I just swapped out the motherboard, CPU, and RAM for my build, so the CPU is Fresh. The liquid cooler was previously used on my old build, so I cleaned the residual thermal paste from the copper heat spreader. After both the CPU and Spreader were clean and dry, I followed the Ryzen procedure for thermal paste, which is recommended as a 1mm thick line down the center of the CPU. I used Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Paste
As of now, the build has been complete for a few hours. It's not overheating, but the idle temperatures are in the 40's. It can bounce anywhere from 31 to 52 degrees C. But usually stays between 39 and 44 degrees. This seems high according to the cooler manufacturer.
I'm wondering if this is an issue with my application of thermal paste, a defect in the cooler, or a problem with my coolant configuration. For a cooler configuration, I have a 280mm radiator for the water cooler mounted on the top of the case, pulling air in, and blowing it down into the case. I have 1 front case fan, puling air in, and pushing it through the case, and 1 rear fan, at CPU height, pulling air from the case, and pushing it out the back.
I'm wondering if there are any major issues you can notice from what I've said, or if it's likely just the fact that Arctic Silver 5 requires 200 hours to reach max effectiveness.
As of now, the build has been complete for a few hours. It's not overheating, but the idle temperatures are in the 40's. It can bounce anywhere from 31 to 52 degrees C. But usually stays between 39 and 44 degrees. This seems high according to the cooler manufacturer.
I'm wondering if this is an issue with my application of thermal paste, a defect in the cooler, or a problem with my coolant configuration. For a cooler configuration, I have a 280mm radiator for the water cooler mounted on the top of the case, pulling air in, and blowing it down into the case. I have 1 front case fan, puling air in, and pushing it through the case, and 1 rear fan, at CPU height, pulling air from the case, and pushing it out the back.
I'm wondering if there are any major issues you can notice from what I've said, or if it's likely just the fact that Arctic Silver 5 requires 200 hours to reach max effectiveness.
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