Do I need thermal paste?

[swanny]

Bought a retail 6750. Going to fit it tomorrow, no overclocking. Will I need thermal paste or is the Intel heat sink ok?

 

[Cob]

The Intel heatsink will have paste pre-applied.

 

[swanny]

thanks for the quick reply.

 

[allllec]

The Intel heatsink will have paste pre-applied.

As said there, but it is worth buying some thermal paste incase you ever take the heatsink off

also AC5 or similar will do a better job than the stuff thats already on there

ta

alec

 

[swanny]

Thanks Alllec. I assume you mean if I want to put a custom heatsink on?

 

[PhillyDee]

If you remove the heatsink, you will need to clean and reapply it.

 

[allllec]

If you remove the heatsink, you will need to clean and reapply it.

What he said,

everytime you take the heatsink off you'll need to clean up the thermal paste and reapply some more.

i mean you can choose not too and possibly get away with it but its just a good habbit to get into

 

[swanny]

cheers guys.

 

[Marky]

It's usually recommended to get your own paste, but the paste that is included on the base of the heatsink should be ample enough!