A desktop technician is assembling a custom computer and preparing to mount an air cooling heatsink onto a newly installed central processing unit (CPU). To ensure optimal thermal conductivity and eliminate microscopic air gaps between the CPU's integrated heat spreader and the heatsink base, which of the following materials should be applied?
- Thermal pasteCevap
- BSilicone dielectric grease for high-wattage power supplies
- CAdhesive thermal pads designed for M.2 storage drives
- DNon-conductive adhesive meant for RAM heat spreaders
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Thermal paste should be applied between the processor and the heatsink base to fill microscopic surface gaps and promote heat transfer.
Applying thermal paste fills microscopic pits and air gaps on the surfaces of both the processor's heat spreader and the cooling block, ensuring maximum surface-to-surface heat dissipation.
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Thermal Interface Material (TIM) application in CPU cooling