8350 Temps have gone up.

[Polieno]

I got myself an NH D15 a while ago, my temps at idle were around 15-20c.
Now about 1 year later I have noticed that my temps ahve gone up by 6c.

Here are the factors I that may affect the results;

* I move my pc alot so the heatsink may have moved a bit (unlikely but I dont want to rule it out).

* It's summer time.

* Dust? (Altho my pc is fairly clean)

* Replace thermal paste?

What are your thoughts on this?

 

[Andrew1337]

You should replace your thermal paste at least every year or often. On my cooler there is screws that need to be tighten once a year because they will get loose.

 

[scout_03]

repaste using mx2 or mx4 they do not need cure time in the same time you will reseat the cooler since you move it around a lot .

 

[Polieno]

You should replace your thermal paste at least every year or often. On my cooler there is screws that need to be tighten once a year because they will get loose.

I removed some hidden dust, brought the temps down to 17c minimum, since its summer I guess its a bit warmer too.
Will replace the paste this week, that will probably reduce my temps by 1-2c (not really necesary tbh since I have headroom up to 80c under load) but, ya know...

Ty