Do retail boxed CPUs come with thermal paste?

I'll second that :) But you still have to run it in over a few days by not leaving it on overnight etc and making sure to run for only a few hours at a time for a few days :)
 
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sg1 said:
I'll second that :) But you still have to run it in over a few days by not leaving it on overnight etc and making sure to run for only a few hours at a time for a few days :)
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What do you mean "run it over".
And btw, nice way of copying me in the second post lol.
 
Well on a microscopic level , the surfaces of the heatsink and the CPU are NOT smooth. They are covered in ridges/grooves etc so the thermal paste has to work its way into the surfaces to create a good contact for heat dissapation and this is best done over the course of a few days of running and stopping the PC as the paste heats up and cools down. It's not so neccersary with higher quality pastes such as artic 5, and TBH , it isn't always done on cheaper paste types either but it CAN mean the difference between a paste doing its job efficiently or not as well :)
 
HybridGoomba said:
Is the paste pad usually good enough for basic users though?
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If you run in a hotter room like I do NEVER USE STOCK PASTE!!!! My room is 80F on avg and 85-86 during 100F days and to prevent issues I always use a after market + AS5.

You will notice a 3-5c drop in temps using better paste which depending on your room temps could be helpful.
 
you also notice a 3-5c drop by ooening a window, which is what i do when gaming lol

hes right about the running in though. You know when you have a new car, it says not to drive it too fast for the first thousand miles or something. Same with a new pc. Over the first few days just run it for a few (3/4) hours at a time, followed by an hour or two off, and check your temps regularly. Dont do any serious gaming in that time.
 
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