Thermal Interface Material

[mharolde]

Not sure if this thread is in the right place, as I am not sure I will be overclocking, but here it goes.

I am about to install my new processor, AMD 5600+ 2.9 GHZ Brisbane, which came with a heatsink and fan. On the heatsink is a square of the gel type TIM.

My question is should I use the material that came with the heatsink or should I scrape it off and go with something like Artic Silver.

I get the feeling from reading AMD's website that the material they provide will be sufficient, but for some reason I am hesitant.

I bought a third party cooler for my last AMD processor, but the warranty on the 5600 says I need to use the cooler AMD provided.

Artic Silver or the square gel patch that came with the cooler, what are your thoughts and experiences?

Thanks

[Midknyte]

If you're using the stock heatsink and aren't going to overclock, then the stock thermal paste is fine.

[mharolde]

Thanks for the reply.

I went ahead and used the stock TIM, system is up and running with no problems.