Processors
Intel® Processors, Tools, and Utilities
14536 Discussions

Thermal Interface Reinstall?

idata
Employee
‎03-22-2011 05:08 PM
1,274 Views

I will be reinstalling my Sandy Bridge CPU onto my replacement (rev 3.0) motherboard. I will also be reinstalling the supplied heat-sink/fan.

Will I need to perform any additional steps regarding the Thermal Interface material to ensure optimum cooling?

i5-2500k + Asus P8P67 Pro rev 3.0

Link Copied

1 Reply
Adolfo_S_Intel2
Employee
‎03-23-2011 08:44 AM
441 Views

Normally you do not need to do any extra step, but if you believe that there is not enough thermal interface material to reinstall the fan/heatsink, then I would suggest removing the old thermal interface material, and applying new thermal interface material to the top of the processor.

You can buy thermal interface material from:

http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-030329.htm http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS-030329.htm

0 Kudos
Copy link
Reply

Community support is provided during standard business hours (Monday to Friday 7AM - 5PM PST). Other contact methods are available here.

Intel does not verify all solutions, including but not limited to any file transfers that may appear in this community. Accordingly, Intel disclaims all express and implied warranties, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement, as well as any warranty arising from course of performance, course of dealing, or usage in trade.

For more complete information about compiler optimizations, see our Optimization Notice.