[SOLVED] How Much Thermal Paste Should I Put On My Ryzen CPU.

[DeathHadArrived]

How Much Thermal Paste Should I Put On My Ryzen 7 1700 CPU. I am using the Corsair TM30 Thermal Paste.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

A dot about 1/2 to 3/4 the size of a pea in the center of the die. Then spread it thin with the edge of something rigid (think something similar to a credit card). You only need enough to fill the microscopic pits and scratches in the two mating surfaces. More than that will act as an insulator.

 

[Wolfshadw]

I generally don't even bother with spreading it out. The pressure from the heat sink is generally enough to spread it out as necessary.

-Wolf sends

 

[DeathHadArrived]

Is the pea method good or should I put a little more

 

[ex_bubblehead]

You don't want to use more than necessary to fill the scratches and pits. Too thick will act as an insulator and cause more heat problems than it solves. You actually want the two surfaces to be touching, with nothing between them, for maximum heat transfer. Ideally both surfaces would be ground perfectly flat and polished to a perfect mirror surface, then there would be no call for any sort of compound to be applied.

 

[beers]

Too thick will act as an insulator and cause more heat problems than it solves

Not really, the thermal conductivity doesn't magically decrease.

I usually do the 'full pea' method and it's enough for the ryzen HS.

 

[DeathHadArrived]

Is the X method better or worse than the full pea because when screwing it in, would be distrubited unevenly. Is that the case in this scenario.

 

[GarrettL]

Do the pea method

 

[rickypicky5]

Not really, the thermal conductivity doesn't magically decrease.

I usually do the 'full pea' method and it's enough for the ryzen HS.

Yes but too much may cause the thermal paste to squeeze out of the sides which isn't ideal.