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Originally Posted by catacon
I am still confused about this thermal grease stuff. Does it come with the processor or do I have to buy it seperately and do I need it?
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If you're buying a retail Athlon 64 it comes with an approved heatsink and the heatsink has a thermal pad already on it. No need to buy thermal compound and you don't want to use a thermal pad with thermal compound together. If you do, your CPU temps will be high.
But if you're buying a OEM Athlon 64 and getting an aftermarket heatsink, you'll need to get thermal compound (if the aftermarket heatsink doesn't come with any...some do).
Cricket