@gunrunnerjohn posted:Truthfully, you don't have to break the bank buying the heatsink compound.
Here's a lifetime supply: GENNEL 20g Grey Thermal Compound
This isn't that critical an application, but some thermal compound is needed. Also, you'll get this stuff in a few days, not in a few weeks.
Thanks again for your insight into upgrading my circa 2000 Atlas SD-35 to CC-M. I just received it, got it installed (took me about 30 min) and it runs beautifully. The difference in performance is “night & day”!