CPU Thermal Compound and Thermal Grease. Which is better?

[Guest]

My CPU Heatsink have a pre-applied thermal grease. Do i have to buy a thermal
grease for my CPU heatsink or can i also apply thermal compound?
if i can then which one is better?

 

[Richard Urban]

Use Aortic Silver 3. Grease is an old technology and will not handle the
increased temps of today's devices. It was fine for transistors and diodes.

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Richard Urban
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Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Richard Urban]

That should be Arctic Silver 3.
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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
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Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Tom Lake]

Use Aortic Silver 3.

Yes, it's good for the heart. 8^)

Tom L

 

[Richard Urban]

I was wondering why spell check didn't catch that. (-:

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Drew]

Get straight to the "heart" of it Richard !!!isn't that where the Aortic is
??? No wait that's the aorta....Close but no cigar......

 

[Dustin Harper]

Most of the time, the thermal compound and thermal grease are thrown
together as the same thing (even though they can mean different things).
Although, Arctic Silver is the best you can buy, can't argue with that.
Even with watercooling, a little AS3 works wonders!

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Dustin Harper
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http://www.vistarip.com

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[Tom Lake]

Get straight to the "heart" of it Richard !!!isn't that where the Aortic
is ??? No wait that's the aorta....Close but no cigar......

Ah, but Aortic means, "about or concerning the aorta"

Tom Lake