All computers need them...not just the "fast" computers...a old p4 cpu can get over 200f with out cooling...just putting a heatsink will help...but it will still get to hot and will kill the cpu...you have to have some cooling paste...now...you have cheap ones that work..but not good and then you have the good ones...if this one has silver..this for sure the high end of cooling paste...he should be able to get whole sale 50cents to a buck for each one.
Yep, your right. Snodley was using heatsink compound from my old store (the regular white paste) and the 'puter kept getting hot like I stated. The silver stuff brought the temp down 30-35 degrees.