ka713

Hi, Ive got a amd64 3500+ venice cpu with the stock hsf. Im thinking about buying another hsf, one that is less noisy. When i take the stock hsf off, there seems to be some residue left from the thermal paste that comes on the stock hsf. Do i need to remove this and if so how before putting a new hsf on with new paste?

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soloz2

yes you will need to remove the thermal paste that is on on the cpu and prep it for application of some new thermal paste.
there are a few ways...
cheap:
use rubbing alcohol (higher % of alcohol the better) and q-tips or a lint free cloth (coffee filters work great) to clean off all the thermal material.

best:
use arcticlean. it is a 2-step process. one cleans off the thermal material and the other preps for new application. again, you can use q-tips or coffee filters.

I use arcticlean and coffee filters... I find it works the best.

now, for some new thermal material get arctic silver 5. it's the best.

for a new cooler, the best air cooler (and also one of the quietest) is the thermaltake big typhoon. just make sure your case is wide enough as it is a tall cooler

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ka713

allright thanks for the tip

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