Increase in temperature after applying thermal paste.

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Jan 18, 2015
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Hi,
I ran into a new issue, suddenly after applying new thermal paste(Arctic silver ceramique 2) the temperature seems to have risen quite a lot!
So my question is: Is this normal after applying new Thermal paste considering it has not yet completed burn-in time of 200hrs ?
At full load temperature is 60-65C (old thermal paste 85-95C )
At nominal load temp is 38-45C.
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Solution
Not normal. This means you probably put the thermal paste on too thickly. You'll have to pull the cooler and try again, making sure to keep the paste layer very thin.