I've had my 1 GHz Tbird for quite a while. It came in a retail box and it took me a couple hours and a couple of bleeding thumbs to get the heatsink that was included to latch onto the CPU. I think I am limited to 1.1 GHz by heat because I am using the sticker that came with the heatsink instead of thermal paste, which I have heard is better in its thermal properties. I am using enough fans to actually generate air circulation in the room but the CPU still hovers around 50C and it's getting hotter with the warm weather.
Is it possible to remove the sticker and apply paste in its place? If so, how would I go about doing that? If I get another retail boxed CPU for my new computer should I remove the sticker before mounting it on the MB and apply paste from the start? How much of a decrease in temperature can I expect if I use paste instead of the sticker?
Is it possible to remove the sticker and apply paste in its place? If so, how would I go about doing that? If I get another retail boxed CPU for my new computer should I remove the sticker before mounting it on the MB and apply paste from the start? How much of a decrease in temperature can I expect if I use paste instead of the sticker?