Do AMD ATHLON XP 2500+ Barton's come with the thermal paste?

Bboy_Jon · Dec 21, 2003

Do they come with the thermal paste that is suppose to be put in between the cpu and heatsink/fan??

heres what i am getting

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ "Barton", 333 FSB, 512K Cache Processor - Retail
Specification
Model: AMD Athlon XP 2500+
Core: Barton
Operating Frequency: 1.83GHz
FSB: 333MHz
Cache: L1/64K+64K; L2/512K
Voltage: 1.65V
Process: 0.13Micron
Socket: Socket A
Multimedia Instruction: MMX, SSE, 3DNOW!, 3DNOW!+
Packaging: Retail Box (Heatsink and Fan included)

i plan on ocing it so ya (if that matters)

Cornel · Dec 21, 2003

The retail package comes with a thermal pad already applied on the heatsink (but you don't want that as thermal interface).
Some AS Ceramique is a couple of dollars though.

Bboy_Jon · Dec 21, 2003

ummm.....so what do i get??

woohoo i might actually be able to get all this!!!!!!!!!!!! yayayayay!!!!!!!!!!

HaTE · Dec 21, 2003

if you dont plan on overclocking the thermal pad that it comes with will do just fine, but if your going to overclock get an OEM barton 2500 and then get a better heatsink&fan and some Ceramique or Arctic Silver 5

Bboy_Jon · Dec 21, 2003

i plan on ocing

ok hows this

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=19-103-378

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=35-150-010

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=35-100-009

Bboy_Jon · Dec 21, 2003

would this cpu cooler work too?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=308751&sku=S457-1015

Cornel · Dec 22, 2003

If you have the money, I recommend one of these .
If you want something a little less pricey, I used this one with decent results. The finish quality was pretty poor though, so I had to lap it first.

Bboy_Jon · Dec 22, 2003

so this is the cpu fan right?? i just put this above the heatsink?? how do i do thathttp://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-121-003&catalog=62&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1

ok so should i get this one (since its cheaper)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-109-011&catalog=62&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1

Cornel · Dec 22, 2003

No, Galaxy it's a complete cooler (~300g copper heatsink + 70mm fan). It's doing a decent job presently keeping an amd 2500+ running at 3200+ at around 47C full load. Not the best temperature in the world but not too bad either (considering you pay 15 bucks for it and it's free shipping)
If you can afford it, you should definetely go for the Thermalright. And the fan is your choice (the heatsink doesn't come with a fan). You can chose a Tornado for maximum airflow with a lot of noise or a Panaflo for some quiet cooling.
The Thermalright also supports fans of different diameters.

Bboy_Jon · Dec 22, 2003

here is what i am getting

ok so the

Thermalright ''SLK900A''Copper Heatsink for AMD AthlonXP 3800+ and up.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=35-109-011

Arctic Silver's NEW Premium Silver Polysynthetic Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5. 3.5-gram( 1 cc. ) tube
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=35-100-007

Thermaltake SMART CASE FAN II. Variable Fan Speed Control, by temperature sensor
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=35-999-111

is that good?

Cornel · Dec 22, 2003

That's a great cooling set up you have there :attn:

Have fun and post results

HaTE · Dec 22, 2003

Bboy_Jon said:
here is what i am getting

ok so the

Thermalright ''SLK900A''Copper Heatsink for AMD AthlonXP 3800+ and up.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=35-109-011

Arctic Silver's NEW Premium Silver Polysynthetic Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5. 3.5-gram( 1 cc. ) tube
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=35-100-007

Thermaltake SMART CASE FAN II. Variable Fan Speed Control, by temperature sensor
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?description=35-999-111

is that good?

looks good, have fun overclocking

Bboy_Jon · Dec 22, 2003

thanx

Yuriman · Dec 22, 2003

Make sure you read the instructions before putting on thermal paste, before I learned I lost 2 processors to AS3.

Cyrix_2k · Dec 22, 2003

Be careful not to cruch the core of your CPU with that 900A. It's one heavy heatsink.

sautegod · Dec 22, 2003

Sir Barton · Dec 22, 2003

youre going to love the 900A. i got mine last week and the improvement over my old cooler is like night and day. im running 1.7V and 2400MHz at 34C idle/41C load. before with my zalman cooler, i was limited to 2200MHz and i was running 1.6V and getting 43C idle/55C load. running mine with a 92mm 48cfm sunon and AS5.

EDIT: i havent lapped it yet either.

TekXoID · Dec 22, 2003

$5 more for the SLK-947U which mounts a hell of alot safer and cools better too. Why get the SLK-900A? At least get a 92MM fan.

Sir Barton · Dec 22, 2003

i paid $25 shipped for my 900A

besides, it is on there pretty secure. it doesnt seem like its gonna fall off anyday soon. ive kicked my tower pretty hard by accident and shes still hanging up there fine.

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