Thanks WR304, I did the same on my motherboard, as you said the thermal paste wasn't so bad, but I think now with properly applied AS5 it's better. Didn't replace the two thermal pads that were under two of the heatsinks since they were covering two groups of 8 small integrated circuits, I thought t...

Hi Conroy, thanks for the reply. I asked the question because I read a thread where somebody recommended uninstalling the heatsinks of the motherboard, replacing the thermal paste with a good product properly applied, and then reinstalling the heatsinks. The motherboard was an Asus PW5 DH if I remem...

Hi all, first post and a quick question. After surfing this website for a few months I have finally started my project: a new HTPC, as quiet as possible. I have just received all the components and I have a doubt before starting building. Should I remove the heatsinks of the motherboard and reapply ...