How to apply Thermal Paste and Liquid Metal #shorts #howto

Learn how thermal paste spreads on the CPU using different techniques and why we recommend a particular method. You'll also see how to properly apply liquid metal. Our DC2 thermal paste and DC2 Pro liquid metal come with accessories to achieve the best result.

Caution: Liquid metal is electrically conductive and you must be careful not to spill it on components on your motherboard. If it does, remove any residue with a cleaning agent such as isopropyl alcohol and dry it off before reconnecting power to your system, or you will risk a short circuit.

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[seanh]

I paid for the entire tube, Im gonna use the entire tube

[lofinsxd]

Every 4 of these methods can workout, just don't be the guy in the first clip

[bodhi]

Honestly, too much thermal paste is better than not enough. If it leaks on to your motherboard it won't hurt anything, it just looks bad. Liquid metal, on the other hand, can destroy your motherboard if not done correctly.

[re-start]

I find it interesting with the glass test the one he says is correct you can see that it does not have full contact.

[ei..]

The x seems to have the best even coverage. It would spread even further out with more pressure which the cooler would provide.

[Varron]

I like that the liquid metal was only shown the correct way. Probably because it's expensive and will fuck up your motherboard if it drips off the chip.

[Shwanksy]

Note of warning to anyone who saw the liquid metal part. While the ihs will be fine, you dont want that metal to be on anything made of aluminium. It will eat right through it and amalgamate with the aliminum causing it to become extremely brittle and weak. Only use if your cooler has a copper or nickel contact point and if using normally/vertically, make sure that liquid metal doesnt go anywhere else and in all honesty, imo, liquid metal thermal compounds just arent worth the risk for the 10 ish degrees it can knock off

[soju]

For am5 cpus try to get the most thermal paste on the bottom-center of the ihs because that’s where the hotspot is

[RyanHarris]

If you use Liquid Metal make sure you go back after a few weeks and check your lid/die for migration and apply more if needed. You can use nail polish to protect components from shorts, which is really useful for direct die cooling.

[tanker]

Wow, the bottom right had horrible contact. There are artificial low spots. Tom left was actually the best. I guess be quiet is behind noctua for a reason. Thermal past application doesn't matter too much, but you don't want to little application or it being too thick.

[imaginaumnomelegalaqui]

The pressure from the cooler is much greater, making the paste spread more, and the processor will also heat up, making the paste more malleable to spread, just one point in the middle is enough.

[betablockrr]

For laptop uses you do need to use a fair bit more thermal paste compared to the desktop counterpart. Laptops just don't have state of the art cooling systems so a tad more paste is better. Not loads but a bit more than the pea size amount

[shakeandbaked]

I just followed Noctua’s instructions and it works great.

[Rose.Of.Hizaki]

I used an old credit/debit or club membership card to spread thermal paste since sandybridge. Never had a problem with that method.

[M.Godfrey]

Always spread mine, never had any trouble

[dukenukeman]

Just do a thin x with tiny dots top bottom left right in the empty spots

[iamjaydawg]

Doesn’t matter much on the methods, we are talking fractions of a difference in temps with all different patterns

[BONTIOE]

I paided for the entire tube, i expect a that i use everything

[Cryonic]

X method works best for spread and to avoid air bubbles forming, the spread method obviously covers the whole thing but it tends to form air bubbles after placing the cooler
Go for the X method, make sure you put enough to cover but not too much so it leaks

[IfritBoi]

Always just did the dot method and nothing else, works great every time