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  1. January 3rd, 2008, 07:08 PM #1
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    quick little question

    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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  2. January 3rd, 2008, 07:50 PM #2
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    Absolutely not. Thoroughly clean the CPU and heatsink and use fresh thermal paste.
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  3. January 3rd, 2008, 08:27 PM #3
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    Cost of thermal paste $3
    Cost of new processor replacement $xxx

    which would you rather pay out for?
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  4. January 4th, 2008, 11:12 AM #4
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    As the others said, you must clean off the old compound and apply new. You might find these useful:

    Arctic Silver Instructions
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