How To Apply Thermal Paste (Best And Worst Practices)

Applying thermal paste is a necessary step in building your PC and protecting your precious CPU.

In this video we’ll show you the best ways to apply this silicon saving salve . . . as well as some of the worst.

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[Neweggstudio]

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[ammercenary]

The Verge will show you how to vomit thermal paste on the CPU

[David_Johannesson]

1. Don't do the circle, square, heart of any that creates a connected wall because of potential air pockets (hurts cpu temps)
2. Spreading the paste manually like this does not represent actual pressure from a cooler, which is a lot higher.

Since the actual pressure is a lot higher, you wanna use like 50% or less of the paste shown here.

[cdreamworld]

I personally alternate between the bat symbol or Superman logo. Depending on my mood

[OutlawCecil]

"How To Apply Thermal Paste"... proceeds to show 101 ways how not to apply, but somehow skips the best method of spreading a thin layer with a blade...

[wulfone]

I put a small dot in the middle. Anything more is just too much. Just a dot the size of a pea. I have done 3 builds that way and no issues. I use arctic thermal paste.

[iyot]

im going with the verge and my temps are high is better on temps right?

[larryfontenot]

I'm hoping this video is just meant to be humorous. As instruction, it leaves a great deal to be desired.

[SlyNine]

the circle, or anything that encloses air leaves a potential air bubble.

[Zetraxes]

Ngl the smiley is the way to go approved by the silicon gods

[TracyGossett]

I still do it how old cpu/motherboard manufacturers used to say how to do it, put some on and spread it out with a credit card

[Jarrahfe]

can i just put circle on mid, and use a spoon attached with some thermal paste brands, to spread it ?

[MidnightTech]

Useful. I liked the heart the best! <rolls eyes> Honestly, really, truly -- useful.

[edwardismay]

I’m sorry to be this person but just pressing on the plastic is not a accurate test as you could be doing different pressure and uneven pressure why don’t you cut it to shape and then use some old hardware to get even pressure

[MatthewChachi]

thermal paste bundled with a mother board and power supply unit I don't need 👍🏽

[randomtube]

I didn't know that tubes of thermal paste go bad. I got a brand new tube of the tm30. And it was very watery, clumpy, runny and messy. Now I have to find something else.

[richardjacob]

best way is 5 dots, like the #5 on dice, gives good, even coverage once heatsink is locked down, that comes from both HP and Dell...

[windowsxp]

0:44 this is how Verge applies thermal paste

[DrawingTechnical]

Must have taken a lot of patience to make this video.

[toxictophat]

Honestly curious how the shape of the lga1700 makes this look