Recent content by itguycns

Hey guys, I just wanted to thank ya'll for responding to my post, I know what I must do now :).

O.K , I'm gonna get the artic silver 5.. Where else can I buy it other than on-line?

Don't mean to keep dragging this on but I'm curious - will a Radioshack brand compound work for a 3.4 Ghz P4 LGA775?

Is Arctic Silver 5 a silicone based compound? Is it the same as a Radioshack brand heatsink compound? ~ ~

Sweet - thanx for the advise. Now is thermal paste a generic thing or do certain processors require different paste make-ups? I'm not sure if that is a dumb question or not, you see I've never even owned a computer before a couple of months ago, so there are certain things that I don't know...

I've read that you can use both pads and paste, is that dangerous?

I am in the process of builing my FIRST PC. I ran into some problems with my motherboard and had to replace it. The processor and heatsink have been installed and removed a few times(it was overheating). I am using a P4 LGA775, with a thermal pad already on the heatsink. Now some of the...