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 Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:00 pm Post subject: Is thermal grease still important? |
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Hi again.
Maybe it's a dumb question, but.. is it still neded to use thermal
grease with the new processors? (core 2)
The last time I built a pc (athlon xp) it was absolutely needed, now I
bought a core 2 duo 6420 (boxed), there is a small instruction manual
included, but they don't mention thermal grease..
Maybe I missed some new trend here... is thermal grease useless now? |
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Is thermal grease still important? |
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"Gerard Bok" <bok118@zonnet.nl> wrote in message
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| Quote: | On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:33:53 -0700, PSiegmann@mail.nu wrote:
Maybe it's a dumb question, but.. is it still neded to use thermal
grease with the new processors? (core 2)
Yes. Vital. Grease, thermal pad, whatever.
Just remember: 'cold' == 'too hot' :-)
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Yes you need thermal 'stuff', but what do you mean by cold == hot mean,
Gerard? |
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Gerard Bok
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Is thermal grease still important? |
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On Thu, 07 Jun 2007 05:33:53 -0700, PSiegmann@mail.nu wrote:
| Quote: | Maybe it's a dumb question, but.. is it still neded to use thermal
grease with the new processors? (core 2)
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Yes. Vital. Grease, thermal pad, whatever.
Just remember: 'cold' == 'too hot' :-)
| Quote: | The last time I built a pc (athlon xp) it was absolutely needed, now I
bought a core 2 duo 6420 (boxed), there is a small instruction manual
included, but they don't mention thermal grease..
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It probably mentions 'qualified personnel only' :-)
| Quote: | Maybe I missed some new trend here... is thermal grease useless now?
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No. It's the CPU that (quickly) becomes useless if you fail to
apply thermal compound :-)
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| Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Is thermal grease still important? |
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Just noticed.. on the heat sink of the cooler is thermal compound
already pre-applied.. So, I guess I don't need thermal grease. |
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DaveW
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| Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:01 am Post subject: Re: Is thermal grease still important? |
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Thermal grease is MANDATORY on ALL CPU's to prevent frying it.
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| Quote: | Hi again.
Maybe it's a dumb question, but.. is it still neded to use thermal
grease with the new processors? (core 2)
The last time I built a pc (athlon xp) it was absolutely needed, now I
bought a core 2 duo 6420 (boxed), there is a small instruction manual
included, but they don't mention thermal grease..
Maybe I missed some new trend here... is thermal grease useless now?
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