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barton 2500 stock heatsink need paste?

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MMarks2

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I have the new 2500 retail barton. Does it need paste? It comes with the silver paste already on the fan. I thought i read somewhere that this is better then usual and you dont need paste with the new heatsinks? Is that true or am i crazy.
 
Originally posted by: MMarks2
I have the new 2500 retail barton. Does it need paste? It comes with the silver paste already on the fan. I thought i read somewhere that this is better then usual and you dont need paste with the new heatsinks? Is that true or am i crazy.
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Silver paste on the fan? I think you mean there is already a thermal pad on the bottom of the heatsink.

Do you plan on overclocking? If yes, then you most definately need to use some type of paste, and I'd recommend getting a high quality compound like Artic Silver 5. Either way you decide to go, you need to apply a very small layer of the compound. DON'T glob the crap on there as if you were making a peanut butter sandwich.

A thin layer of any type thermal compound and the retail heatsink and fan will do fine if you don't plan on OC'ing. The compound and retail HSF will also work fine as you see how far you can go with the overclock. However, if you are serious about OC'ing and keeping your temps down, then you need to get a better heatsink/fan combo and use Artic Silver.
 
Yea thermal pad, thats what I was talking about. I have not overclocked since 99 so I forgot most of this stuff.

Another question.

What local shops carry good thermal paste. Id like to install tomorrow and not wait a week for paste to get here. I remember last time I picked up a tube at radio shack for like 4 bucks. Worked pretty well.
 
Use the thermal pad that's on your stock heatsink. It won't make much of a difference. My Barton is overclocked with stock heatsink and with stock thermal pad. I have Arctic Silver 2 I could have used but I was too lazy to clean off the stock thermal pad. It wouldn't have made much difference anyways.
 
Originally posted by: Naustica
Use the thermal pad that's on your stock heatsink. It won't make much of a difference. My Barton is overclocked with stock heatsink and with stock thermal pad. I have Arctic Silver 2 I could have used but I was too lazy to clean off the stock thermal pad. It wouldn't have made much difference anyways.
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Yea I thought that I have heard that in this forum before, thats why I was asking. I think I am going to try with the stock and see what i can come up with. I might go ahead and fire up the coolermaster if it does not work well with the stock. It is a week 47 chip from newegg.
 
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