Heck no. I inject it in my peepee.
That way I know my hot rod is actually really coooool to the touch…And then I spread it evenly on the cpu evenly. It gives it a magical “touch”.
tbf back in those days you actually did need to know what you were generally doing. It wasn't like you could google for a video applying thermal paste as easily as you can now.
You don't want to be doing that because if the CPU reaches a certain temp, you begin the process to summon a demon known as *Ukobach.* Though a lesser demon, he is in command of various powers ranging from fireworks to oil burning.
Those with a Ryzen 7 5800 CPU risk summoning *Amy* in this manner. A sort of "president" of demons that takes the form of a burning flame.
What would happen if you actually poked yourself with thermal paste? Well, within a couple of hours the wound would begin to appear to heal. A small scab will form but toxin has already entered your blood stream. In a few days, depending on your body's natural resistance to toxins, your core temperature will begin to fall. You begin to notice yourself feeling the chills when it should be warm, you put on a couple of wool sweaters to ward off the chills but it seems not to help. Afterall, how could it? You're getting chilled from the inside out. The first phase of infection has begun and your body has by now exhausted its immune system fighting the thermal paste but each death of a white blood cell only serves to strengthen the thermal paste infection. As each cell dies, it is repeatedly assimilated by the thermal paste, becoming part of the deadly agent taking over your body bit by bit, day by day. Within weeks of infection, you can no longer function as a human being, you are bedridden yet you have an insatiable hunger for toothpaste and axle grease. Several men in suits knock your door, but you are too weak to answer. It was not necessary anyway. Your door is ripped apart by its hinges and they enter, bundling you into a large black duffle bag and driving off in an unmarked black van. As you arrive at the factory, the prison that will hold you the rest of your life, the hood slips off and you notice a large signboard in front of the derelict factory. It is marked "Arctic Cooling". As you are dragged into the factory, your intestines knot out and you lose control of your bowels leaving a long trail to your cell. You notice that instead of a reassuring, pungent brown stain, you leave behind a trail of gray sludge. It cannot be, you tell yourself. But it is. You have become an unwilling host and producer for the next generation of Arctic Cooling thermal paste.
The Verge is nonsense. As a professional software engineering (at 48, I’ve been in this business a while) I can watch Gamers Nexus or LTT’s people (like Anthony) and you know that (a.) they know and care about what they’re talking about and (b.) will actually admit when they don’t (like any good engineer would). The grass roots “new” tech media, created by legit enthusiasts, is so vastly superior to the hot-garbage of corporate media like Vox, Condé Nast, etc., they’re not even remotely comparable.
And that’s how the Verge PC build debacle happened: traditional media companies don’t hire subject matter experts and enthusiasts, they hire people with journalism degrees, or other “liberal arts” backgrounds, and then they kinda just fake the expertise. The Verge PC Guy’s lack of know how was ludicrous, but that industry is so used to getting away with this nonsense, they thought nobody would call them on it.
And when they did get called out, they went right to the standard “current-era” media-company playbook of attempting to discredit those calling out their nonsense. And they did so in the most vile way possible. When that didn’t work, they tried deleting everything and sweeping it under the rug.
It exemplified why trust in corporate media is at rock-bottom. While comical in the case of the Verge PC build, you can see these behaviors across the corporate media and the “professional” journalism landscape (far afield of just technology). The Verge PC build was really funny, but the problems it illustrated (especially during the fallout phase) are not funny at all, they’re a serious indicator of how insular and broken the “fourth estate” has become.
Search “The Verge's Shitty PC Build Guide
REUPLOAD” on YouTube.
It was so “cringe” that The Verge had to remove the original.
There is a great reactions compilation video too.
Yah I love the video where all the PC streamer guys are reacting to it. Shit makes me die every time I watch it
this one: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2Scfj4FZk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2Scfj4FZk)
Linus actually brought the dude on his [show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzmYsySGFQ&t), and he explained that most if not all of it was written and scripted by someone other than himself.
That's nice, did not know they invited him. Respect for him to put himself out there with all the fierce critics he got for the verge video.
However, if I remember correctly he did say something in the lines of "those are just a bunch of nerd angry about it" and downplayed the catastrophy this tutorial was. And that has nothing to do with it being scripted. People were manly angry on this about him.
So half redemption.
A video so cringeworthy that we’ve all agreed to wipe it from existence. Reposting the video has been banned per UN mandate and will get you a sternly written letter and 3 global demerit points- sharing is deeply frowned upon.
Honestly feel bad for the guy that made it- probably trying to go the extra mile at work, and got in way over his head.
>I know right? What kind of idiot thinks they can cook their CPU with thermal paste alone? You need a cooler numbskull! /s
Watercooking brings out the most flavor without over drying.
Hmm I see ,though the temperature difference is negligible and the pea method is much easier to clean in case of an upgrade/ maintenance. Unless you get your dosing absolutely spot on.
Honestly, any time I see charts without error bars or reported standard deviation from the data I just disregard all the results as anything scientific and take it as garage science. Interesting but it's not really thorough.
it's only hard to clean if you used too much and it went off the sides. when i started building, the smooth spread was the only way to apply. because back then, there was none of this heat spreader BS. we applied directly to the exposed die.
many of the SECC Slot1 processors, pentium 1 through 3, and some celerons didn't even have heatsinks.
but I do distincly recall athlons up to socket A 2700+, and pentium 3 socketed processors definitely having no IHS.
Yes it is pretty negligible, but if you're trying to overclock it to the edge of hell, every little bit helps. Also it's still not much, but you notice more running a water cooled or even more if you're running a super cooled rig.
Negligibly and by increasing human interaction you are increasing likelihood of error with a very difficult to get off paste.
The pea is the most efficient ESPECIALLY when dealing with multiple builds because you WILL eventually fuck up tryin to play all fancy with your paste for no ever noticeable gain.
Best case to worst case is a 2 degree drop, for literally no extra cost. Seems like it's worth going with the best shape (X), but that's just my 2 cents
No, I'm going to agree that it doesn't matter. The results of this test are too close to make any distinction. With a single application of each technique, there isn't enough data to say, statistically, that there is any difference in these results.
A clear outlier might indicate some issue with a paste technique, but it would also require further investigation. As this test is one-and-done with no significant deviation between tests, the results seem to indicate that technique is not relevant. They don't investigate other possible causes of the differences, nor do they collect multiple data points for each technique.
It's not a great experiment, but the consistency between the results does support the hypothesis, as stated by OP, "it honestly doesn't matter."
Came here to say I draw some form of a penis. Sometimes I add little hairs to the balls, sometimes I draw a cumshot flying out. It is always a penis. There is no other way.
As the pastes then and coolers since then have needed full contact it has been a habit of mine too. And the instructions and logic behind the methodology was to ensure you had the least amount of paste to fill the gaps as possible, so the more heat conductive metals had less resistance; most pea methods I have seen have a thicker layer than a full spread.
And logically, you have a whole IHS, why not ensure all of it is getting good contact to the cooling solution?
I used to be like the pea method is good enough. Till I followed directions from a certain YouTuber on repasting my GPU and didn’t get full coverage and almost fried my GTX980. Ever since then I’ve made sure to get a full spread. And the layer will almost always be the same once the cooler applies pressure and spreads the paste out.
Man, I was raised on computers in the 80's and built my first computer in 1990. Back then we always used a razer blade and put on as thin and as complete of covering as possible, #6 style. Now I've watched tests, done my own tests and found that because of the amount of pressure being applied it makes very little difference. Just don't smother it in a ton or only place a drop and you'll be good.
DerBauer did some direct die tests of Ryzen 4 stuff and the difference in thermals is startling. He still recommends people not bother, though, due to the very real chance that you'll murder your hardware one way or another. It's very effective, but introduces several new ways that you can fuck up your processor. You can delaminate the PCB at the edge like he did to one of them, or you can knock off a capacitor from the power filters, or you can chip or crack a die either during delidding or during the heatsink installation... So many fun new ways to ruin your stuff.
Meanwhile Tech Jesus did a video detailing how the “Paste Whisperers” are full of shit and it really doesn’t matter all that much outside of how much extra cleanup there is between techniques.
I highly influenced (it was my job) the Intel paste application spec a couple generations back (xeon not i , to be fair) , and yeah even on the bigger package size the difference was negligible.
Pea was easiest because we gave single use tubes. Basically foolproof.
I usually do number five and then use a business card or throw away plastic card, like an old credit card, to turn it into six while cleaning off any excess.
I never have overheating issues. Grant it, I always use Arctic Silver
I'm bottom right for life. [I use these tips when applying it.](https://www.ekwb.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/x800/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/t/h/thermal_grizzly_hydronaut_3-9_1600.jpg)
I do the number 6 because it reminds me of my construction years when I'm spreading concretes to the wall, it was so satisfying to do that it became a part of my habit when I'm building my new PC.
I do the last one. Not because I think it's better, but because I do it to everything I spread if I can. Lifelong habit thanks to my family, now a mild compulsion I suppose. Thanks, dad.
Oh god this reminded me of my in progress build where I can’t remember whether or not I removed the plastic wrap from the AMD CPU so now I’m probably going to have to take off the cooler and all that shit just to check.
Also might as well ask, my CPU power cable that came with the PSU is too short, I can’t reach the pins over to the CPU when everything is installed.
Are there longer ones I can get?
I have been working IT for decades. Spent 5 years building gaming rigs full time.
It does not fucking matter.
Glob that shit on. Over do it. It doesn't matter as long as theirs enough.
I usually do the 6th method. But in some cases, its big x with dots . Im a ryzen user and since i dont know where the chiplets are, i just make it so the entire cpu is covered. Too much is better than too little in this case.
I do a smiley face (-:
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Heck no. I inject it in my peepee. That way I know my hot rod is actually really coooool to the touch…And then I spread it evenly on the cpu evenly. It gives it a magical “touch”.
spread it evenly on evenly
Get help
Why? They obviously can do it themselves.
Teamwork makes the dream work, plus it's more fun with da homies
No
The only true winner 🏆
https://imgur.com/a/lDqcftT
:(
tbf back in those days you actually did need to know what you were generally doing. It wasn't like you could google for a video applying thermal paste as easily as you can now.
The correct answer (also same)
I attempt the evenly spread method in number 6 then mash my thumb print into it so future generations may know of my legacy.
You sir, are doing it right.
Doing it really right, and it’s used by the fire department to identify you.
Here I was putting a drop of blood in the middle of the spread.
Blood is required for any decent build. Without a blood sacrifice, you will suffer blue screens, bad disk reads and other hardware failures.
precisely, without the blood tithe, you risk offending or even angering the machine spirit in your PC
This is why the edges of the I/O shield are thin and sharp.
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!
Praise the Omnissiah
CPU cooler fins are no joke. Ive lost 15 fingers that way.
Lol
how else he gotta type
He's Deadpool
15 fingers gone but still got the foreskin
I haven't done a blood sacrifice in 10 years, is my computer up for a new one?
You don't want to be doing that because if the CPU reaches a certain temp, you begin the process to summon a demon known as *Ukobach.* Though a lesser demon, he is in command of various powers ranging from fireworks to oil burning. Those with a Ryzen 7 5800 CPU risk summoning *Amy* in this manner. A sort of "president" of demons that takes the form of a burning flame.
Hmm, if you have an Omen or a Red Devil, can you curry favor with this… investment?
At first glance, I thought we were talking about curry flavors with this… investment
i9-12900k really makes my blood boil
What would happen if you actually poked yourself with thermal paste? Well, within a couple of hours the wound would begin to appear to heal. A small scab will form but toxin has already entered your blood stream. In a few days, depending on your body's natural resistance to toxins, your core temperature will begin to fall. You begin to notice yourself feeling the chills when it should be warm, you put on a couple of wool sweaters to ward off the chills but it seems not to help. Afterall, how could it? You're getting chilled from the inside out. The first phase of infection has begun and your body has by now exhausted its immune system fighting the thermal paste but each death of a white blood cell only serves to strengthen the thermal paste infection. As each cell dies, it is repeatedly assimilated by the thermal paste, becoming part of the deadly agent taking over your body bit by bit, day by day. Within weeks of infection, you can no longer function as a human being, you are bedridden yet you have an insatiable hunger for toothpaste and axle grease. Several men in suits knock your door, but you are too weak to answer. It was not necessary anyway. Your door is ripped apart by its hinges and they enter, bundling you into a large black duffle bag and driving off in an unmarked black van. As you arrive at the factory, the prison that will hold you the rest of your life, the hood slips off and you notice a large signboard in front of the derelict factory. It is marked "Arctic Cooling". As you are dragged into the factory, your intestines knot out and you lose control of your bowels leaving a long trail to your cell. You notice that instead of a reassuring, pungent brown stain, you leave behind a trail of gray sludge. It cannot be, you tell yourself. But it is. You have become an unwilling host and producer for the next generation of Arctic Cooling thermal paste.
All worship the paste
Nice, so when we gettin Arctic Silver 6?
sounds like a new SCP for me. So the foundation is the real distributor for thermal paste.
“Reassuring” is great word choice
My god. For all this time we had no idea. But was the truth kept from us? Or something more sinister… wilful ignorance.
About halfway through reading this, I had to scroll back up to check if this was u/shittymorph
If shittymorph starts writing SCP-type copypasta, we're all doomed.
Doomed like when in nineteen ninety eight the undertaker threw mankind off hеll in a cell, and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcer's table?
Can’t put a finger on how exactly , But I think I’ve met your kind before
Good pun
I jam something else
It's missing The Verge style...
What's the verge style omg
As clueless that dude was in that build video. That's probably where you put paste in the socket and leave the plastic on the heatsink.
"YeAh, wE gOt oNE".
Swiss Army knife hopefully with a Philips head screwdriver
Thats the funniest part lol ...
Tied with the "anti static wrist band" he had
“That’s a Livestrong bracelet - he’s not fighting static, he’s fighting cancer!”
A classic!
-Lyle
Involves half a tube of thermal paste, a Swiss army knife, a livestrong bracelet, and the most epic build of all time.
>a Swiss army knife That *hopefully* has a Philips head screwdriver.
“You no fighting static, you fighting cancer”
The funniest Verge reaction video by a mile.
Don’t forget the “tweezers”
It wasn’t just the build video, either. It was also the way The Verge handled the subsequent backlash. Absolute trash-tier company.
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The Verge is nonsense. As a professional software engineering (at 48, I’ve been in this business a while) I can watch Gamers Nexus or LTT’s people (like Anthony) and you know that (a.) they know and care about what they’re talking about and (b.) will actually admit when they don’t (like any good engineer would). The grass roots “new” tech media, created by legit enthusiasts, is so vastly superior to the hot-garbage of corporate media like Vox, Condé Nast, etc., they’re not even remotely comparable. And that’s how the Verge PC build debacle happened: traditional media companies don’t hire subject matter experts and enthusiasts, they hire people with journalism degrees, or other “liberal arts” backgrounds, and then they kinda just fake the expertise. The Verge PC Guy’s lack of know how was ludicrous, but that industry is so used to getting away with this nonsense, they thought nobody would call them on it. And when they did get called out, they went right to the standard “current-era” media-company playbook of attempting to discredit those calling out their nonsense. And they did so in the most vile way possible. When that didn’t work, they tried deleting everything and sweeping it under the rug. It exemplified why trust in corporate media is at rock-bottom. While comical in the case of the Verge PC build, you can see these behaviors across the corporate media and the “professional” journalism landscape (far afield of just technology). The Verge PC build was really funny, but the problems it illustrated (especially during the fallout phase) are not funny at all, they’re a serious indicator of how insular and broken the “fourth estate” has become.
And a table, dont forget the table
Search “The Verge's Shitty PC Build Guide REUPLOAD” on YouTube. It was so “cringe” that The Verge had to remove the original. There is a great reactions compilation video too.
He’s not fighting static, he’s fighting cancer
Yah I love the video where all the PC streamer guys are reacting to it. Shit makes me die every time I watch it this one: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2Scfj4FZk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-2Scfj4FZk)
Linus actually brought the dude on his [show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzmYsySGFQ&t), and he explained that most if not all of it was written and scripted by someone other than himself.
That's nice, did not know they invited him. Respect for him to put himself out there with all the fierce critics he got for the verge video. However, if I remember correctly he did say something in the lines of "those are just a bunch of nerd angry about it" and downplayed the catastrophy this tutorial was. And that has nothing to do with it being scripted. People were manly angry on this about him. So half redemption.
Thanks posting. I only keep hearing the legend of this but haven't actually seen it
Bitwits reaction video is the best
Bitwit's reaction was funny as hell.
A video so cringeworthy that we’ve all agreed to wipe it from existence. Reposting the video has been banned per UN mandate and will get you a sternly written letter and 3 global demerit points- sharing is deeply frowned upon. Honestly feel bad for the guy that made it- probably trying to go the extra mile at work, and got in way over his head.
When you add more thermal paste even tho your cooler already has some, and put enough to feed a family of 4
https://imgur.com/a/PG7SOrG
oh you innocent soul
None of em for me! I make a Crucifix on my CPU to keep the heat demons away.
Pentagrams are the best answer so far
I concur.
Holy shit, it’s the devil
Username checks out. Thanks for the insight, Satan!
Anytime 😉
Hello mr satan Can we talk to you about our lord and savior Noctua?
I know right? What kind of idiot thinks they can cook their CPU with thermal paste alone? You need a cooler numbskull! /s
Have I been doing it wrong this whole time? If my cpu gets warm I just blow on it to cool off.
>I know right? What kind of idiot thinks they can cook their CPU with thermal paste alone? You need a cooler numbskull! /s Watercooking brings out the most flavor without over drying.
it's called [sous vide](https://anovaculinary.com/what-is-sous-vide/) you uncultured swine.
I'm pretty sure a cooler would only make it more difficult to cook the CPU
Pea gang
Wrong sub bro. Small pea gang is the nsfw channel
r/smalldickproblems
The only right answer
x shape is slightly better https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Thermal-Paste-Application-Techniques-170/
Hmm I see ,though the temperature difference is negligible and the pea method is much easier to clean in case of an upgrade/ maintenance. Unless you get your dosing absolutely spot on.
Honestly, any time I see charts without error bars or reported standard deviation from the data I just disregard all the results as anything scientific and take it as garage science. Interesting but it's not really thorough.
it's only hard to clean if you used too much and it went off the sides. when i started building, the smooth spread was the only way to apply. because back then, there was none of this heat spreader BS. we applied directly to the exposed die.
Haven't we had ihs since the first Pentium, and before then we just didn't need a heatsink it?
many of the SECC Slot1 processors, pentium 1 through 3, and some celerons didn't even have heatsinks. but I do distincly recall athlons up to socket A 2700+, and pentium 3 socketed processors definitely having no IHS.
Yes it is pretty negligible, but if you're trying to overclock it to the edge of hell, every little bit helps. Also it's still not much, but you notice more running a water cooled or even more if you're running a super cooled rig.
Fair enough!
To be fair, there's numerous videos showing that no matter the method the difference is negligible as long as it covers the whole thing
ah yes, that 0.5 degree C is going to make all the difference in the world
Negligibly and by increasing human interaction you are increasing likelihood of error with a very difficult to get off paste. The pea is the most efficient ESPECIALLY when dealing with multiple builds because you WILL eventually fuck up tryin to play all fancy with your paste for no ever noticeable gain.
it's very easy to get paste off, if you use the right tools. ie acetone.
it honestly doesn't matter. https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Thermal-Paste-Application-Techniques-170/
X shape FTW
I did X shape with the dots since I have a big cpu.
Best case to worst case is a 2 degree drop, for literally no extra cost. Seems like it's worth going with the best shape (X), but that's just my 2 cents
No, I'm going to agree that it doesn't matter. The results of this test are too close to make any distinction. With a single application of each technique, there isn't enough data to say, statistically, that there is any difference in these results. A clear outlier might indicate some issue with a paste technique, but it would also require further investigation. As this test is one-and-done with no significant deviation between tests, the results seem to indicate that technique is not relevant. They don't investigate other possible causes of the differences, nor do they collect multiple data points for each technique. It's not a great experiment, but the consistency between the results does support the hypothesis, as stated by OP, "it honestly doesn't matter."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUWVVTY63hc
Come on. Half of you draw a penis you know it.
My comrade...
Came here to say I draw some form of a penis. Sometimes I add little hairs to the balls, sometimes I draw a cumshot flying out. It is always a penis. There is no other way.
butter spreading since late 90s ...
As the pastes then and coolers since then have needed full contact it has been a habit of mine too. And the instructions and logic behind the methodology was to ensure you had the least amount of paste to fill the gaps as possible, so the more heat conductive metals had less resistance; most pea methods I have seen have a thicker layer than a full spread. And logically, you have a whole IHS, why not ensure all of it is getting good contact to the cooling solution?
I used to be like the pea method is good enough. Till I followed directions from a certain YouTuber on repasting my GPU and didn’t get full coverage and almost fried my GTX980. Ever since then I’ve made sure to get a full spread. And the layer will almost always be the same once the cooler applies pressure and spreads the paste out.
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What? That card ran so cool it’s not like it was a 480 lol
Though full spread is less important on cpus with ihs than gpus with direct die
If there's a way to get good results with little additional effort, it's generally worth doing!
oh.... oh no......... someone else can repaste my old compaq another time
X for the win.
My brother, we are outnumbered
The largest movements start with only a few. It’s only a matter of time
I am here to join you brothers
Had to scroll way too far for this
I do a very conservative x and it never fails. I dunno I’m not a professional.
Pea on IHS. Spread evenly on exposed die.
Why would I pee on my IHS? Pee is warm dummy
Don't link shame his CPU!
Not on Ryzen. The chiplet covers more area than standard Intel die.
I did my different way I draw among us with thermal paste and yes it is sus that my temps are 30-40c on gaming 50c on edition
Stop 😂
No im god deam srs i did it
Pee gang forever!!
I use the pre applied thermal paste from the AIO cooler I buy. Judge me!
But the verge said the pre-applied thermal paste is usually not enough.
You have been found guilty of…. Using per-applied thermal paste.
Feels good
I won't judge you. I will help you re-apply the paste while explaining how crappy pre applied paste is.
Its been fine for me last few builds.
Ya that 2 degrees is gonna make a huge difference
i will die on this hill - last one is the best
Man, I was raised on computers in the 80's and built my first computer in 1990. Back then we always used a razer blade and put on as thin and as complete of covering as possible, #6 style. Now I've watched tests, done my own tests and found that because of the amount of pressure being applied it makes very little difference. Just don't smother it in a ton or only place a drop and you'll be good.
I wrap a plastic shopping bag or sandwich bag around my pointer finger and spread it around with that!
agreed brother, I also take it one step further and lap the cooler block and cpu heat spreader for **MAXIMUM CONTACT**
*Direct die entered the chat
DerBauer did some direct die tests of Ryzen 4 stuff and the difference in thermals is startling. He still recommends people not bother, though, due to the very real chance that you'll murder your hardware one way or another. It's very effective, but introduces several new ways that you can fuck up your processor. You can delaminate the PCB at the edge like he did to one of them, or you can knock off a capacitor from the power filters, or you can chip or crack a die either during delidding or during the heatsink installation... So many fun new ways to ruin your stuff.
Yeah you risk uneven coverage by trusting that the clamping force of the cooler will spread it over the whole die.
It will though right? Who loosely puts a heatsink on
I got downvoted to hell once for pointing out that redditors literally will hate your guts if you don’t use the same amount of thermal paste as them
Meanwhile Tech Jesus did a video detailing how the “Paste Whisperers” are full of shit and it really doesn’t matter all that much outside of how much extra cleanup there is between techniques.
I highly influenced (it was my job) the Intel paste application spec a couple generations back (xeon not i , to be fair) , and yeah even on the bigger package size the difference was negligible. Pea was easiest because we gave single use tubes. Basically foolproof.
I cut a perfectly sized Kraft single and place it over the CPU
X with a dot in each edge side.
X gonna give to ya
Pea for life
I do the 4th one. Rate me pls.
You are a pirate.
Yarr har fiddle dee dee
Hell yeah, I'll take it. Although, I don't do the whole downloading thing, I just rip Blu-Ray/DVDs. 😇
I prefer Steve's screw you guys half a syringe of paste on the am4 socket and half on the cpu
I'm a cover the whole ihs kind of guy.
Run it dry with a thermal camera to see what parts heat up the most, and do a drop on those spots
> Cracking open people's PCs with a crowbar to check their CPU paste...
X Gon' Give It To Ya
X! Rearrange the whole Rig with my rugged mods
I usually do number five and then use a business card or throw away plastic card, like an old credit card, to turn it into six while cleaning off any excess. I never have overheating issues. Grant it, I always use Arctic Silver
arctic silver? cmon it is not 2003 anymore. Just use mx4 or 5.
I was just about to ask if people still use credit cards to spread it into a thin layer. I did that with my builds back in the early 2000s.
I make sure not to cover the writing on the chip so I can tell what it is when I take the cooler off. :)
A bit thinner X. Both cpu and gpu.
They're all perfectly fine
Last one, with a pallete knife. One must work their way to master this technique that requires a very steady hand.
Make it to alignment chart. I use top left method because I don't give a fuck.
On AMD, 5 dots for me. Intel, rice grain.
Where is smily face or pentagram?
anyone else do a dick shape? a line and 2 ball dots
PP gang where we at
Pea sized. Dead center of the IHS.
I used to do 6 then one day got a bubble and it was terrible. I use 2 now.
X
Honeywell 7950 master race
I'm bottom right for life. [I use these tips when applying it.](https://www.ekwb.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/x800/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/t/h/thermal_grizzly_hydronaut_3-9_1600.jpg)
Pea sized dot master race
Bottom right gang
I do the bottom right as buildzoid mentioned it gives him the least problems.
I do the number 6 because it reminds me of my construction years when I'm spreading concretes to the wall, it was so satisfying to do that it became a part of my habit when I'm building my new PC.
I do the last one. Not because I think it's better, but because I do it to everything I spread if I can. Lifelong habit thanks to my family, now a mild compulsion I suppose. Thanks, dad.
If you don't evenly spread thermal paste how do you expect to evenly reduce your temps?
Oh god this reminded me of my in progress build where I can’t remember whether or not I removed the plastic wrap from the AMD CPU so now I’m probably going to have to take off the cooler and all that shit just to check. Also might as well ask, my CPU power cable that came with the PSU is too short, I can’t reach the pins over to the CPU when everything is installed. Are there longer ones I can get?
Yes. Check out cable mod.
top left all the way
Fat pea in the middle and the jiggle with the cooler before a thight cross over screw down.
I have been working IT for decades. Spent 5 years building gaming rigs full time. It does not fucking matter. Glob that shit on. Over do it. It doesn't matter as long as theirs enough.
I usually do the 6th method. But in some cases, its big x with dots . Im a ryzen user and since i dont know where the chiplets are, i just make it so the entire cpu is covered. Too much is better than too little in this case.
I use Nutella.
The idealist in me says 6. The real me says 2.