What is better, thermal pad or thermal grease or thermal pad?

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Definatley the paste, using my thermal pad I was getting temps at 70 degrees celsius, no idea why, but as soon as I used grease, it went down to 29
 
davie23223 said:
Do you always need a thermalpad/paste under a cpu chip and heatsink or is it just for overclockers?
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always. and paste will almost always be better than a pad.
 
Do you have to clean the thermal grease off the heatsink and cpu if upgrading to a newer cpu? wouldn't it wreck the cpu+heatsink? Is there a website about this stuff?
 
how come paste is better than a pad?

and that is not what amd says.......watch this video. they say that a pad is for long term use and paste is for short term use when the processor will be removed multiple times over a brief period of time.

so what gives:confused:
 
doesnt the cpu come with the heatsink and u take that off and then put the new one on and then the cpu on top I THINK IM NOT 100% ON IT
 
the processor goes directly into the motherboard and the heatsink goes on top. and yes some cpus do come with a heatsink and fan.
 
ok no the heatsink will go on 1st then the cpu

on the mobo u move this lever up and it moves this thing then u put the heatsink on the zillons of little pins
once that is on u move the lever down and then put the cpu on
and the heatsink comes with the cpu
 
shupola said:
how come paste is better than a pad?

and that is not what amd says.......watch this video. they say that a pad is for long term use and paste is for short term use when the processor will be removed multiple times over a brief period of time.

so what gives:confused:
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You will receive lower temps with paste, if applied right. You can keep paste on your CPU for months on end without and side affects, but i would think a year at the longest. Honestly, would you rather run hotter all the time with a pad. or simply take 5 mins to apply new paste once a year and receive lower temps?

A lesson in heatsinks/paste/CPU's.

Your heatsink and CPU are not completely flat, even with intense lapping. there will always be microscopic grooves/valleys in the metal. When the 2 surfaces of the CPU and heatsink make contact, the little grooves create heat pockets where there is no heat being transferred and it just gathers there. not good.

With the pad, you simply put it on there and it helps transfer the heat a little better. it's somewhat flexible and can cover some of the bigger "gaps", but the rest are still heat pockets.

with a paste, you don't have this problem. a good paste will work it's way into every microscopic gap and provide for optimal heat transfer. now, more is DEFINETLY not better in this situation, you want to use a very small amount of paster and spread it thinkly/evenly where the CPU/Heatsink make contact. After a few days of running the paste "sets in" which basically means it's settled inbetween the CPU/heatsink as good as it's going to get.

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alot like that, but try to keep the paste on the core area and not have any drip off the side. do a "test seat" and just place the HSF on top of the CPU where it would normall sit without mounting it. then lift it up and make sure you have good contact (there should be a nice even coat of paste on the bottom of the HSF after pressing it against the CPU.) if there is an uneven print of paste on the HSF, it might need lapping. if there isn't a print at all you might try adding a tad more paste. if there is a massive glob of paste you probably put too much on.
 
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ok no the heatsink will go on 1st then the cpu

on the mobo u move this lever up and it moves this thing then u put the heatsink on the zillons of little pins
once that is on u move the lever down and then put the cpu on
and the heatsink comes with the cpu
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that is incorrect. you first put the PROCESSOR into the socket in the motherboard (the one with all the pins), and then you put a THERMAL PAD OR THERMAL PASTE on to of the processor. and then you put on the HEATSINK. the processor is at the BOTTOM of the stack. you do NOT put the heatsink on first.
 
i think fatal1ty made a type. shupola is right, CPU, paste, heatsink. and dont forget to lock in the CPU and the heatsink.
 
its hard to believe that something as small as a processor could effect computer preformance so much.
 
...you honestly don't know the difference between the heatsink and the CPU? I might be over-reacting, but maybe you should hold off on the advice giving until you learn the basics at least. It's alright to not know, just make sure you ask first and give advice after you know.

The heatsink is the metal (usually copper or aluminum) that sits on top of the CPU to help dissipate the heat. A fan is sometimes put on the heatsink to further help out in cooling the heatsink, which in turn cools the CPU better. The CPU is under all this, and placed in the motherboard socket. It's got pins on the bottom, and the top is either a ceramique base, or the core might be exposed for direct cooling like on alot of AMD CPU's.
 
i tired and like not here all the way and do u see me give cpu advice very much no u dont

and nobody has ever told me ok ......ok
 
where can i get a program that monitors my cpu temps and videocard temps and everything else. i tried speedfan but it only says my harddrive temps
 
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