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08-12-2007, 12:59 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: America Posts: 482
|  Thermal Compound?
Howdy.
Is Thermal Compound needed when installing a new CPU, or is that just a fancy extra you can add. | 
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08-12-2007, 12:59 PM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
| Re: Thermal Compound?
Unless your overclocking, its a fancy extra.
But it does keep the CPU cooler even if you don't overclock, thus giving faster speeds and lower temps.
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08-12-2007, 01:04 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: America Posts: 482
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Well I'll be getting my AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz soon, I hear its an easy overclocker, 2.8Ghz without any effort, Would it be needed if I went to only a slightly higher number, like 2.2Ghz?
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08-12-2007, 01:07 PM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
| Re: Thermal Compound?
Just get some Arctic Silver 5 @ Newegg
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My computer uses 1.5A-load, .8A-idle, .65A-standby, .05A-turned off on 125V.
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in."
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08-12-2007, 01:15 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: America Posts: 482
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Alrighty, i'll check that out.
I was watching a video of a PC running a game and as it ran some guy removed the CPU fan, boy do those things get hot.
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08-12-2007, 01:40 PM
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Master Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 2,452
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HOLY MOTHER OF !!!! WOW! That was totally crazy! HAhahahahahah!  Back to the topic, when you buy a new CPU, it should come with thermal paste on the HSF right? I know Intel has stock thermal paste on their HSF but does AMD do the same? | |
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08-12-2007, 01:42 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,158
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If you saw the CPU-Z screenshot on their monitor, the voltage said something like 4v. I know CPU-Z isn't accurate for voltages, but it's not that far off the real reading.
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08-12-2007, 02:01 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: America Posts: 482
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Do you think I'd see a performance jump moving from my old 1.6GHz (oc to 1.9) AMD Sempron 2400+ to this new chip?
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08-12-2007, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,158
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It's a pretty big jump. You'll see a very nice improvement. Think about it. From single core, to a dual core. | |
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