Athlon 64 and thermal paste

Niminah05 · 06-05-2005, 10:15 PM

I am getting an atholon 64 3200+ venice tomorrow and was wondering whether athlon 64s come with a thermal pad or themal paste? I ordered artic silver 5 with the retail processor; will I even need the artic silver? Thanks.

**The_Other_One** · 06-05-2005, 10:20 PM

OEM/Bult wouldn't come with paste... Retail probably has something seeing as it does come with a cooler. But yes, you do need something, and I'd recomend using the good stuff if you have a choice.

**jancz3rt** · 06-05-2005, 10:21 PM

Well I suppose you bought the BOX version meaning it comes with a HSF as well. The RETAIL meaning BOX versions have a warranty, some documentation, a HSF as well as the processor

. That heatsink has a thermal pad pre-applied. It would be better to remove it and apply Arctic Silver. However, I kept it there on my Venice 3000+ and it's very good. The temps remained at 25-27 Celsius idle.

JAN

mapollo · 06-06-2005, 09:17 AM

I bought the 3200+ Winchester Retail version. The Heatsink came with a pad attached I left it on and get idle temps between 26 and 30 celcius.

06-05-2005, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
Niminah05 New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 11	Athlon 64 and thermal paste I am getting an atholon 64 3200+ venice tomorrow and was wondering whether athlon 64s come with a thermal pad or themal paste? I ordered artic silver 5 with the retail processor; will I even need the artic silver? Thanks.

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 24 Posts: 12,382	OEM/Bult wouldn't come with paste... Retail probably has something seeing as it does come with a cooler. But yes, you do need something, and I'd recomend using the good stuff if you have a choice. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

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jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	Haha Well I suppose you bought the BOX version meaning it comes with a HSF as well. The RETAIL meaning BOX versions have a warranty, some documentation, a HSF as well as the processor . That heatsink has a thermal pad pre-applied. It would be better to remove it and apply Arctic Silver. However, I kept it there on my Venice 3000+ and it's very good. The temps remained at 25-27 Celsius idle. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

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06-06-2005, 09:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
mapollo Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 93	I bought the 3200+ Winchester Retail version. The Heatsink came with a pad attached I left it on and get idle temps between 26 and 30 celcius.