I got my first heatsink/fan today, a few questions...

[Haervii]

I got a Taisol CGK742 heastink/fan. I am completely dumb to building a new computer, which I will eventually attempt to do, but for now since I just have the HSF I have a few questions. 1) There is a very small sticky pad(about an inch thin) on the bottom of the heatsink/fan unit. Is this a thermal pad? 2) On the inside of the unit, it is...well, hollow. Well, inside there is rows of some kind of grating, so you can see clear through if you line the rows up. Is this the heatsink? Thanks to anyone who knows.

 

[aznmist]

The pad is a preapplied thermal paste. It helps to seal the micro gaps for better contact.

The item with the fins is the heatsink.

 

[Usul]

Just be shure to remove the plastic thing on top of the pad.
The plastic is NoT to be used, just to prevent the pad from be scrached!

 

[Haervii]

WHat plastic thing? its just metal on bottom with a small sticky pad about an inch across and paper thin. No plastic, as far as I can tell.

 

[Supradude]

what Usul means is if theres a plastic film ovefr the thermal pad, like the plastic film over your TV screen or something to prevent scratching before usage, if so, remove it before applying yuor Heatsink...

 

[Haervii]

Well, if it was there, would I know it? And I would remove the whole thing if I am going to be putting artic silver on there wouldn't I?

 

[heng1028]

remove the thermal paste and apply your artic silver!