thermal paste for overclocking

[CALiFORNiA DREAMiN]

i have a core 2 duo e8500 at stock speeds right now with the stock intel hsf.

my temps right now at low load are 52C (core0) and 42C (core1). should there be such a large discrepancy in core temps because 10C seems like a lot.

i bought a xigamtek 1283 and it came with some thermal paste. is this fine or is there better 3rd party thermal paste, which would keep the cpu cooler?

 

[scruffypup]

The thermal paste that came with it is fine to use. If you are wanting every last bit of cooling you can get,... then some compounds will give you a 1-2 degree difference, but unless you are overclocking to the extreme and still having heat issues it really wouldn't matter one bit.

 

[sonnygdude]

10 degrees between cores doesn't sound right - are you sure you got all four pushpins on the HSF inserted all the way?

 

[CALiFORNiA DREAMiN]

all 4 pushpins are completely in. i'm gonna use the vertical line method of applying thermal paste when i put the 1283 heatsink on.