heatsink/fan cpu cooler, question

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  1. miked79

    miked79 Member

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    I soon will be installing the freezer pro 7 for a q6600 on a 750i
    The freezer 7 comes with pre applied thermal paste.

    Question is:

    Do i need to apply thermal paste to the CPU aswell? or will the cpu layer on the cooler be enough?

    thanks !
     
  2. miked79

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    opps sorry wrote that wrong,

    will the thin layer of thermal paste on the Heatsink, be enough to transfer the heat?

    or do i need paste on both the heatsink, AND the cpu.
     
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    Most people prefer to remove the pre-applied paste that you have no idea of the quality, and use a known good paste such as arctic silver.
    But that doesnt really answer the question, pre-applied on one surface is enough so you would not add to the pre-applied paste. In fact, your instruction manual for the cooler probably says somewhere to make sure the surface is clean before attaching it.
     
  4. miked79

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    thanks :)
     

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