watch this BEFORE applying thermal paste in your PC

everything you need to know about applying thermal paste on your CPU inside of your PC.

0:00 everything you need to know about thermal paste
0:12 what is thermal paste? why is thermal paste important?
0:58 how do you apply thermal paste?
2:09 when should you replace your PC's thermal paste?
3:08 is thermal paste safe?
3:40 what should I do after I apply thermal paste?
4:09 what is thermal paste made of?
4:46 how to compare different thermal pastes
7:18 how to optimize your thermal paste application
8:53 should I pre-spread my thermal paste?
10:26 when to ACTUALLY replace your thermal paste

[sertyqm]

I usually just fill my whole bathtub with thermal paste and completely submerge my whole pc in it. It had yet to exceed -48° i did notice a 92FPS drop due to not being able to see my RGB through the thermal paste, so i made sure to cover the entire bathroom in RGB lights to eliminate FPS loss. 10/10 most effective method so far. Highly recommended.

[Savigo.]

Just spread it evenly with a spatula, then you can put very small dot in the middle if you want to make sure there is enough paste on top of the core.

[ItzCrunch]

Vídeo incomplete, you never gave me my much needed answer of: can I put my thermal paste in a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

[TheBubbyBubs]

New builders often overthink thermal paste application, in reality it's not a big deal just put a few small dots around the middle

[izzak]

Applauding the effort of having so many different pastes and cpus and items to showcase this much info about a single part of PC building lol. Very informative!

[rynovait]

You alleviated all of my fears about applying thermal paste.

[TVCHLORD]

Too little = high temps

Too much = no problem

[puppetmassster]

I watched this video about 6 years AFTER I applied thermal paste. Am I screwed?

[henry]

Damn good call on how thermal paste is meant to reduce the air gap layer (which is highly insulating). I always thought it’s purpose was that of a thermal gap filler, and I’m sure it does some of that, but definitely eliminating that air layer and replacing it with something of high heat conductivity is it’s biggest impact

[TechnicianGoose]

I watched this on my holiday and it was by far the most memorable part.

[Shay-qu]

a canister of thermal paste typically is NOT single use. I have had tubes that last 4 or 5 applications and when done immediately put the cap back on. If not obvious, the amount of time the tube is uncapped is just long enough to apply the paste.

[rajendertkr]

Dont use too much, just a little bit in the middle. Otherwise your cpu will not br able to transfer the heat to your cooleer, i used too much and faced this issue

[Stranger]

He is like a teacher who is very positive and makes topics easier to learn ❤

[Tephomab]

Always have to put the paste in one corner on my ryzen. it is not very flat, and its not the cooler. The surface of the cpu itself is definitely a factor to consider.

[harioadi]

Bro is thoughtful. Really love how you shared your knowledge about thermal paste. Thank you.

[kennethcurtis]

You should test replacing thermal paste with a metal leaf like gold, copper, or silver, in theory all of them have a greater thermal conductivity but I'd love to see the actual results. Thanks for all of the information.

[RinoaL]

I get a super fine nozzle and use it as a pen to play a game of noughts and crosses on my CPU die before applying the heatsink.

[JohnDoe-bzyl]

I have always done a pea size application on every CPU I have installed and never had a problem

[reverseflash]

I agree with the replacing part.
I had applied thermal grizzly kryonaut on my Ryzen 3600 in 2020 and to date the temps are amazing.
Recently I changed my CPU to the 5700X3D. I saw many of them were concerned about the higher temperatures because of the higher TDP.

Al I did was apply a new thermal grizzly paste, popped on my Deepcool Gammax 400V2 and the temps are perfect.

Idle - 35-40 degrees
Cinebench - 77 degrees max
(Ambient temp - 24 degrees)


PS Used the X pattern

[DayNapling]

The best Thermal Paste pattern was the friends we made on the way