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CHEVYMAN_02
12-10-02, 12:25 PM
SHOULD I Put THERMAL PASTE BETWEEN MY CPU AND FAN?
saturnotaku
12-10-02, 12:28 PM
Yes, and don't post in all caps. :rolleyes:
ragejg
12-10-02, 12:38 PM
Arctic Silver = tha good stuff.
CHEVYMAN_02
12-10-02, 12:40 PM
WHY CAN'T I POST IN ALL CAPS? I APPRECIATE THE HELP.
ragejg
12-10-02, 12:41 PM
Caps = yelling.:)
saturnotaku
12-10-02, 01:03 PM
Caps = yelling.

This is correct. It's rude and not good forum ettiquite. You don't see anyone else doing it, do you?
CHEVYMAN_02
12-10-02, 01:37 PM
sorry my fault
Phyre
12-10-02, 06:50 PM
Do you mean thermal paste or thermal grease? If you want to replace your heatsing fan down the road, you may not be so lucky if you use thermal paste/epxy. Thermal grease, a.ka. Arctic Silver 3, would make changing the heatsink and fan much easier. Removal of the heatsink and fan may not even be possible if paste/epoxy is used.

If I read the post wrong, please forgive me. I'm assuming paste is the same as epoxy. Just didn't want you to make a possibly irreversible mistake.

Phyre
The Baron
12-10-02, 08:11 PM
Thermal grease is the stuff you want.

Most people use the terms thermal paste and thermal grease interchangeably, but they're very different. Paste has an adhesive and is for situations where whatever you're attaching has no clamp mechanism, and grease is for situations where you do have a clamp.

But Arctic Alumina is out, and people say it's better than AS3. :p