Will I be alright with the heat sink pads?

[pctechnician]

I brought some thermal paste for the heatsink fan, but the heatsink fan came with the heatsink pad underneath. I don't know if I trust that (dont ask me why?)i just don't. Should I trust it or put on some thermal paste, along with the heatsink pad that came with the heatsink fan?

 

[Kofy]

Yes, by all means put on the thermal paste.. or better still check your local computer store and buy the following compound.

http://www.arcticsilver.com/

This is the compound to use.. offers a far greater removal capability than any other type of compound out there.. the Only thing is to be careful that it doesnt flow out and on to the pins. When you go to install the fan or cooling system make doubley sure the fan or heatsink is seated properly as you only get one chance before you fry the CPU esp on AMD CPU's. please let the board know if the info was helpful.

 

[ANFPS26]

If you use thermal paste remove the pad. Read these instructions very carefully:

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

Jim

 

[paparazi]

Absolutely DON'T use BOTH!!
Use one or the other.
Preferably the paste (paste has a higher thermal heat transfer property) but completely clean off ALL signs of the pad first but DO NOT mark the base of the heatsink.
Scape the majority off with your finger nail and clean off the remainder with something like thinners (applied to a lint free cloth)
"wet" the heatsink base (apply the thinnest film of paste just in the centre of the heatsink) then apply a rice grain amount to the raised core of the CPU.
Recess in the base of the heatsink must be located over the socket "A" writing. Martin
Replying helps further our knowledge, without comment leaves us wondering.

 

[pigpenz]

yes scrape off that bad gently and then clean with some acetone and put some artic silver III on it.

 

[BuckeyeComputers]

I have always used the heatsink/fan that came with the processor and have never had a overheating problem by using the thermal pad