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03-19-2003, 07:10 PM
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Which do you prefer...?
Thermal compound or thermal pad?
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03-19-2003, 07:13 PM
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i like the compound, but i've heard the pad is easier to remove.
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03-19-2003, 07:17 PM
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Compound.
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03-19-2003, 07:18 PM
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The Procrastinator
Join Date: Nov 2002
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pad is easier to use, but i heard paste is more effective.
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03-19-2003, 07:18 PM
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i hear that thermal compound is better
+ i had this experience: i bought a new mobo, and a new processor and heath sink and fan. the store would not give me a waranty unless i let them put these elements together, so i let them when i got home i installed them into my case, plugged in the drives........ no matter what i did, i could not get the onboard soundto work; afther a while i head back to the store,and they offer to replace it; the put my processor and hs on the new mobo,.. i get home and cpu surface runs at 43°C and cpu core is 80°C, i check the mobo, and the hs is about a milimeter out of alliggnemnt ( => the patch is slightly out of place), i reattached it and the problem is fixed. now for the point of my lengthy tale: if you use compound, you can re-apply it on your hs every time you lift it without havving to clean your processor ( i am told this is a risk) |
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03-19-2003, 07:25 PM
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Compound for sure if your using AMD and it wouldn't hurt on Intel either!!
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03-19-2003, 07:27 PM
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Mondsreitersmann
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Compound.
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03-19-2003, 07:31 PM
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That's a funny story from corosus!!!
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03-19-2003, 08:01 PM
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The Procrastinator
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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you can always get the pad off with certain products, so go which ever is cheaper and has a better deal like a COUGH 3 year warranty
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03-19-2003, 08:59 PM
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Member (8 bit)
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Oakton, VA
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Thermal compound is the way to go, Arctic Silver III specifically is the best one out there.
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