Should I use thermal compound?

I just bought a Core 2 Duo 3Ghz processor and a new Intel LGA775 mobo to go with it. I just went through my supplies and realized I have no thermal compound left. When I installed my AMD X2 a while back I didn't use thermal compound. I don't plan on overclocking the processor and the last one was fine and still works well. It comes with a heat sink and fan. Am I good to go or should I wait another day for paste?

I'm so itching to start working on this thing, I can hardly wait any longer!

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Plantwiz

msnelgrove wrote:

Thermal paste is like sunscreen, you can get away without using it but eventually you will get cancer and die

not using sun screen causes cancer and then you die? Really?? Got some real facts to back that one up?

Mmartin_47

Plantwiz wrote:

msnelgrove wrote:

Thermal paste is like sunscreen, you can get away without using it but eventually you will get cancer and die

not using sun screen causes cancer and then you die? Really?? Got some real facts to back that one up?

Must everything be in proper form for you? Damn he's just trying to be funny. Have a little humor now...

Plantwiz

Mmartin_47 wrote:

Plantwiz wrote:

msnelgrove wrote:

Thermal paste is like sunscreen, you can get away without using it but eventually you will get cancer and die

not using sun screen causes cancer and then you die? Really?? Got some real facts to back that one up?

Must everything be in proper form for you? Damn he's just trying to be funny. Have a little humor now...

Sorry, haven't found cancer myths to be funny. Guess I missed that or am just too old for this group.