Do I need to use thermal compound paste for this processor?
1029103
It runs really cool and the heat sink he it pre-applied, but I always recommend a high-grade thermal compound like arctic silver.
1029104
Of course, most processors come with the paste already on it but there are better pastes to be bought if you find heat being a problem.
1029105
If you are using the stock heatsink then thermal compound is already applied in the packaging. If you are using an aftermarket heatsink, then you definitely want to make sure to use some if it doesn't already have it on it.
1029106
If you use the fan/heatsink that comes with the CPU, it has thermal compound on it - which is all that I used.
49821
Yes. Just be sure to clean off the default thermal paste/pad on the cooling block before applying it.
1530961
The thermal compound that comes with it works just fine. It is however recommended that after 2 years or so you should clean the old paste off and add new thermal. Thermal dries out over time and you lose cooling. It's not something you need to really keep constant tabs on, when you notice that your temps are starting to rise a bit, just redo the thermal then. I recommend Arctic silver over anything else.
1240815
Most likely you put too much. You only need enough to fill in the micro gaps in the metal, not adding a whole "layer" of arctic silver in between the heat sink and the processor. As others have said, a thin vertical line. Also know that new thermal compound takes about 200 HOURS to "break in," for it to fill up all of the micro gaps. If you know you applied it correctly, then give it a few weeks and see if temperatures come down a bit, this is actually normal.
550470
As with most CPU fans, these also come with a pre-applied paste on the block. Granted, there are those out there who would still suggest picking up some Arctic silver 5 (or what ever brand you prefer) and wiping off the "generic" paste and using that instead. Just make sure you clean off the block with some isopropyl alcohol to remove all of the old thermal Paste.
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.
1323496
Yes its called thermal paste. Arctic Silver is a good one. Not too much though... you don't want it spilling out over sides, just a nice even layer.
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.
1710887
Mine came with thermal paste. But I never use the paste that come with most these.
1355264
It is. It comes with a CPU cooler (heatsink+fan) which has a square of thermal compound pre-applied. I used a third party CPU Cooler though (Hyper 212 Evo) with Arctic Silver 5, though.
1031437
Yes, it is necessary to use thermal compound for proper heat conduction to the heatsink, otherwise, the contact area would not be high enough. It's cheap.
434482
Yes it does come with pre-applied thermal paste on the sink with fan included. you can always clean it off and use your own thermal paste but why? the cooling is sufficient. under heavy load when i play games, it never goes over 60C. just make sure your case has good cooling and/or airflow. it may get hotter if u do things such as 3d editing and etc in which others have noted so watch out for that. just use HWMonitor to monitor your temps. it's a free software.
100080
When I ordered this item it did not come with thermal paste. I had to buy it seperately.
1530963
That's up to you; it does come with thermal compound already on the cooler. I don't know how good it is, since I didn't use it; I really like Noctua's NT-H1 compound, so I just used that (I have a ton of it on hand, though).
981124
Based on my experience with thermal paste it works better the longer it has been installed without vibrations or part movement. Unless you remove your heat sink OR have heat issues after moving your device often (As with a laptop) you should not need to replace your thermal paste. If you are having heat issues on any device you should first dust the heat sinks and parts before replacing your thermal paste because it takes a while (Around 200 hours of heating and cooling cycles for Arctic Silver) to break the paste in before it works at its best.
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.
1639226
I don't know the reason. The only I know is that Artic Silver thermal compounds are the best for processor's heat transfer and dissipation. In my case, thermal paste transfers heat so great: highest temperature I've seen in my computer's processor is 52 degrees Celsius at full load (no overclocking of course).