Artic Silver 5 is better.
No, thermal tape is no good. It gets all sticky after a while and it's a hassle to take it off again.
The best thermal compound right now is Artic Silver 5. (IMO)
Nope, its been around for years. Its used with quite a few OEM fans/heatsinks. My OEM fan/heatsink that came with my celeron had thermal tape under the heatsink..
i actually did know what you guys are talking about, i was being sarcastic. i have only heard of those being called thermal pads, not tape...apparently they are called tape too.......