Thermal paste does not spread on the CPUs die - Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut

[AndreiC]

Good day,

I have a problem with Thermal Paste Grizzly Kryonaut on a heatspreader.

Firsly, the paste was bought in May, and it does not seem to be expired. I have used it few days ago for the first time on my CPU. The problem is that the paste does not spread on my CPUs heatspreader. The heatspreader is glossy/shiny - not matte (the CPU is old, from 2007 Intel DuoCore).

Why does this happen? Maybe the heatspreader is the problem ? Or the density of paste ?

Because the paste does not spread, I need to use a lot of it despite the rules of application -and thus, inefficiently.






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It is a video on youtube. Normally (other thermal paste): 1:25-1:40. And my case (thermal grizzly)at: 2:38-2:45 It won't stick on the die ...

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[maxwellmelon]

is there a third picture?

is picture two after you applied the heat sink then removed it?

are you sure the heat sink is going down all the way?

it is normal for the paste to be a little bit thicker when directly on the die(because the heat sink is not suppose to put pressure on the cpu die like cpus with a heat spreader built into them, on these cpus but just be really close to just touching it) but if picture two is after the heat sink was removed then it seems as the heat sink is not going down all the way.

 

[AndreiC]

is picture two after you applied the heat sink then removed it?

are you sure the heat sink is going down all the way?

it is normal for the paste to be a little bit thicker when directly on the die(because the heat sink is not suppose to put pressure on the cpu die like cpus with a heat spreader built into them, on these cpus but just be really close to just touching it) but if picture two is after the heat sink was removed then it seems as the heat sink is not going down all the way.

Unfortunately, no. This is the best what I did spreading the paste with the spatula included......

 

[mjslakeridge]

How many tubes of thermal paste did you use? It looks like you are putting mayonaise on a big juicy sandwich! That is way too much paste.

 

[AndreiC]

How many tubes of thermal paste did you use? It looks like you are putting mayonaise on a big juicy sandwich! That is way too much paste.

You are right, but this happened because the paste DID NOT STICK on the heatspreader ! Look at the youtube video (in the first post, at 2:38-2:45).

https://www.youtube.com/embed/vkr_SyLR5Y0

 

[mjslakeridge]

OK, I looked at the youtube video. I have never seen anything like that. It looks to me from the video that the paste is too thick or something. Are you sure the tube of thermal paste is not expired? On mine, there is a use - by date on the packaging it came with. The surfaces look nice and clean before you started, so I don't know what to say.

 

[AndreiC]

OK, I looked at the youtube video. I have never seen anything like that. It looks to me from the video that the paste is too thick or something. Are you sure the tube of thermal paste is not expired? On mine, there is a use - by date on the packaging it came with. The surfaces look nice and clean before you started, so I don't know what to say.

Is not expired, ..... It is not my video, but I have exactly the same problem ( at 2:35-2:45 ). The paste is too thick ? What happens? Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut is one of the most important (and the best) paste for OC, discovered in 2015....

 

[AndreiC]

Any ideas?

 

[maxwellmelon]

don't spred the paste. just put a small pea size right in the middle of the cpu and then install the heat sink.

a good guide http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-heat-sink-heat-spreader,3600.html

 

[magnusb]

I have exactly the same issue. This paste is way too thick to apply or spread by pressing down on the CPU efficiently.

 

[Bluesh1ft]

If you do insist on applying it like that and spreading it out (I do too myself because i'd like to see it spread out over the entire thing) Then make sure you mix it a good amount first before applying to get things moving again. Sometimes the liquidiness of it may settle causing that problem (would explain why it is too thick)

 

[Zuez_259]

had the same problem i solved by using ultra tiny peas with some small amount of spreading for even paste also what the person said also helped i worked the paste before putting it on the ihs.