didnt know we were talking about a stock hsf here... i thought that you just had your cpu and heatsink there and not ANY kind of thermal paste whatsoever.. im like O_O how hasnt it burnt out yet?
Why don't you just go lower end. If it is just for your parents and they don't game too much why not get a sempron 64. A sempron 3100, 1 gig of ram, a 200 gig seagate, and a dvd burner should be a perfect build for them. You could get this mobo too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813138268
IMO you dont need all those useless parts for a mid range computer.
didnt know we were talking about a stock hsf here... i thought that you just had your cpu and heatsink there and not ANY kind of thermal paste whatsoever.. im like O_O how hasnt it burnt out yet?