Shall I spread the thermal paste that intel provides me with my cpu?

mcan226

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Hi,

I'm bulding my first Pc, which i'm planning to use for office work mostly and browsing.

I'm getting an i3-4170 and people had told me that i don't need to buy another thermal paste for the kind of work im gonna do.

my doubt is if the thermal paste that intel provides from stock has to be spread or is it okay the wy it comes. i'll add a photo of how it is supposed to be arranged by the maker

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Should I just leave like that or must i spread it?

thank you all so much.

 
Solution
You need to do absolutely nothing with that.
Just install the cooler.

That paste will spread out on its own once it gets warm.

Again...do nothing.

mcan226

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Thanks, man!

I was getting nervous back there.