Is thermal paste required for an e2160 C2D?

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Just checking as I'm reading my motherboard manual as I'm soon to install my cpu and put all my hardware together.
Thanks again.
 
Thermal past is used to fill the microscopic gaps between the HSF and the CPU. If both were abolutely and completely flat then non would be required but as thats not gonna happen then yes you need some. Unless the HSF or CPU is excessively concave or convex then less is deffinatly more. I use a transluciant amount as my waterblock and CPU are both lapped.
 
Hmm anyone know if it's preapplied then? if not D= that'll mean more ordering and waiting :'(, although I might have some from previous builds.
 
Agr3sive said:
There should be some pre applied to the bottom of the stock Intel heatsink.
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cool, that's what I was looking to hear before I plugged it in and smelled a burn :'(. I'll keep an eye on the temp's though when I get it up and running.
 
Retail CPU comes with a stock heatsink and fan which will have easy to see pre applied gloop.

OEM (outside equipment manufacturer CPU comes on it's own and you need to make all your own arrangements
 
Retail CPU comes with a stock heatsink and fan which will have easy to see pre applied gloop.

OEM (outside equipment manufacturer) CPU comes on it's own without heatsink , fan or thermal compound and you need to make all your own arrangements. Also, retail has better warranty.
 
Well i would suggest getting some AS5 since even if you are not overclocking it can lower the temperature of your CPU by some degrees which ensures that the PC will last longer :)
If you plan to overclock now AS5 is your best friend since it really makes a difference when used with aftermarker cooler compared with the retail cooling solutions.
 
i'm using the stock cooler on an e2160 with the stock TIM, temps are good even clocked at 2.8ghz, 29 idle 56 in orthos, never seen it above 50 in normal use. I have AS5 but can't be bothered applying it.
 
I initially thought I was stable at 3Ghz, but had a few random freezes that I couldn't trace.

Dropped back to 2700 (300x 9) and feel like I'm getting great value for my £50.

To be fair, I am running passively.
 
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Wipe said:
You should then push that CPU to 3ghz. Pfft lazy people :rolleyes:
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AS5 aint gonna get me to 3GHz, i'd be interested to see how you came to that conclusion given that you seem to know nothing about me or my system? Did you not see the bit about my temps being fine? Fwiw, I can't go higher than 2.8 because my budget mobo doesn't let me increase vCore.
 
Clarkey said:
AS5 aint gonna get me to 3GHz, i'd be interested to see how you came to that conclusion given that you seem to know nothing about me or my system? Did you not see the bit about my temps being fine? Fwiw, I can't go higher than 2.8 because my budget mobo doesn't let me increase vCore.
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Totally agree with Clarkey
Some people seem to think that AS5 is the 'be all' and 'end all' of overclocking. Ive found that its the amount of TIM applied that makes the greatest difference rather than the make, many people say that Shin-Etsu is better than AS5 but to be honest it made no difference to the amount i could OC my rig. The chances of the TIM you use being the limiting factor in an OC are very slim
 
If your uncertain in ANY way that there may not be thermal paste on the heatsink then you NEED to check ASAP. Do not turn on your PC if you are uncertain, else your likely to end up with a burnout chip very quickly.

Same as another thread like this today (trolling?), if you didn't check to see if there was thermal paste, you may not even bothered to take off the protective plastic on the bottom of the cooler (if brand new).

Just whip down to your local pc shop and get some paste if you need your pc up and running asap. Paying delivery for just paste is nuts.

Matthew
 
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