Do I need to reapply thermal paste when the cpu is separated from the cooler?

Ethanh100 · Nov 2, 2014

I am planning on buying and installing a new motherboard for my rig, in which of course involves removing the cpu cooler from the cpu itself. When i am putting the cooler back on the cpu on the new board, must I clean both surfaces and reapply the thermal paste, or can I just put a little more on, or can I just leave it as it was with the old paste on it? Thanks so much for answering!

Y0GI · Nov 2, 2014

ALWAYS clean and reapply paste.

Yogi

USAFRet · Nov 2, 2014

If you break the contact between CPU and cooler, clean and reapply.

ex_bubblehead · Nov 2, 2014

Always clean and reapply the thermal paste when you remove any heatsink. Failure to do so will almost certainly result in air bubbles and poor heat transfer.

Ethanh100 · Nov 2, 2014

ex_bubblehead :

thanks

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