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Linus Tech Tips explains the correct way to apply thermal paste for consistent CPU cooling. This video shows how much paste to use and which method gives the best contact with your processor. If you want stable temperatures and reliable performance, this guide covers the essentials.
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Linus Tech Tips explains the correct way to apply thermal paste for consistent CPU cooling. This video shows how much paste to use and which method gives the best contact with your processor. If you want stable temperatures and reliable performance, this guide covers the essentials.
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No, if you’ve been in the Pentium III era, you know that you have to apply the thinnest layer possible, applying it VERY evenly, and the best way to do it is using a plastic card like an unused credit/debit card. The heatsink had to be mirrorlike finished and we were looking only for brands and models that had the most smooth heatsink surface. Putting a blob was unacceptable, putting a thicker layer was thermally inefficient. Touching the die and leaving fingerprints was something that would increase cpu temperature by a couple or more degrees.
If you make a circle it could trap air in the center though
Linus got braces? Damn i missed out
I replaced the cooling fan on my asus laptop which required removing the whole heatsink, the old paste was SOOO dry and ugly looking, when i replaced it. I decided not to use paste as i have no experience with paste and i didnt want to risk over/under coverage, so i used thermal grizzly kryosheet, stuff was so fragile handling while cutting it, i used all the extra sheets trying to cut them, finally managed 1 perfect rectangle with the last of it, installed perfectly, laptop has been running for literally years straight since i even did a furmark test to make sure it didnt overheat, all good
Thermal paste is to fill out the microscopic cracks of the CPU and heatsink which would heat air instead of transferring heat from the CPU to the heatsink, you need WAY less then both videoes show to accomplish this.
Pc builders focus way too much on how to apply thermal paste. It doesn't really matter.
As long as the middel of the cpu is covered, your fine
Remember to remove the plastic under the heatsink
Happy paste remindes me of something…
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Any tips for GPU?
i used to use five small dots like the 5 on a dice to get the best possible coverage for paste . Put now I use a spreader.
Best way is to spread it with a toothy Device like tiles. everybody knows that 🤦🏻♂️.
The mounting pressure from the heatsink will be enough to spread it out. Doing it by hand will just cause it to dry out more quickly.
My uncle was one of the first people in the world to get a degree in microprocessor engineering. He spent 50 years working with the founders and CEO's of companies linus is excited to get facetime with from middle management.
Back when AMD chips were naked silicon from the factory, and the electrically conductive arctic silver was THE compound of choice, the direction i was given as the BEST thermal compound application
You don't need much. A drop the size of a few grains of rice, dead center.
Using a credit card, gift card or state issued ID, press the edge firmly, card should bend a bit, keep dragging across until you have a layer that you can almost see through
Whatever is left on the edge of the card, treat the face of your heatsink with.
That's it.
Thermal compound is meant to fill in the gaps, that's it.
This argument of "well, der, it's gonna get pushed out the sides so it don't matter how much you use" is stupid, wasteful and messy.
If something is worth doing, it's worth doing well….and drawing f&cking smiley faces while using half your TWO GRAM tube of compound that cost $15/$20/$30….is not doing it well.
taking it off and putting back on can put air bubbles into the compound
Doing dot or line is best since it pushes the air bubles out. If you put it outside the air bubble will stay inside and centre will have all the air bubblee difference in temperature wont be much though.
The braces are so damn weird on adults… but who doesnt want nice teeth!?
I have always use the spatula method of spreading a thin layer, never had a dry spot or air bubble on the dozens of PCs I have worked on and built. Plus it makes clean up a breeze when I repaste or upgrade CPU. Since the paste does not gush out everywhere from putting too much on.
I like to put a blob in the middle and draw a circle around it, seems to work most consistently for me.
That's wrong, you're supposed to use the whole tube at once.
Ive always done the pea sized dot in the middle, slap it on and call it good. Never once had a problem
During application I removed and added my cooler back it created an air pocket and I had to redo it.
I’m a big fan of the 9 tiny dots technique it spreads the most evenly in my testing.
When did Linus get braces?
Yeah no spreader is the best way nowadays. So many cpus are not equal shape. Its literally why every single brand of thermal paste almost comes with a spreader.
You're using way too much
pro tip: don't waste time taking it back off to check.
I just put it on then checked temps at idle then ran some benchmarks saw no thermal throttling or even of 80 c thin 77c was the hottest so I’ve just figured I put enough
i do a squiggly line usually then spread it with the tubes tip lol
I've been using the same plastic bag method for years, I like giving the heatsink the best headstart in spreading the thermal paste evenly, and it takes just one minute. I don't see why there's such a fuss about the method and complicating it or wasting time, it's not like I'm assembling 1000 computers
Linus can you say "the rascally rabbits ran to the store slowly to buy some sizzling sausages"
half life thermal paste pattern
I believe gamers nexus did a test and too much thermal paste makes basically no difference and too little makes a small difference
With the newer cpus i have to spread it perfect because I can't handle the little nubbins on the outsides not being covered perfectly.
Never ever put cooler back on used termal paste, even if you have just apply it. Paste can lose some of performance becouse of that for the fucks sake. 😊
Dude get some sleep or something.
HAHAHA what in the hell did i just watch. A 50 year old geezer with braces, nah nah
Linus, what no one ever says is if it’s cold it’s harder to apply. I was in a cold basement and had to use the bag and finger trick.
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X marks the spot! Used this on my Kraken and have had no issues and is going strong 4 years plus.
Imagine if Linus knew something about computers other than cooling.. maybe I'd still watch his ad transitions
i have a better method… and I'm not sharing, gl