Thermal Compound Question

[Lery]

Is there any suggested type of thermal compound to get? I'm going to be assembling an Intel Core i5-4670 in a MSI B85-G41 PC Mate motherboard. I was looking at Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100007 First using Arctic Silver Arcticlean Thermal material Remover & Surface Purifier ACN-60ML (2-PC-SET) - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100010 to remove the stock grease.

[Deleted]

You can just use the stock thermal that came with the heat sink. There's no need for better paste on a locked CPU.

[Deleted]

Its all a load of bullshit You dont need to clean the surfaces from new parts, just beware of fingering the places where paste comes.

[NoRest4Wicked]

You can clean off the thermal compound (if you are replacing it) with acetone (nail polish remover) or a high % rubbing alcohol. You use it on a q-tip or a coffee filter.

[Lery]

I always thought I was better off replacing the "default" thermal compound. If it's not necessary, I'm good with that :-)

[Triggered Fridgekin]

Its all a load of bullshit You dont need to clean the surfaces from new parts, just beware of fingering the places where paste comes.

You don't have to but it probably minimizes the benefit of using higher-quality thermal paste since the old stuff is still occupying the micro-pits within the heatsink's plate and can hinder thermal dissipation. I would think so, anyway.

On topic, the default paste will meet your needs providing you don't plan on overclocking the processor to the point where heat will become an issue. Since it's a locked processor, Trungalung is right to say the stock paste will be fine.