Originally posted by: JEDIYoda
Originally posted by: OCNewbie
Originally posted by: MS Dawn
Honestly it's not worth the hassle of removing it. I did that on my last HSF, got my hands all dirty for hardly half a degree difference and the readings are accurate to that. Never again. :|
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=28&threadid=1929121
Read that, and take note that the ones dismissing the product have never tried it. In my experiences it makes cleaning the paste off the heatsinks a lot easier and less messy. I highly recommend it, as do about 154 or so other reviewers just on NewEgg's site.
Get the big bottles cheapest here I believe
Link about $12.75 shipped for me to Florida.
thats just plain stoopid to recommend that she take the pads off when you have no clue what temps she will get using the pads!!
The pads will give you the same temps as using AS5 will give you!
AS5 is way over rated!!!!
take note those recommending taking the pads off have no clue whether you will get good temps or not!!
I will tell you from experience that you will get the same temps as if you were using AS5!!
Why go to all that work removing that stuff when you do not nee to??