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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey
Did you put any thermal compund between the CPU and the CPU cooler? If not, I would advise not using the computer until you do.
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Thermal compound is too often overhyped by 'computer experts' who did not first learn both the underlying theory and practical experience. Look. So many buy heatsinks only on price; completely ignoring the most critical spec number discussed below. With so many heatsinks not properly machined, then manufacturers recommend thermal compound to everyone.
It's a simple test. Attach heatsink to CPU without any thermal compound. Execute a fixed test and measure CPU temperature. Will this destroy the CPU? No. Especially no for Intel CPUs.
Repeat the same test with thermal compound applied (frugally - too much can cause thermal and electrical problems). Thermal compound should result in less than 10 degree C temperature decrease - trivial according to CPUs. If thermal compound causes a greater temperature decrease, the heatsink is defective.
How to find minimally acceptable heatsinks? Inferior heatsinks do not provide the most critical specification - degrees C per watt. Any heatsink that does not provide that number is highly suspect - marketed to the naive.
One final point. Avoid the hype of Arctic Silver. Thermal compounds are equivalent - at less money than Arctic Silver.