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Of course that it is easier to use a heatsink with preinstalled thermal interface, but in the end you will need to install a thermal interface if you remove the CPU. I detailed the thermal interface installation procedure because last week I saw a guy which installed a Global Win cooler on a Duron 800Mhz overclocked to 1Ghz and reported a 55C degree reading through the onboard sensor. I was quite amazed about this and first I thought that the fan was faulty. But the problem was another: our guy used a lot of thermal compound in order to increase heat transfer. First he tried to use an entire syringe but because it was not possible he did all the best :). The thermal compound was all over the CPU surface, but after he removed a large amount of compound the temperature reading dropped to 48C.

I hope that you found this article an interesting reading and remember if you have problems with your cooler or you want to ask me something do not hesitate to use the forums.