just need a quick answer,
i just got a new cpu, can i put it in without thermal paste? theres paste on my old heatsink/fan...
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just need a quick answer,
i just got a new cpu, can i put it in without thermal paste? theres paste on my old heatsink/fan...
Absolutely not. Thoroughly clean the CPU and heatsink and use fresh thermal paste.
Cost of thermal paste $3
Cost of new processor replacement $xxx
which would you rather pay out for?
As the others said, you must clean off the old compound and apply new. You might find these useful:
Arctic Silver Instructions