is "like concrete and will pull off the CPU along with the cooler if you ever need to remove it and damage the pins". Is this true? I'm planning on building my new system tomorrow after the holidays.
 
Solution
It is very good. No worries.

If you need to remove in the future, just warm up the CPU before powering down and removing it. Usually not an issue.