# Cpu install

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cpu-install/184840>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 8, 2006, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cpu-install/184840 "2006-04-08T11:28:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vexir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a183cd/32.png) [@Vexir](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Vexir)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cpu-install/184840/21 "2006-04-11T00:52:20Z")

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> [@fester8542](#):
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> There are a zillion options for thermal transfer from the CPU to the heatsink. Stand-alone thermal pads are crap - they dont even dissapate the heat evenly and once you remove the heatsink the pad is destroyed.
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> Thermal grease (gel) is a great option but it can cure over time if there is any space betweeen the CPU and the heatsink. I am a fan of phase-change material. When the CPU heats it up it turns it to a gel and covers the entire cpu and bridges any air gaps you may have.
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> The only downside is once you remove the heatsink, it need to be reapplied.

The pad works for me :cap:

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