do i need a thermal compound

[SameSuspect]

this is the heatsink i have bought

Arctic Cooling Alpine 64 CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (HS-020-AR)

do i need to buy a thermal compound to go with it?? or can i just use it without adding anything??

 

[SameSuspect]

ok thanx, better buy some of that arctic silver then. well glad i started this thread lol. when applying arctic silver, do i cover the whole cpu itself or just the gold square in the middle

 

[SameSuspect]

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) (AC-000-AC)

for use between modern high-power CPUs and high performance heatsinks or water-cooling solutions

my heatsink aint high performance, does it matter

 

[SameSuspect]

thanx for the guide. sorted