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post #1 of 15
3/9/08 at 11:10am
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I just bought an intel quad core processor, the q6600, when installing this with the fan that came in the box do you have to place thermal compound between the processor and the fan?

or do you just have to place the processor in the slot and then the fan without any compound?

Nevere installed an intel processor before, i always used AMD in the past.
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post #2 of 15
3/9/08 at 1:03pm
Check to see if there is any pre-applied paste (sometimes they do that) on the bottom of the heatsink. If there isn't any, you will of course have to apply some of your own if not then you can just pop it right on
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post #3 of 15
3/9/08 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by pdonket View Post
Check to see if there is any pre-applied paste (sometimes they do that) on the bottom of the heatsink. If there isn't any, you will of course have to apply some of your own if not then you can just pop it right on


The stock Intel cooler already has a thermal pad...no need to use additional thermal paste unless you completely remove the pad and add your preferred TIM.
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post #4 of 15
3/9/08 at 7:35pm
Not sure about a thermal pad like used mainly on gpu memory chips. There will be a pre-applied amount of TIM already on the heatsink/fan. All you need to do is put the chip in and pop the securing mechanisms into the motherboard holes. Here is the sink from a E8400 I have layin around for example.

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post #5 of 15
3/9/08 at 9:05pm
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ok, thanks. i have a question though. i put the cpu into the motherboard, and the heatsink on top and i locked it in place. i had doubts about the themal paste so i took it back out and peeked and saw the paste smeared on the cpu so i put the heat sink back in place. i havent powered up though. is that ok or do i have to buy some thermal paste now and reapply it
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post #6 of 15
3/10/08 at 10:09am
HERE is a short article I wrote about thermal TIM pads and aftermarket TIM paste - along with a quoted and linked review of the more popular compounds.

It describes everything you need to know, and a little more.
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post #7 of 15
3/10/08 at 1:37pm
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Originally Posted by Buck47 View Post
HERE is a short article I wrote about thermal TIM pads and aftermarket TIM paste - along with a quoted and linked review of the more popular compounds.

It describes everything you need to know, and a little more.
thx for the info i really appreciate it.

about my previous question though, do i need to reapply compound or can i run as is for now?
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post #8 of 15
3/10/08 at 2:53pm
Well, now that you've already removed the stock HSF, I would replace the stock thermal compound.

You'll have to thoroughly clean the CPU and HSF before re-applying the new TIM. Use rubbing alcohol (90+%/vol) to break-up/wipe away the old TIM.
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post #9 of 15
3/10/08 at 3:35pm
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ugh...darn.
even though it was never turned on?
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post #10 of 15
3/10/08 at 4:36pm
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ugh...darn.
even though it was never turned on?
Yeah sadly so. Once you pull on the heatsink, it will cause bubbles to sometimes form within it and thus diminish some of the heat flow (since heat flows worse through air than through metallic goo)
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post #11 of 15
3/10/08 at 6:12pm
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ah well, looks like i'll be buying some theermal compound. i still need a graphics card anyway, and i need a dvd writer and i want toget a new case.

ordered a gfx card from evga but i went out of stock and they left me high and dry
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post #12 of 15
3/11/08 at 1:54am
http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appi..._dual_wcap.pdf



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post #13 of 15
3/11/08 at 7:18am
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thx, i saw a different manual on their website this is more detailed
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post #14 of 15
3/15/08 at 7:32pm
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is this stuff any good?

http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/sto...51&keyCode=WSF

it's the only thing i can get my hands on, on such short notice. has anyone used this on a quad core cpu? someone was telling me that this is better than the stock stuff that comes on the heat sink.

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http://www.nteinc.com/ecgproducts/pdf/chemicals.pdf - 1,434.6kb
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post #15 of 15
3/18/08 at 3:34pm
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got some manhattan thermal cpu grease. will use that instead
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