Is it a must use thermal paste ?

[SuPrEmO]

How it is write in the subject:
The use or not of the thermal paste will burn my processor or not ?

The system is:
Abit NF7-S REV2.0
Athlon 2200+
Thermaltake Volcano 9(yeah the vaccuum cleaner hehe)

With an Athlon 2200+ you will need either thermal paste or a thermal interface pad between the processor and heatsink. Otherwise, yes, you run a very distinct chance of quick toasting your processor.

[Atomic Rooster]

Yes, you must use thermal paste to increase the thermal conductivity of the heatsink to lesten the likely hood of burning up your CPU.

[embj]

If you don't use one it will burn up almost instantly. If you are a newbie in installing Athlon CPU's I would get a thermal pad as this reduces that chance of you chipping the core of your CPU. Other than that....if you have experience I would suggest using Artic Silver III.

[thekingofpain]

Itl be included with your Volcano...
Use it---

[Omardeth]

if i understand the question right , yes you need something . paste , pad , tape . one of the 3 . but No you don't have to use paste . a pad or tape that comes on some heatsinks will work also just not as good as paste .

[Telexen]

With a newer processor...why not if not straight up yes. Arctic Silver 3 does cool a CPU several degrees below what it normally would be...makes you sleep better at night knowing it won't fry.

[dunbar]

You can burn your fingers on a night light, if it has run for about 10 minutes; that is 4, 7 or 11 watts depending on the lamp; a CPU pumps out more than 11 watts and would get quite a bit hotter than the night light.

In laymans terms, connecting the cold heatsink to the hot CPU is what the 'grease' does; without the compound, the connection is really bad; the CPU heat won't get to the heatsink to get cooled by the air. Also, the thermal pads and tapes will tend to squish into the microscopic nooks and crannies of the heatsink; again, these things try to connect the CPU to the heatsink.

The outcome of skipping the grease and/or pads is that you are making the CPU keep all the heat.

[SuPrEmO]

Now i see ill put it. Let me know only this, i put the thermal paste iver the die or in the entire processor ? Can i use the thermal paste that comes together with the Volcano or its highly recommended i use the Artic Silver ?

[Tomteriffic]

Only over the die itself. Not over the entire processor. If you are not planning on overclocking, whatever came with the heatsink is fine. If you ARE planning to overclock, something like Arctic Silver is highly recommended.