[SOLVED] thermal paste reuse

[Karim Mohammed]

I just change my thermal paste and I used tiny amount can I reuse the thermal again? in another time

 

[ThatVietGuy]

Are you talking about the paste you scraped off the prior installation? No.

Are you talking about the amount left over in the tube? The absolutely yes.

 

[ConanLock]

I wouldn't recommend it. Over time, it looses performance and also goes crispy. You will notice higher temperatures if you reuse it, the same as not changing thermal paste for a few years.

 

[britechguy]

I've had no trouble using thermal paste that was tightly sealed in its container, whether a tube or tiny tub, over the course of years.

One definitely cannot reuse - in the conventional sense of use again - thermal paste that was applied previously. The whole heat transfer mechanism is created by the stuff oozing/spreading between the heatsink and processor. That can only occur once, when the stuff is either applied as a tiny blob and spread by the pushing together of the pieces themselves, or in a thin layer that's still thick enough to be spread out as the two pieces are placed in contact with each other.

 

[foxz]

Agreeing With Conan, You shouldn't reuse previously used thermal Compund as this can cause overheating issues as well as high temperature and it may damage the life span of your CPU. If you want to you can use isopropyl Alcohol to remove old thermal paste and micro fibre cloth and then apply fresh thermal compund for a efficent heat control.

 

[Karim Mohammed]

Are you talking about the paste you scraped off the prior installation? No.

Are you talking about the amount left over in the tube? The absolutely yes.

the amount left over in the tube

 

[Gam3r01]

the amount left over in the tube

Yes, that tube will last for years if properly stored.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

the amount left over in the tube

That stuff will last for a long time. I've kept the same tube of paste for like 3 years.

 

[ConanLock]

Sorry I thought you meant taking it off an old CPU and putting it on a new one. The stuff in the tube is fine.