AMD3200+ processor cooling

Price

Well around the £50 mark or so I guess. But let me have the options. If one option is worth the extra money for reliability and effectiveness then let me know.

Rich
 
how much is that in U.S. dollars? if you have any idea, i dont lol.

anyways i found one at the only website i know of that ships to the UKhttp://coolerguys.com/840556018353.html
 
If that V12 doesn't do it for ya, there's always Thermalright, but I think that Volcano 12 should be alright.
 
What about the use of Arctic Silver?

Should I mount the CPU on AMD OEM pads (that come with the CPU) or should I use something like Arctic Silver for the job. Do I need an adhesive product or just the standard Arctic Silver 5?

Rich
 
If you're talking about the pad on the heatsink itself, yes get rid of that. It does the job, but thermal pastes tend to do the job much better. Scrape off what you can with a razor blade, and then clean it off with some isopropyl alcohol.
Now, it the CPU has pads on the corners, leave those on. They're there to help protect the die from being crushed ally.

Just regular Arctic Silver, not anything adhesive...unless you want to bond the CPU to the heatsink (not recommended---and I think it voids the warranty). You just need to apply it to the CPU die (the rectangle in the center) in a thin coat. It's just to fill in the micro gaps between the CPU and heatsink to get the best heat transfer possible.
 
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