Quote Originally Posted by jimnyc View Post
The CPU in any computer generates heat. That's why you see a "heat sink" and fans in your computer, to help cool them down. The heat sink is a cube like device that absorbs the heat from the CPU, and then the attached fan helps cool the heat sink. The heat transfer needs to be performing optimally in order for the heat sink to absorb as much of the heat as possible. The thermal paste is applied on top of your CPU and on the heat sink, sort of a "glue" if you can picture it better, to act as a barrier between the 2. But it's really not a barrier, but a layer of paste that helps absorb the heat in a more efficient manner from the CPU to the heat sink. And there are all different brands of the paste, and you get what you pay for. If you pay for the good stuff, it will probably help keep your CPU cooler than the cheap crap that comes with a new CPU.

Then again, I could be way off base, but the above has worked for me!!
Maybe I should rethink my toothpaste applications an look into that stuff.

Just kiddin,