First post, by Malik
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I've seen so many 486 cpus that came with all the motherboads I've got.. Most of them come with the simple detachable heatsink-fan combo. But none has thermal paste in between.
Will thermal paste help reduce the heat of the running cpu, or will the paste help disperse the heat through the heatsinks? (In context of a 486 heat production levels.)
Logically the answer seems yes. Just wondering why it's not used. Maybe not so common, but why is it not so common then?
Maybe the heatspread via the paste is not so much different than direct contact of the heatsink on a 486 chip?