Is this better than stock thermal coating on new CPUs?
335487
The stock thermal coating that comes with the coolmaster is as good as arctic silver. No need to purchase arctic silver an $8 savings. The secret is not to use very much, a couple of grain size drops is suffice.
335488
As of July 2013, I've used this on 4 PS3 CPUs and GPUs for fixing/replacing. So far, none have reencountered the 'Yellow Light of Death.' So yes, this should be better than stock thermal if treated right. Worth the money.
945822
Yes. It comes with a Cooler Master heat sink / fan combo that has a few heat pipes and thermal compound pre-applied. With the stock heat sink my CPU temp (at 4.2 GHz) at idle is only 34 C and so far has only gotten up to 45 C when gaming.
2188751
Liquid Ultra, You can use this stuff between your heatsink and the cpu as well, but, NEVER EVER EVER USE IT ON ANYTHING ALUMINUM, IT WILL LITERALLY DESTROY IT. Have fun with your mid 50's low 60's temps.
1317421
The biggest improvement is in the TIM (thermal interface material) which will improve temp's, resulting in a better overclock. Many enthusiast replaced the TIM on the 4670K's and lowered their temps by 10-20*C. I haven't seen any benchmarks published but I would be surprised if there's more than 5% improvement on any of the test. Also, there is an improvement on the integrated graphics.
1421494
You're definitely right! I think the chip outputs too much heat. What I did is undervolted the cpu from the BIOS and also disabled the AMD Turbo Technology, and now it's so much cooler and quieter. Temp on idle around 30-35 load 50-55. Lowest degree was 25. That's insane with the stock fan!
909719
Yes but if it was used you need to get some thermal paist because the pre applied stuff is only good for one use (unless they never used the stock heat sink)
1336029
This should already have some thermal paste pre-applied on the heatsink. All new CPU's that include heatsinks will either have it pre-applied or in a small pouch.
2104182
that's exactly what I did on mine, mostly because i replaced everything in the case with these and wanted consistency. If the stock fans aren't loud then it might not be worth it. Doubt you'd see much of a difference in cooling performance.
2280361
Make sure there is not too much thermal paste between the heat sink and the cpu.
954790
It comes with a heatsink/fan and does not need extra thermal paste because the thermal paste has already been applied to it. Stock cooler is moderately loud if your case is within 2-3 feet from your ears. Idle is tolerable. It revs up when playing games and can interfere with your speaker volumes. After market cooler is considered.
1997089
Yes it comes with thermal paste no it isn't pre-applied. Anyhow arctic silver does a much better job than the stock cooler master paste. Not surprising since it's thrown in for free.
213914
If the CPU is in new original box, the CPU fan has compound on its base. In fact sometimes you will find the compound already on aftermarket bases. You do not have to add the paste in that case. Make sure to only put on a thin layer. Some people apply too much and the CPU will actually run warmer.
1572653
it has pre-applied thermal paste on the heatsink, but I always recommend getting your own and cleaning theirs off, putting your own on, if you know how. If you are not familiar with this process, leave the OEM thermal paste in place, it will do an ok job.
1141440
Yes! Be sure to use cpu thermal heatsink grease! "Caution" when using a lower grade cooler failure is at a higher risk!
595075
It comes with a heatsink and fan with thermal paste already applied.Depending on how much you want to push your processor, I would recommend finding a better heatsink since the one included is merely 'adequate' for normal uses. Mine has pretty high temps with even small overclocking with the stock cooler.
2209533
Its way more better....its all about cooling and quality components. .so better cooling means better oc..
942545
No, it comes with thermal paste on the copper block for you. All you do is take the little plastic cover off of it, plop it down on your CPU, and then do the appropriate mounting procedures for your particular CPU.