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Where can I find a heatsink that comes without thermal compound?

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ddeder

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I am sick of scraping the thermal compound off of all my heatsinks so that I may apply Arctic Silver. Anyone know where I can pick up heatsinks that do not come with thermal compound already applied? And as long as I'm asking, how about a recommendation for a heatsink/fan without thermal compound that is on the AMD recommended list for the Athlon 2000+ and has three clips per side (as opposed to the normal one clip), and does not cost a fortune...
 
newegg carries a copper dynatron model for around $18. very good cooler btw, but real noisy. It has no pre-applied TIM.
 
thermalright makes the sk6. it sells for around $35-45, $33 at newegg. doesnt have that clip you want though, but it is one of the best coolers for AMD cpu's.
 
You're rather limiting yourself in options if you'll only accept coolers that don't have a thermal pad applied. How often are you changing heatsinks or building computers that it becomes that big a hassle? (Anyone building systems for other people regularly would most likely just leave the thermal pad in place, as it is adequate for most uses. Not on one's own system of course.)
 


<< Ouch! The alpha 45 is $45... That's a little spendy for a heatsink/fan. Who makes the SK6? >>



How about less then $40 shipped (w/fan and guard) from here: SVC

Best you can get for sure.
 
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