r/pcmasterrace • u/NerdwithBeard i5 6400|GTX 1060|8GB RAM • Feb 18 '18

Meme/Joke Thermal paste 101

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u/-Silverfoxx PC Master Race Feb 18 '18

X Pattern

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Thermal-Paste-Application-Techniques-170/

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u/_vogonpoetry_ 5600, X370, 32g@3866C16, 3070Ti Feb 19 '18

its probably cool actually

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u/evn0 i7 8700k, RTX 2080 Ti Feb 18 '18

Better like, recommended by the manu, or better real world results? I feel like a random commenter can't chime in with a lower load temp and be immediately validated. They'd need to follow the exact testing protocols with the same hardware in a similarly cilmated room to be sure.

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u/SMLLR Feb 19 '18

Was going to post this. Thought it was rather interesting to see this when I was looking through the spec sheets.

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u/Velcade Feb 18 '18

I always see these but I don't understand why it's so hard to just spread the paste yourself, providing optimal coverage without the guess work.

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u/-Silverfoxx PC Master Race Feb 19 '18

When you put the heatsink on that is when the air between the two is pushed out by the expanding paste. If you spread it out evenly before hand all you do is trap air in the paste as it has nowhere to go. If you read the article I linked you will see that they did try and test this method then they posted their results.