So basically, I'm upgrading my pc. I'm starting by buying a new case and Mobo. So, when I take off my CPU, do I have to clean off the old thermal paste and put some new one on it? If yes, how?
Really interesting tip, thanks.I personally like to run a game on my PC for a bit to heat up the CPU before shutting it off to remove a cooler if possible.
That way the paste is softened up and less likely to make the cooler stick to the CPU.
Can I just slide it off the side if that happens?Give the cooler a gentle twist before lifting up and out. Doing it while warm is also a good suggestion. Yanking the CPU out of an AMD socket even when locked is easier than you might think. I did it once being careless when yanking a cooler after a post test. Luckily for me the CPU stayed stuck to the cooler and it didn't damage it.
So basically, I'm upgrading my pc. I'm starting by buying a new case and Mobo. So, when I take off my CPU, do I have to clean off the old thermal paste and put some new one on it? If yes, how?
I was going to buy a new CPU, but while I was at it, I wanted a new motherboard aswell, so I'm going to buy the motherboard first and wait a little to buy the new CPU and GPU and stuff.Upgrading a motherboard when keeping the same CPU is not much of an upgrade. What exactly do you have now, what is your budget for the upgrades?