do i need any thermal paste for my taisol cgk?

[SEOTAIJI]

i heard its comes with a thermal pad, should i remove it and in place use arctic silver? i orded that too
or should i leave the pad and put arctic silver on top of that? or is that worse?
thanx
latez

 

[worms]

The pad is bad. Use silver smear only. Thoroughly remove the pad with a solvent such as lacquer thinner - do not scrape.

 

[Poof]

If you're using the HS with an AMD processor (eg., a T-bird Athlon or Duron), then the pad is what is generally recommended by AMD (it's a phase change thermal interface compound and it helps to cushion the fragile die against the metal HS). The downside of the pad is that if you plan to frequently remove and replace the HS, then the pad will pretty much be useless after removing the HS that first time (PCTC is a single use product). At that point, you should remove the pad and use good quality thermal grease such as arctic silver - but placed only on the CPU die, and spread in a thin layer.

 

[DaddyG]

Worms, the 'pad' is not bad !!. Its the only thermal interface material approved by AMD. Its almost 'idiot proof' which Arctic Silver is not.

 

[dirkdaring]

Just wanted to add this:

The best way I have ever seen to remove those pads is to use nail polish removal GEL. It ROCKS. A tiny bit on a Q-tip will totally remove a pad in 10 seconds flat.

Dirk