Thermal Compound help

Dollas4Eva_SR · Jun 5, 2015

So I already know that the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO comes with thermal compound, but I have some general questions about applying it and the usage.

1. How often does it need to be applied? Only once? Every week?

2. How much should I apply?

3. Do I only apply it on the CPU? Or are there other PC components that I should apply it to? e.g. GPU, fan, or any other parts?

littleleo · Jun 5, 2015

1. Anytime you remove the CPU cooler from the CPU, you should completely clean off the old thermal paste from the CPU and the Heat-sink and apply a new batch on the CPU.

2. Apply it very thinly so you can see thru it or you can use the pea method.

3. Just on the CPU, unless you remove the heat-sink and shroud off your GPU, in that case you'll need to clean it off the GPU and its heatsink and apply it like you did for the CPU.

drtoast · Jun 5, 2015

a veeeeery basic guide of principles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNgFNH7zhQ

there are variations but this is good at how not to do it

for giggles you can watch the kentucky version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnyoJtv9Cx0

*disclaimer* the kentucky way ^ do not follow that

scout_03 · Jun 8, 2015

the evo came with paste on but if you remove the cooler you must clean and repaste cpu cooler use mx2 or mx 4 as paste in a pea spot and no you dont have to repaste every week or so the repaste is made only when you remove cooler from cpu .

drtoast · Jun 8, 2015

scout_03 :

not always apparently, mine came with a syringe of the stuff in the box, but not pre applied :3

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