I'm building a new system with a ASYS case w/450W power supply, 2x 256Mb DDR400 RAM, AsRock 939Dual-SATA2 motherboard, and an AMD Athlon 64 3200+ CPU (Venice model# ADA3200BPBOX - retail).
The installation video doesn't show any sort of thermal paste or grease application before mounting the fan and explains that the fan has a "thermal interface material pre-applied on the bottom" which makes it very confusing. Is this to be used instead of the normal thermal grease?
The "Installation Instructions" that come with the processor say:
The "Installation Instructions" do go on to say:
Now I'm thoroughly confused. Do I not use any thermal paste, grease, spray, or anything in conjunction with the fan that came with the processor?
Should I use the generic Silicon Compound (Sil More brand) that I have or is something else needed?
I'd love to hear from anyone with some first-hand knowledge or reliable expertise with this processor.
Thanks,
Epoch
The installation video doesn't show any sort of thermal paste or grease application before mounting the fan and explains that the fan has a "thermal interface material pre-applied on the bottom" which makes it very confusing. Is this to be used instead of the normal thermal grease?
The "Installation Instructions" that come with the processor say:
but their website either hides this information really well or you have to register (which it failed to allow me to do using my FireFox browser) to get the help I needed.Thermal interface material is required for all AMD processors. Use only the recommended thermal interface material for this processor (see Thermal CoolingGuideline on AMD's website for a complete list of approced materail for the specific processor you are using).
The "Installation Instructions" do go on to say:
- If you remove the heatsink/fan after initial installation, you must first clean surface and apply new thermal interface material before reinstalling the heatsink/fan on your processor.
Now I'm thoroughly confused. Do I not use any thermal paste, grease, spray, or anything in conjunction with the fan that came with the processor?
Should I use the generic Silicon Compound (Sil More brand) that I have or is something else needed?
I'd love to hear from anyone with some first-hand knowledge or reliable expertise with this processor.
Thanks,
Epoch