So today I decided to clean out the abysmal amounts of dust that have accumulated in my machine.
All went well until I noticed that the cpu heatsink was painted dark gray inside and out. Removed it, cleaned it, put it back.
Then I realized that dun goofed. The thermal paste is now all but useless and I don't have any around to reapply.
So this is where I need the advice, should I remove the current paste and just let the heatsink sit naked on the CPU? I'm half hoping that the paste will just remelt, which is probably a pipedream.
With the paste that came with i5-3450 the average temps (everyday use) was around 96°, with the paste screwed up it seems to be about 108° (+/-4).
I'm also looking for some new thermal paste, I've never actually had to apply it before so I'm hoping someone knows of a non-conductive paste (a novice can apply) that actually makes an improvement.
Advice and suggestions greatly appreciated, I've absolutely no clue how to proceed here.
All went well until I noticed that the cpu heatsink was painted dark gray inside and out. Removed it, cleaned it, put it back.
Then I realized that dun goofed. The thermal paste is now all but useless and I don't have any around to reapply.
So this is where I need the advice, should I remove the current paste and just let the heatsink sit naked on the CPU? I'm half hoping that the paste will just remelt, which is probably a pipedream.
With the paste that came with i5-3450 the average temps (everyday use) was around 96°, with the paste screwed up it seems to be about 108° (+/-4).
I'm also looking for some new thermal paste, I've never actually had to apply it before so I'm hoping someone knows of a non-conductive paste (a novice can apply) that actually makes an improvement.
Advice and suggestions greatly appreciated, I've absolutely no clue how to proceed here.
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