Don't make these thermal paste mistakes (how not to apply thermal paste)
283In this video I'm showing you some of the basic mistakes to avoid making with your CPU thermal paste application. You might have made some errors when applying thermal paste without even knowing it. It's really easy to do frankly.
One thing is the traditional method of applying a "pea" sized amount of thermal paste to your CPU and then hoping your CPU cooler will squash the thermal paste out sufficiently doesn't work so well with modern CPUs which are more rectangular. As you'll see this can sometimes mean that the thermal paste doesn't entirely cover the CPU's integrated heat spreader and therefor you might find your CPU is runinng too hot in certain spots.
Many modern CPU coolers include pre-applied thermal paste, so you can just pop them on with the right mounting brackets and then happily get on with your life. But during the installation if you damage that thermal paste it can also cause problems.
The other thing to watch out for is accidentally ending up with a plastic sticker on the copper plate of the CPU cooler that could impede cooling. This is far too easy to do.
So I often recommend this...
- Download Cinebench and HWMonitor or HWInfo and run a benchmark with Cinebench
- Check benchmark score against "normal" ones to see if yours is significantly lower
- Check max temps to ensure CPU is not too hot (and GPU while you're there)
If you CPU is in the high 90s, then there might be a problem. A simple solution might just be checking the pump head thumbscrews are tight enough or checking the thermal paste has actually applied to the entirety of the top of the CPU.
Watch these videos:
How to improve the performance of your gaming PC https://youtu.be/ZbWwe7G8U5Y
Essential things to do when you first build your PC https://youtu.be/nkjQjozmzlY
How to get more FPS with your Nvidia RTX GPU https://youtu.be/0eNVYrr6ZDg
Don't make these mistakes with your NVMe SSD installation https://youtu.be/zjSn64vh_Vk
Avoid these problems with your all in one CPU cooler https://youtu.be/nVkN8diBIAE
Why you should plan your PC builds with care (unlike me ๐ค๐) https://youtu.be/SK9HkAygSCU
Where should you mount your AIO liquid cooler? The best places tested! https://youtu.be/qQcyYHGtArs
Important downloads:
Hardware monitor - https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
Cinebench R23 - https://www.maxon.net/en/downloads/cinebench-r23-downloads
HWInfo - https://www.hwinfo.com/download/
Specs of this build:
Motherboard - Gigabyte Aorus Z790 Elite AX https://youtu.be/8WK7VmuxFxo
CPU - Intel Core i5-13600K
RAM - Crucial Pro 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR5-5600
NVMe SSD - Corsair MP600 GS (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DTAiS5pPPs)
PSU - Corsair RM850X PSU - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MPSkh2hobA
GPU - Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti https://youtu.be/EXBlaClBuBU
Fans - Lian Li SL-INF 120 fans (https://youtu.be/W_ApiN_Wueg) and Reverse fans (https://youtu.be/JxhIPQJlZ2E)
AIO Cooler - Lian Li Galahad 2 Trinity SL-INF (https://youtu.be/oTZr6-CPcAI)
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