Question about Socket 775 Installation / Thermal Paste

[steveox]

My friend just bought a new mobo and P4 Socket 775 chip and he's in the middle of mounting everything in his case. Thermal paste didn't come with the processor, but there is a thermal pad on the heatsink. Does he need to use paste or is the pad enough?

Thanks for the help, any suggestions would be great.

 

[lenjack]

The pad is fine if you don't overclock and have decent ventilation. Asus wouldn't warrantee it for 3 years otherwise.