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Old 02-10-2004, 03:45 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Questions about Thermaltake Silent Boost

I recently bought a Silent Boost heatsink for my Athlon XP 2500+ and on the instructions it tells me to put this "High Thermal Conductivity Compound" on to the processor. I have heard that if I put cooling compound on the processor, I can kiss my warranty goodbye. Hence my worry: If I don't put this compound on the processor, will the heatsink still work properly?

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Old 02-10-2004, 03:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I'm not totally sure but I think from being around the Computer Forum for awhile I've learned that you do waver your warrenty if you use Artic Silver but you could still use a thermal pad.
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Old 02-10-2004, 03:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Arctic Silver does void the warranty, but regular thermal grease does NOT.

If you do NOT use thermal grease, there's a good chance your processor will get incredibly hot.

I'd put some regular thermal grease on it, and Arctic Silver if you're willing to void your warranty.

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Old 02-10-2004, 04:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks a lot for clearing that up for me Lasereth. I was hoping you would poke your nose into this thread.
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Old 02-10-2004, 04:27 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Arctic Silver does void the warranty, but regular thermal grease does NOT.

If you do NOT use thermal grease, there's a good chance your processor will get incredibly hot.

I'd put some regular thermal grease on it, and Arctic Silver if you're willing to void your warranty.

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Lasereth always on the money, and faster than me to boot. Also, nice choice on the fans, I'm pretty sure the silentboost runs panaflos. (super quite and powerful fans)
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Old 02-10-2004, 04:52 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Thanks for the compliments guys! Good to know that my hours spent reading hardware reviews all day are getting put to use.

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