what kind of thermal paste are you using? if it's just ordinary ratshack-style silicone paste, then just use the thermal pad. otoh, if you are using arctic alumina or better, then use that. go to ...

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If there's one topic that's guaranteed to cause a heated discussion amongst PC enthusiasts, it's thermal paste. From how much to use, to what shape you apply, everyone has their own opinion on what's ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Thermal paste doesn't get much love in PC builds — until something overheats, that is. It's the thin, forgettable layer between your processor ...

While at my friend's house last Friday, I noticed one of his CPUs (a 750Mhz Duron) had a lot of excess paste around the core. I tried to use a wooden toothpick to scrap it off, but it just smeared ...

We all know that applying thermal paste to CPUs isn't the easiest thing to do, squirt a little on... move it around, make it kinda even... but now there's an idiot-proof method of applying the perfect ...

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How Much Does it Cost? The Thermal Grizzly PhaseSheet PTM is available from their store for around $10.59 and comes in a 50 x 40mm size that you can trim down to suit your needs. While their more ...

WTF?! Are you tired of using the same old silver or greyish thermal paste? Wouldn't it be great if somebody made an outlandishly colored material that would look great as it's being applied, even if ...

If you’ve ever been playing a game just fine and then found your fans spinning up fast and loud and your frame rate tanking, you may have become a victim of thermal throttling. It’s when your ...