AMD boxed cpus come w/thermal paste?

[walk2k]

My new A64 X2 4400+ just arrived and I noticed the HSF is not attached to the chip (!!!) do they provide any thermal pads or anything? Or do I need to go buy some goo?

 

[TankGuys]

There is a thermal pad on the bottom of the heatsink, covered up by a plastic strip. You'll be fine

 

[chinkgai]

Originally posted by: walk2k
I noticed the HSF is not attached to the chip (!!!)

ROFL

 

[Effect]

Originally posted by: chinkgai

Originally posted by: walk2k
I noticed the HSF is not attached to the chip (!!!)

ROFL

ROFL indeed.

 

[n7]

You install the CPU first, & then the HSF.

They are never attached previously, which is why the other posters are rolfing around...

 

[F1shF4t]

Well back in the day of pentium 1, it prolly was possible.
Then the Hsf was attached to the cpu, now days its the cpu attached to the HSF lol.

 

[pulsedrive]

Yeah even as recently as the PII I know they had them attached, anything with a slot CPU was like that, even some of the early PIII's I think. So if it has been a long time that may be what the OP is thinking about.