q_bot_w11 wrote:
I have ordered some case fans so that might help but I didn't use any thermal gel when I put the heatsink on. There was a green tab to peel off the heatsink which left something behind, will this be good enough stuff?
If the heatsink/fan combo in question is the retail supplied one, yes, this should be sufficient.
I have yet to see any conclusive data on the different types of thermal paste out on the market. I for a long time used the generic RadioShack thermal paste and then I bought Artic Silver II to use on my new copper heatsink. Know I am wondering to myself which was better.
What you should look at is the temp that you are getting is within the chipmakers temp tolerances.
By the way what is the CPU and was tha 55C or 55F?
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