heatsink paste

I just got an AMD 2500+ in a box and amd calls for some sort of phase
change thermal pad should hsf need to be removed and replaced.

The comp shop I went to had nothing like what was on the factory
heatsink. All they had was the white silicon paste and something
called Stars 612 - Gold [with 5% silver and 5% copper content]
Is that a good substitute for what amd recommends?

Jibby wrote:
yeah just apply a uniform thin 0.5m layer to your processor or buy
shin etsu thermal interface pads from here
http://security.cclcomputers.co.uk/acatalog/

Damn, I tend to keep mine less than the *thickness* of paper, not it's
length!

;-)

Ben
--
I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a string...

lol yeah i meant more like 0.1mm
"Ben Pope" wrote in message
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Jibby wrote:
yeah just apply a uniform thin 0.5m layer to your processor or buy
shin etsu thermal interface pads from here
http://security.cclcomputers.co.uk/acatalog/

Damn, I tend to keep mine less than the *thickness* of paper, not it's
length!

;-)

Ben
--
I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a string...

The incorrect application, installation of the heatsink and thickness of
paste can send your temps quite high. For full information on this visit
http://www.arcticsilver.com/ I am sure it applies to virtually all
heatsink pastes.


Hope this helps,

Alan




"Jibby" wrote in message
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lol yeah i meant more like 0.1mm
"Ben Pope" wrote in message
...
Jibby wrote:
yeah just apply a uniform thin 0.5m layer to your processor or buy
shin etsu thermal interface pads from here
http://security.cclcomputers.co.uk/acatalog/

Damn, I tend to keep mine less than the *thickness* of paper, not it's
length!

;-)

Ben
--
I'm not just a number. To many, I'm known as a string...