H80I thermal paste

[seckam1990]

will this be ok it arrived and sum of ther thermal past has been scratched off http://

 

[ahnilated]

No, I would take it all off and put new stuff on. I never use that preapplied stuff ever.

 

[clutchc]

It looks like it has been removed in the most important area. If it were mine, I'd clean it off with Arctic Cleaner and replace it with MX-4

 

[seckam1990]

It looks like it has been removed in the most important area. If it were mine, I'd clean it off with Arctic Cleaner and replace it with MX-4

which method is best cross or pea?

 

[clutchc]

Doesn't matter too much. What processor?
(dot in the middle will always work.)

 

[seckam1990]

Doesn't matter too much. What processor?
(dot in the middle will always work.)

4790k

 

[clutchc]

Doesn't matter too much. What processor?
(dot in the middle will always work.)

4790k

I generally just use the dot. But if you want to follow the recommended method for the Intel i core line of CPUs, you would do it like this: