Thermal Paste, Thermal Compound, or Thermal Interface Material (TPM) helps cool down your CPU and GPU. If you are a gamer, you must be aware of its importance. You need to ensure they have not dried out and are applied thoroughly. This post will show how to apply thermal paste to the...
Less is more when it comes to applying thermal paste. There's no need to dump an absurd amount of paste on the CPU thinking it will magically reduce your CPU temperatures. We're merely trying to fill the surface imperfections on the IHS and the cooler with the paste, remember? If you ...
Whenever you install a heatsink on a CPU or a video card, you always have to apply thermal paste. It is very crucial to the performance of the heatsink. You could get a very high-end heatsink, and without thermal paste, it will fail to work in the way it was designed too. What...
How to Apply Thermal Paste on an Intel CPU (LGA1700) (Image credit: Tom's Hardware) Intel's previous-generation mainstream CPUs had a square, more compact shape. But with the rise of the hybrid CPU architectures used in 12th and 13th Gen Intel CPUs that use the LGA1700 socket, they ha...
Fortunately, this step is extremely simple as all you have to do is apply some isopropyl alcohol to a microfiber cloth/paper towel/coffee filter and use it to wipe off the thermal paste from the CPU and the heatsink. If there’s some thermal paste buildup on the sides of the processor...
Why is Thermal Paste Applied? As we came to know thatthermal pasteis a very important part of the PC building process. So, the very next question that comes into your mind iswhy is thermal paste applied?Thermal paste is applied on top of the IHS of the CPU so that there will be no...
3. Wipe a Pure Alcohol Solution over the CPU surface If some thermal paste is dry, it might be difficult to remove with just a paper towel. And because dry thermal paste is more likely to escape somewhere onto the motherboard, it’s best to use a pure alcohol solution to help loosen ...
A few things to keep in mind before starting: Make sure that the CPU is clean, and that there isn’t any old thermal paste on it. If there is, carefully remove the old paste from the lid of the CPU with isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth or paper towel that doesn’t shed, ...
Before we get started: thermal paste is applied to the top of the CPU, not the bottom. It should applied to the smooth metal plate (where the manufacturer and model information is printed), not to to the hundreds of squares or pins on the underside. Thermal paste does not go on the ...
Thermal pastes that are electrically conductive also tend to offer better thermal conductivity on average. However, overapplication can cause excess paste to be squeezed out and spread onto sensitive electronic components around the CPU die. This may result in electrical shorts, which can kill critica...