Everywhere I’m seeing is that my DeepCool AK400 is supposed to have pre-applied thermal paste. Am I stupid or does this have none and I should get some?
Everywhere I’m seeing is that my DeepCool AK400 is supposed to have pre-applied thermal paste. Am I stupid or does this have none and I should get some?
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I’m pretty sure it’s the small grey diamonds on the thing
The square pattern **is** the thermal compound. You can mount the cooler directly as is.
There is clearly thermal paste on that cooler.
I don’t know if anyone told you… but it’s the grey stuff
Yes you are stupid. It’s right there.
😂 now that I look at the picture, yes I see it now. I thought it was supposed to come in lines
I hope you’re not being serious.
Wow, that thing is built crappy AF.
They couldn’t even be bothered to fill in those gaps with silver solder or something?
Add even more thermal paste? 🤷♂️
Those little squares are the thermal paste. Apply pressure and it will spread across the cpu. If you want to apply better paste then wipe it clean and apply your own in an X or a pea pattern. The pressure will do the rest.
I’ve just bought and installed this cooler, yes that’s the paste on there and my temps are excellent with rhat and nothing else added
Is this only on the AK400? I have the AK500 and it came with a tube of thermal paste.
“It’s usually not enough” -The Verge
I wouldn’t say you’re stupid, but definitely make-fun-of-able, because there is definitely thermal paste on that cooler 😀
You have the stupid
I do not like the look of that contact plate on that cooler either!
I would expect loud noises?
i had to zoom in to figure out what i was looking at tbf, yes there’s paste
That gray stuff is thermal compound. To answer your question: yes, you are being stupid.
Stupid.
This is like that blue dress/ white dress argument
If for real looks like the lines outside of the diamonds are raised, not the diamonds themselves
I wonder if i could use a stencil to lay this pattern down with paste each time I do it. It seems like a good way to get even coverage.
https://preview.redd.it/78kuji51u73c1.jpeg?width=719&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a0241906ecc644f25203c1f82ef6c57c0cfd3c5
It seems the peel took with it the thermal paste on the copper inlay.
Maybe thermal paste didn’t stick well to copper and peeled away with the plastic
maybe u can reapply just for surety