“Too Much Thermal Paste” – Benchmark of Thermal Paste Quantity

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We've all seen people say "that's too much thermal paste." Most the time, it turns out, they're wrong. This test benchmarks thermal paste application methods.

Our testing today focuses on thermal paste application quantities -- not necessarily application methods -- and looks at pea-sized dots vs. thin spread vs. larger blobs. Thermal paste application is much debated among YouTube commenters, and we think a lot of that is because it's something everyone has experience with. Our Modmat still has application guidelines on it, but those conform to simply whatever covers the IHS most efficiently. As far as quantity, as long as it's enough to cover everything, you're good to go. We even referenced Luke's LinusTechTips video from ages ago, which also tested this same comment.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - The Best Shot We've Ever Taken
03:22 - Testing Methodology
05:49 - The Big Blob Test
07:14 - The Thin Spread Test
09:18 - The Pea-Sized Dot Test
10:18 - The Too-Much Test
11:25 - Average Core Temperatures
13:35 - Temperature Over Time Comparison
14:03 - Conclusions from These Tests
16:34 - Recapping Previous Content

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Have you seen other really frequent comments on YT that you think might be overblown? Let us know. We might test it.

GamersNexus

I bought the whole tube I’m gonna USE the whole tube

element

I think the suicide rate just went up from the intro

forestflame

There's only one major downside of too much paste: It's a real pain to clean up the mess next time you want to replace or reseat your cooler.

desmond

0:02 - Me: Okay, seems like a lot there, but I'm a newb. Maybe they know something I don't.
0:06 -
0:15 - Ohhhh, ISWYDT
0:25 - Make. it. stopppp.
0:28 - Spit take, dead

FeebleAntelope

Don’t put too much CPU on your thermal paste

blumac

Every now and then i come back to watch the intro to this, just to make myself feel something again

StevenMussels

Years ago (circa 2005) me and a workmate wondered about this. We decided to research it using a sheet of glass that we machines and drilled holes in to accept a cpu and cooler (upside down) so we could physically see what the paste did. We found that it took surprisingly little to get an even film.you dont actually want a thick layer, it is only there to transfer the heat to the cooler. We also found that the CPU lid and cooler heatsink plate flatness was a factor. Bored engineers do weird things.

handlesarefeckinstupid

It's always surprising how little is actually needed. Every single time I need to apply thermal paste I get the strong instinct to put a bit more, because that tiny half-pea just doesn't seem even close to enough, and I get the feeling that it won't spread to the whole heatspreader. But I quiet that instinct and put just that very small amount, and what do you know, the next time I remove the heatsink, the entire heatspreader has indeed been covered by the paste. You really don't need much.

DjVortex-w

Putting thermal paste on the socket gets the best thermals because it probably won’t even boot

ishaanpahuja

4 years later and I'm battling the entirety of TikTok on one of my videos where I spread a thin layer from a Kryonaut Extreme jug before installing a heatsink.

SalemTechsperts

wholy crap the trolling in this intro... its relentless! "Stop, hes already dead!"

MD_Builds

If the thermal paste manufacturer contacts you to thank you for your support, then it's too much thermal paste.

Lukiel

I don't use thermal paste. I underclock my i9 to 66 mhz and it runs just fine.

jocopowell

If you're curious how different application patterns look, you can test the thermal paste spread using glass or a plexiglass sheet that will allow you to see without removing the cooler plate.

Chris-lywt