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[gizbug]

I noticed the heatink comes with a thermal pad liner.

The directions instruct you to take off the liner to protect the "pad". Do I put artice silver over this "thermal pad" or take the thermal pad off?

 

[Swanny]

You definatly want to take off the thermal tape and apply some AS2.

 

[gizbug]

liner shold be completely removed leaving the thermal interface material on the cpu cooler is what the directions say exactly.

 

[Swanny]

That's what they want you to do, but thermal pads are bad. Completly remove all traces of the pad and then clean the base of the HS with isopropyl achohol. Then apply AS 2 to the core of your CPU. Put the CPU in the socket, attach the HSF, and then you're ready to go.

Edited for spelling

 

[2Cool]

You could just remove the protective liner and then install the heatsink, if you wished.

Or you could scrape off the interface material with a fingernail, clean it with a solvent (nail polish remover works well) then use thermal compound to install.

Use one or the other, not both.

 

[cirrus1]

First I tried using my mom's nail polish remover but it was appearently too weak. Instead I used acetone which works very good.

 

[Sundog]

Swanny


<< That's what they want you to do, but thermal pads are bad. >>


Nice statement😕 - NOT

The thermal pad is more than adequate if you are not going to overclock.

Do you want to explain to the person you are giving this advise to exactly how much Arctic Silver to apply, and what happens when too little or too much gets applied?

Or how they are going to have to be really careful as to not chip the core, and not let the heat sink slide while attaching it?

Or how to check the bottom of the heatsink for flatness and how to LAP it perfectly flat?


I agree with you that Arctic Silver is the best for the ultimate in cooling. But to make a blanket statement and say thermal pads are BAD is just plain BAD advice.