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Application methods for applying thermal compound to Intel® CPU

There are only four application methods we suggest for Intel® CPU at this time. Look down the list of processors until you locate your processor type. Once you find it, choose the suggested application method on the right.

   4th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family - Haswell
Application Method:
   Core™ i7 Processors
   Core™ i5 ProcessorsVertical Line
   Core™ i3 ProcessorsVertical Line
   3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family- Ivy Bridge
Application Method:
   Core™ i7 Processors
   Core™ i5 Processors
   Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical Line
   2nd Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family - Sandy Bridge
Application Method:
   Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Edition
   Core™ i7 Processors
   Core™ i7 Mobile/Lap Top Processors
   Core™ i5 Processors
   Core™ i5 Mobile/Lap Top Processors
   Core™ i3 Processors
   Core™ i3 Mobile/Lap Top Processors
   Previous Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family
Application Method:
   Core™ i7 Processor Extreme Editions
   Core™ i7 Processors
   Core™ i7 Mobile/Lap Top Processors Processors
   Core™ i5 Processors
   Core™ i5 Mobile/Lap Top Processors Processors
   Core™ i3 Processors
   Core™ i3 Mobile/Lap Top Processors Processors
   Core™2 Quad Extreme Processors
   Core™2 Quad Extreme Mobile/Lap Top Processors
   Core™2 Quad Processors
   Core™2 Quad Mobile/Lap Top Processors
   Core™2 Duo Processors
   Core™2 Duo Mobile/Lap Top Processors
   Intel® Pentium® Processor Family
Application Method:
   Pentium® Dual Core Processor
   Pentium® Single Core Processor
   Pentium® D Dual Core Processor (Legacy)
   Pentium® M Mobile/Lap Top Processors (Legacy)
   Pentium® 4 Processor (Legacy)
   Pentium® 4 Mobile/Lap Top Processors (Legacy)
   Intel® Celeron® Processor Family
Application Method:
   Celeron® Dual Core Processor
   Celeron® Single Core Processor
   Celeron® Mobile/Lap Top Processors
   Celeron® D (Desktop) Processor (Legacy)
   Celeron® M Mobile/Lap Top Processor (Legacy)
   Intel® Xeon® Processor Family
Application Method:
   Xeon® Series: E7: 8800, 4800 and 2800
   Xeon® Series: E3: 1200, L3406
   Xeon® Series: 5500, 5600, 5250, 5100, 5000, 3500 and 3000
   Xeon® Series: 7500, 7000, 6500, 5400 and 5300
   Xeon® Mobile/Lap Top Processors
   Xeon® Server Processor Without a Metal Cap (All Xeon Families)
   Xeon® Series: 9000
   Xeon® Processor With Metal Cap (Legacy)