Thermal Compound

So most if not all of us know for a fact that making your own thermal paste at home isn’t ideal for a multitude of reasons but I for one am in really big need for it, while I was cleaning my computer I decided I should re-apply my thermal paste, wiped it off and when everything was said and done...

So, i need to buy a new thermal paste, for the first time. After reading a lot of reviews and getting recommendations i decided that artic mx-4 is the best for my laptop. But there are products with exact same name on amazon, with different prices and different tubes on the photos. Which one...

Hey guys, im a beginner in PC building. I recently took off my CPU cooler due to dead motherboard and need to re-install the cpu cooler. I used the MX-4 as the thermal compound. I wiped the thermal compound with tissues and 70% alcohol. Most of the compound has wiped out. However, you can still...

Hello guys quick question regards gaming laptop cooling radiator, I'm aware of thermal paste and pads but this one is interesting. On this high end laptop there is capacitor cooling paste?( Consistency of dried up bubble gum) . Any ideas what could it be? Attached 2 links of pictures red is...

Dell Inspiron 15 5000 CPU: i7-8550U GPU: Radeon 530 My laptop's cooling solutions is overall quite terrible, max CPU temps of ~99°C, temperature immediately shoots up when hit with a load, and constant thermal throttling when under load. Perplexingly, highest I've seen GPU go up to is...

So after a lot of research and tutorials I decided to swap my laptop's thermal paste. It's a 9th Gen Intel Laptop of Zephyrus M so it doesn't have a liquid metal thermal paste. I removed the back panel. I saw the warranty sticker on one of the heatsink screws. I tried to peel it off. But It just...

I'll be ordering the MSI GS75 Stealth 10SGS-027 and am debating doing a custom build vs. just going with the stock options. One of the sites MSI sends me to, is Xotic PC. I like the idea of being able to customize to fit my needs, but are these upgrades really worth it? In particular... Dead...

My PC: Intel Core i3 6100 (Stock cooler) 1*8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2400 Gigabyte H110m-S2PV Corsair VS450 (Grey Label) Zotac GTX 1650 OC I have real high temperatures on any types of load(95-100C). I haven't changed the thermal paste in 4 years. But I did remove the heatsink a couple of...

I heard that using isopropyl alcohol will do the trick but I just want to know if this will harm my cpu socket or not if i attempt to clean off the thermal paste with this material. is there a better solution or material i can use or is this fine to use?

Just got the Corsair H100i RGB PLATINUM SE, and I don't know how good the stock thermal paste it. I have left over Arctic MX-4 from my last build should I use that or just leave the stock thermal paste on the cooler?

So I was trying to clean off the thermal compound from the CPU with a 96% alcohol when I accidentally sprayed the pins. The pins have turned darker in color (I've let it dry for about an hour) but am not seeing any noticeable difference. I was thinking of testing it out by I read an article...

Hi there, i reapplied my gpu thermal paste for 3 times. I cleaned it with isopropyl alcohol, i tried 3 different methods (too much paste, normal, and little) and all of them gave me a same result which is 58-59C. But i noticed that after a few hours my gpu temps will rise to 60C, and after a...

I have a gaming build which is close to four years old now (built it in 2016). Specs: CPU - Intel i7 6700k @ 4GHz. Turbo upto 4.2 GHz (no overclocking) GPU - Zotac GTX 970 (no overclocking) CPU Cooler - H100i GTX Motherboard - Asus E3 Pro Gaming v5 BIOS version - 2606 Case - Corsair C70...

Hello, I'm repasting my cpu and gpu on my laptop and have noticed kapton tape around both cpu/gpu. Is kapton tape necessary for when repasting? I researched and read that it's meant to protect the surrounding if you use liquid metal but I have read other opinions as well, so I'm not so sure...

It's been around 6 months since i built this PC and i never ran into any problems until now. I have a Ryzen 7 1700x and a m22 Kraken. Starting around 2 weeks ago my CPU idle temps started sky rocketing, I've tried re-applying thermal paste, cleaning my case and fans, re seating the heatsink but...

So basically, i ordered some new ram and when i swapped the ram, i also decided to apply new thermal paste (Arctic MX-4) to my cpu, i have the Corsair GTX h110i water cooler with the pre applied paste and never changed it for about 2 years so decided i might aswell clean and add new paste...

Is there a noticeable difference between lets say for example this https://photos.app.goo.gl/SRUQUyTtFtMGyoZf8 and something with a good name like cooler master ? Also how often do you guys change the paste on CPU and GPU ?

Hi I'm bad at forums, sorry if this has already been posted. But my questions should be easy ones. Okay so I've set up a new Ryzen 2700 build and used the motherboard's OC Genie 4 to give myself a basic overclock. I know it's a "dirty" overclock but I really don't care to do it manually, I just...

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Hi guys, I bought an Mac mini last year, just to see what Mac OS is like, I mainly use as "storage" and to do some Djs. it's a late 2012 Mac mini, core i5, with 4 GB of RAM (just waiting for the 8 GB to be delivered do upgrade it), 250 GB SSD, 500 GB HDD as internal storage and around 5 TB HDD...

I have accidentally left a small (thread-like) amount of thermal paste next to the gpu chip. I was applying the paste and some of it was left on top of the syringe, so it fell next to the gpu chip when I raised my hand. Will it cause any (heating) issues if I just leave it there? The paste in...

I am helping my girlfriend assemble her new rig right now. Got some experience, though it's been a few years (or maybe more like a decade). So I am unpacking her brand new Ryzen 7 3800x (my heart pounding like back when I was 14 years old), telling her about how crucial it is to get "that...

Hello people of Tom's hardware! I'm expecting a delivery of a CPU soon, so I will need thermal paste. I have my hands on a 25g tube of something called: "Servisol(TM) heat sink compound". It says: "Thermally conductive silicone grease for insulation and protection of electrical components" on...

I have a custom AIO ANTEC K240 mounted in front of the panel paired with Ryzen 3600 on msi b450 pro m2 mobo with 2400mhz ram my CPU temps are 80+ on stress test can anyone help me. Cooler Master thermal paste normal one. Temps are normal in bios its 35 and below

I was a little clumsy installing my new cpu and forgot to clean of my hands when I got some thermal paste in the cpu socket. Luckily it is only in two pin slots granted not that much, however I am still worried it might hurt something in my system. Am I over reacting or do I need to clean it out?

Hello. Back in 2014 I had my brand new I7 4790K and I've done some research and self tested what was the best method to apply thermal paste on the CPU and what was better (by 2ºC - 3ºC) was draw a vertical line with the paste across the CPU. That make sence since the chip is in the position like...

I’ve finished my custom water cooling build for about a month. Today, it suddenly came to me that I might have forgotten to add thermal paste on my CPU... I am using a ryzen 9 3900x, and it averages 45 degrees idle. The high temps have perplexed me for a while, and not having applied thermal...

So I bought a ryzen 2600 about 2 weeks ago. I obviously messed up the installation and thermal paste the first time I dont doubt that. However the second and third time applying the thermal paste it for some reason kept running hot. The first time it ran at 99 so I quickly shut off the computer...

Hi guys, I'll make this short. I bought a CPU. I am applying the heatsink and too much air got to it in the process of installing the massive NH-D15. So I started again. This is where the mistakes happened.... -Used kitchen towel (not LINT free) as it was the only thing I had and was not...

I recently bought the Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and it comes with a wrath stealth cooler that has pre-applied thermal paste. Is that good enough, or should I apply some 3rd party thermal paste ? I have a Noctua NT-H1 paste sitting on my desk . if if use that one after removing the pre applied one - will...

So im really getting worried about my PC its core says to be hitting about 102°C and my CPU temp still stays at 60°C when i undo the heatsink to check what's with CPU it wasn't that hot as reported by Core temp so the thing is im.not really getting why core temp is giving so diff value than CPU...

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0glRYAQI21LvSsI2FZlaUaGuw https://share.icloud.com/photos/0kIUKrCrfxI61oB7aHuqTIH6A Should the thermal paste cover it fully and if so how can I make my aio liquid cooler cover the whole CPU?

So i just bought some new corsair vengeance ram off amazon and realised to my horror that my dimm slot is located tightly next to the cpu cooler. (Default cooler ryzen 7 1700) I might have to remove the cooler to add the ram unless i can squeeze it in, hard to tell without it present. If i do...

Hello Everyone, I am using a laptop within Intel 6200u i5 , 8gb ram and 480gb SSD. It is 3.5 years old. Intel HD 520 gpu So i thought of putting new paste, before applying my temp was max 75 degree when playing games and from 45-55 max when using laptop. I bought a PCCOOLER GT-1 paste and...

Hi. I am building my pc now, and I have unmounted the cpu cooler because I can't install the RAM. Now I need to clean and repaste the cpu or I can reinstall the cpu cooler? Will be wrong if I will reinstall the cooler? It was not used, or burned the paste. Help :D

I've been using my Ryzen 7 1700 with the stock cooler and stock thermal compound for 6 months. I decided to replace the thermal compound today. I loosened the 4 screws completely but the cooler wasn't letting go. I ended up ripping the CPU from the socket and I had to use a knife to pry the...

Hello everyone. Recently, I just bought a tube of Arctic MX-4 thermal paste to re-apply on my graphics card. But today I just found out that I already got a tube of Arctic Silver 5 in my house. The AS5 must have been not less than 5 years old now from when I recall buying it. The package has...

Hi. I'm giving my older pc to my nephew and before that i want to replace thermal paste on cpu and gpu as it's at least 2-3 years old. socket 1155, 3570k, ASRock Z77 Pro4. Here are my dilemas: 2-3 years ago I managed to bend pins(1 or 2) on the mobo then it didnt post and as 1155 socket was...

Hi folks, I'm considering delidding my 6700K, and comparing Coollaboratory Liquid Ultra to Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut liquid metal pastes for between the die and IHS. I'm not necessarily asking which will provide the absolute best thermal performance, as from what I can find they should be...

I have submitted a return on Amazon for my new Logitech speakers and marked them defective but I noticed some weird crud where amplifier is and not sure if it is from something I did or it came that way from the manufacturer. I nervous about sending them back because Amazon might claim that I...