do I need thermal paste for amd cpus?

Question

hum... i wanna ask do i ned to buy thermal paste for an AMD CPU? Since there was a plastic pad sticked under the heatsink for the Intel's one... so I assume there will be one too for the AMD's...or not?

If not, then I need to buy one, plz advice thx!!

Answer 1

I ALWAYS use thermal grease. You may or may not actually need it, but it's cheap insurance. It won't solve all of your heat woes, but it adds a layer of protection at low cost.

Answer 2

You don't need to buy any thermal paste for the AMD CPU's, since the heatsink already comes with a thermal solution. Normally, you would only buy thermal paste if you intend to overclock your CPU, or install some more advanced cooling solution.

Answer 3

You will want something for transferring heat efficiently from the processor to the heatsink/fan.

If there is a pad - then use it, if not - use thermal paste.

Otherwise you will definitely have overheating problems, and can even destroy the processor.

Answer 4

Get yourself a little tube of Arctic Silver and use it. All CPU's should have a way of transfering heat to the heat sink and that is exactly what thermal grease is for.

Answer 5

Always use thermal conducting compound with ANY CPU! Take the pad off if the heatsink has one and just use a small coating of the compound. :-)=

Answer 6

naravno da moras da koristis thermal paste za procesor.ona doprinosi boljem odvodu toplote sa jezgra cpu na pasivni hladnjak.

Answer 7

In the middle, about the size of a grain of rice. Don't spread it around though, the weight of the CPU cooler will automatically spread it around.

Answer 8

Yes