New CPU help required

MagicInfinity23 · Sep 8, 2015

Hello again guys!

So this is my favorite place to ask those ridiculous questions i always have.... ._.
I've installed new CPU today and new motherboard.
Intel Core i7-4790K and ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO.
And the problem that i have is: When i installed CPU i used thermal paste (ARCTIC MX-2). and i got a tiny bit on green part of the CPU but after i read some comments i heard its fine...but im not sure...would love to know
Also i know you shouldnt spread it all over ur CPU (thermal paste) with ur finger or business card or whatever, but my douchebag brother did touch the cpu with his finger and just spread a tiny bit of it...not all but just a little. Is it okay?
So i checked my CPU temp and it's like 24-25 idle and when playing lets say like mad max everything on max is 45-50. Is it normal? or not? Please let me know....i know this kind of questions seems stupid but i would really love to know.
My specs:
Intel Core i7-4790K.
ASUS ROG MAXIMUS VII HERO.
EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB PhysX CUDA.
Corsair CX 750M, 750W PSU.
Cooler Master V8 GTS.

breakingfelony · Sep 8, 2015

I would say that those temps are perfectly fine and normal, what speed is your CPU? Have you OC'd I would say that those temperatures are fairly good.

Proofy · Sep 8, 2015

Yes that's perfectly normal and who told you that you must not touch metal part of the cpu to apply thermal paste? I've been doing that for years, put a little bit of thermal paste on the middle and spread it with my finger all over the surface of the metal plate of the cpu... No issues, ever.

PS: you can clean easily if you get some thermal paste spilled on the green part of it but it shouldn't cause any damage, it's the bottom part that you should not touch with anything (where the golden pins are, they're called transistors)

ChumP · Sep 8, 2015

Yes you are fine but next time make sure you're applying it correctly: vertical line method or grain of rice method

laviniuc · Sep 8, 2015

Proofy :

nope, they are not called transistors, intel cpus don't have the pins for several generations now, (they are instead on the motherboard socket https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_grid_array )

the transistors are inside the cpu, couple billions of them, and they are a couple of nm in size lately. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor and they are the building blocks for everything inside the cpu.

jakegroves · Sep 8, 2015

I never smear it myself as you can leave air bubblesfrom it not being spread by the cpu itself. Like ChumP said use the vertical line method of grain of rice method. I use the grain of rice method and always had good results, and they are good temperatures for a stock cooler

fudgecakes99 · Sep 8, 2015

The 4790k is a revised verison of the 4770k with a better thermal compound. Go the rice grain method vertically in the center. The actual gpu die is tiny and you want it to be as close to on it as possible. When you tighten your cooler it should spread it all out evenly. Just don't over tighten.

Chicano · Sep 8, 2015

1. Arctic MX-2 is non-electicity conductive so the tiny bit on the CPU PCB is not a problem.

ARCTIC MX-2 (4g) Carbon-Based Thermal Compound, Non-Electricity Conductive, Non-Capacitive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020

2. The the thermal paste spreading method used is not a problem... some people spread it with a finger, with a finger covered in plastic, with a credit card, or a small bud... and whatever method the heatsink pressure still spreads it a bit more... so any of the methods generally works... the registered temp prove it's working good.

3. Those temps are normal and even on the low side.

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