What type of thermal interface material does AMD recommend to be used with an AMD64 processor?

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Last Updated
2/22/2007

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0001

It is mandatory when installing an AMD processor to use some form of thermal interface material. This will help draw the heat out of the processor to the heatsink where the heat can be effectively dissipated. AMD Processor-In-a-Box (PIB) includes a validated heatsink and fan which comes with pre-applied thermal interface material; no additional thermal interface material is needed nor recommended by AMD for the provided heatsink and fan with PIB processors.

New thermal interface material must be applied each time the heatsink and fan are uninstalled from the processor.

AMD evaluates thermal interface materials for use with its processors. A list of suggested materials is provided in the table below.

Suggested Thermal Interface Materials

Manufacturer	Interface Material	Material Type	Application
Bergquist	TIC-3000	Grease	Processor to heatsink
Shin Etsu	G751	Grease	Processor to heatsink
Shin Etsu	X23-7762	Grease	Processor to heatsink
Shin Etsu	X23-7783D	Grease	Processor to heatsink
Thermoset, Lord CPD	TC-350	Grease	Processor to heatsink

Compatible Processors

Processor Family	Socket Type
AMD Opteron™	940, 939
AMD Dual-Core Opteron™	940, 939
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core	AM2, 939
AMD Athlon™ 64 FX	AM2, 940, 939
AMD Athlon™ 64	AM2, 939, 754
AMD Sempron™	AM2, 754

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