Typically you’d choose the hardest gray substance you can still spread around. If it has a slight silvery shine to it, it’s also not bad. Then, you don’t want your gray substance to be electrically conductive. Aluminum powder mixed in oil would be a pretty bad idea. And last but not least, it has to be really, really thermally conductive to get the warm stuff away from the little piece of thinking rock. Otherwise the lightning we put in it will make it too warm and it will stop thinking. That is bad. The best gray stuff people have found is called thermal paste which some people in factories like making.
A pea sized amount of gray paste usually is enough though, as all other stuff will just spew out and make a mess.
Arcaner97
Yes, make sure to pick the one that tastes the best so your CPU is happier that way.
romanchukr
More! I need MORE!
EscapeTheBlank
Yeah, no matter whether it’s thermal paste, mercury, or cement, should be good anyways
_throw-it-out
I prefer the brown variety
LalMan99
jokes aside, GN made a whole video about this a couple of years ago, but to summarise, for CPUs you gotta use about the dimension of a grain/bean of rice
Not sure if everyone here is trolling or not, but for anyone actually new to this, it’s called thermal paste and it’s supposed to go underneath the CPU on the pins, not on top.
UV_Blue
What are you doing step-heatsink!?
Eli_Yitzrak
People go their whole lives and dont get a perfect pour like this. Everyone should take notes for their next build
metaltastic
Main_Event_1083
Use concrete for maximum durability/cost.
reddit_mike
The mistake in that image is there’s not enough being poured on the motherboard itself, you’ll want at least a half a cm layer and make sure all the VRMs are fully covered before you do your CPU base pour, you’ll also want to ensure it’s millennial gray specifically to prevent any kind of Y2K issues.
No_Summer_2917
This is the right amount on photo!
xarephonic
Is this a Belzona 1311 reference?
notbobhansome777
# TWO GIRLS, ONE CPU.
Dynamitrios
Hey yeah… Let’s try cement too
Actinador
I don’t believe in thermal paste, this stuff doesn’t exist.
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Is that acrylic paint?
Typically you’d choose the hardest gray substance you can still spread around. If it has a slight silvery shine to it, it’s also not bad. Then, you don’t want your gray substance to be electrically conductive. Aluminum powder mixed in oil would be a pretty bad idea. And last but not least, it has to be really, really thermally conductive to get the warm stuff away from the little piece of thinking rock. Otherwise the lightning we put in it will make it too warm and it will stop thinking. That is bad. The best gray stuff people have found is called thermal paste which some people in factories like making.
A pea sized amount of gray paste usually is enough though, as all other stuff will just spew out and make a mess.
Yes, make sure to pick the one that tastes the best so your CPU is happier that way.
More! I need MORE!
Yeah, no matter whether it’s thermal paste, mercury, or cement, should be good anyways
I prefer the brown variety
jokes aside, GN made a whole video about this a couple of years ago, but to summarise, for CPUs you gotta use about the dimension of a grain/bean of rice
https://preview.redd.it/3iegcsbgjuaf1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a3ec8894f49188d822e093b5816ab417a524e6e
I prefer the ice cream variant.
Mmmmmm blueberry yoghurt
Not sure if everyone here is trolling or not, but for anyone actually new to this, it’s called thermal paste and it’s supposed to go underneath the CPU on the pins, not on top.
What are you doing step-heatsink!?
People go their whole lives and dont get a perfect pour like this. Everyone should take notes for their next build
Use concrete for maximum durability/cost.
The mistake in that image is there’s not enough being poured on the motherboard itself, you’ll want at least a half a cm layer and make sure all the VRMs are fully covered before you do your CPU base pour, you’ll also want to ensure it’s millennial gray specifically to prevent any kind of Y2K issues.
This is the right amount on photo!
Is this a Belzona 1311 reference?
# TWO GIRLS, ONE CPU.
Hey yeah… Let’s try cement too
I don’t believe in thermal paste, this stuff doesn’t exist.
I just nut on it
https://preview.redd.it/iiq05xx7evaf1.jpeg?width=922&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76ad32ac096b772aeaa4a799bd786ed943b4aaf2
You missed a spot. Prepare to overheat.
Does mercury work as thermal paste? /s
https://preview.redd.it/mc9r22qckvaf1.jpeg?width=419&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2c97ff3da485c3916218bd3db189543800d98a25
https://preview.redd.it/smhsq63wrvaf1.png?width=1536&format=png&auto=webp&s=42abc916baec1281af3ff47058f44bb7c6c885c4
Cement works best