Was the effort necessary? Idk. Is it beautiful, absolutely.
SpacedDB
ElusiveAim
Weirdly satisfying, I like
apachelives
Eh, all ends up the same once the HSF goes on and pressure is applied.
ib_poopin
Bro cross-hatched his thermal paste. Well done
-Highwayman
Rookie mistake, the thermal paste goes under the CPU.
etfvidal
Show us how it looks a year or years later & then end the discussion!
Advan0s
I’m going to be honest. I think I’m going to use those neat thermal pads in the future instead
HazardousHD
Is that cooler bracket… burnt
Rezimoore
Personally my favorite is Ctrl + V
dankbearbear
#WITCHCRAFT!!!
But honestly… that’s neatly beautiful.
SoggyBumblebee
ApolloWasMurdered
Did you screen-print your thermal paste??
Synthetic451
The end result looks like the included paste you see on stock CPU coolers.
DerpMaster2
Clearly the ultimate solution to this discussion is using PTM7950.
I’ve used it on ~5 computers and seen temp improvement in every single one of them. It was kind of a PITA to get the film peeled on both sides but ultimately I haven’t had to touch it in years and that was the goal.
Flynn_Kevin
The right way uses green tape.
madrussianx
I’ve been reusing corsairs XTM70 paste stencils with KPX. Hate the XTM though, too thick to spread easily, and doesn’t stick well until you try to remove the cooler later. Yoinked the CPU right off the socket twice now
Jotunn1591
Uùù.6yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
GhostsinGlass
Or, and I’m just thinking out loud here.
Order some rebranded PTM7950 that fits your IHS exactly, Thermalright Heilos is rebranded PTM7950 and its cheap as fuck, like $3-4 on Amazon.
Pop it in the freezer for 10 minutes, pull off one side of the protective layer, slap it on your IHS and FIRMLY give it a finger massage for a bit, remove the tape and you’re done.
Then never worry about pump out, dry out, fallout or rainbow trout ever again.
My cooler came pre coated. I added a little bit more to the chip threw it on and don’t run hotter than 43 degrees playing cyberpunk. I probably spent all of 10 seconds applying the paste. You do you tho, it does look really good.
CharlieMWY
It looks nice, but you’re just adding extra steps to get the same result.
JamesMCC17
Perfection!
Suspect4pe
I too wear a bib when I eat.
Ashamed_Potato69
This will almost certainly lead to airpockets.
Smiles4YouRawrX3
I sure love buttered toast
JollyGreenDickhead
OG_Checkers
That’s is clean. I’m a fan of the smear on toast method but that’s churchin it up right there!
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Ew, no you smudged it!
https://preview.redd.it/jenzthy8niid1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c10bd1184be765def9efd78d9c0a174f539236a3
Was the effort necessary? Idk. Is it beautiful, absolutely.
Weirdly satisfying, I like
Eh, all ends up the same once the HSF goes on and pressure is applied.
Bro cross-hatched his thermal paste. Well done
Rookie mistake, the thermal paste goes under the CPU.
Show us how it looks a year or years later & then end the discussion!
I’m going to be honest. I think I’m going to use those neat thermal pads in the future instead
Is that cooler bracket… burnt
Personally my favorite is Ctrl + V
#WITCHCRAFT!!!
But honestly… that’s neatly beautiful.
Did you screen-print your thermal paste??
The end result looks like the included paste you see on stock CPU coolers.
Clearly the ultimate solution to this discussion is using PTM7950.
I’ve used it on ~5 computers and seen temp improvement in every single one of them. It was kind of a PITA to get the film peeled on both sides but ultimately I haven’t had to touch it in years and that was the goal.
The right way uses green tape.
I’ve been reusing corsairs XTM70 paste stencils with KPX. Hate the XTM though, too thick to spread easily, and doesn’t stick well until you try to remove the cooler later. Yoinked the CPU right off the socket twice now
Uùù.6yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
Or, and I’m just thinking out loud here.
Order some rebranded PTM7950 that fits your IHS exactly, Thermalright Heilos is rebranded PTM7950 and its cheap as fuck, like $3-4 on Amazon.
Pop it in the freezer for 10 minutes, pull off one side of the protective layer, slap it on your IHS and FIRMLY give it a finger massage for a bit, remove the tape and you’re done.
Then never worry about pump out, dry out, fallout or rainbow trout ever again.
Paste is for eating, not for processors.
https://preview.redd.it/gb2uzzwsviid1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8eef9fc03a8584b755cd79812b9aec7cfba247da
My cooler came pre coated. I added a little bit more to the chip threw it on and don’t run hotter than 43 degrees playing cyberpunk. I probably spent all of 10 seconds applying the paste. You do you tho, it does look really good.
It looks nice, but you’re just adding extra steps to get the same result.
Perfection!
I too wear a bib when I eat.
This will almost certainly lead to airpockets.
I sure love buttered toast
That’s is clean. I’m a fan of the smear on toast method but that’s churchin it up right there!