Do I need to replace thermal paste if I have WC?

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Hey there,
Question is pretty stupid but I couldn't find anything googling.

Do I need to change thermal paste even if I have a WC? I purchased a Corsair H110 on 05/08/2015 so it's been a while since I don't replace the thermal paste it came with the H110, so I never replace it.

I notice my computer is "slower" and, for example, while playing CSGO I experience some FPS fall and the game acts weird sometimes. I don't know if maybe I need to install a fresh new OS (6 months ago I upgraded from Win 7 to 10).

Anyway, thanks!
 
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Even though the lag might not be due to temperatures (you can check that with programs such as Speccy or HWinfo), replacing the thermal paste every 3/4 months is always good for performance and well functioning. And yes, even with WC.-
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Even though the lag might not be due to temperatures (you can check that with programs such as Speccy or HWinfo), replacing the thermal paste every 3/4 months is always good for performance and well functioning. And yes, even with WC.-
 
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What do you think about the lag? Maybe software issues? I noticed that, also, my mouse sometimes doesn't work fine. Sensitivity seems weird. Anyway that can be something related to the Razer Synapse software.

Thanks dude!

 
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You are giving me a wide panorama here man, I'm gonna need a bit more information for that. What's your build? What's the mouse? Did you change any configs on CSGO?
 
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Haha sorry!

Videocard: Gigabyte GTX 980 G1 Gaming | Processor: i5-4670K @ 4GHz | Mainboard:
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 | Memory: G.Skill Sniper 2x8GB 1866 | PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA
1000w | WC: Corsair H110 | SSD Samsung EVO 840 500GB | 2TB. Windows 10 x64.

Mouse Razer Mamba (not the latest, the 2014 or 2015 can't remember). Didn't change anything. The only thing that comes to my mind is the thermal paste. And maybe I don't know the rig is kind of "old" (except for the GPU and WC I have the rest of it since december 2014 I believe.
 
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Man you have a recent and pretty awesome build, you shouldn't be lagging. I'm guessing it's a software issue; did you monitor the temperatures? Both programs can be downloaded for free, at least for trial.-
 
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Maybe it's the OS. I don't know if it has something to do with, but I'm using 3 display and a software called Actual Multiple Monitors to manage them, so I don't alt+tab while playing, I just use the second monitor to my right. Some videogames act weird when I do that, not CSGO before, but recently it does for example if I open a new tab in Chrome and load a website while I'm playing.

Should I change something in the HWinfo settings? Do you need to see the "sensors" (shows lots of stuff I don't understand like frequencies, temperatures, etc..)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3_TBWXlijQrSkhvczZDWjQ4aGc/view?usp=sharing
 
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Yea we need CPU and GPU temps, you can try HWmonitor too, it's more mid-user friendly. And it's probably something related to that, think about the fact that CSGO is not a game meant for that kind of software, so there might be compatibility issues, specially when it comes to resolution changes.-
 
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There you go!
Thanks a lot man!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3_TBWXlijQrVlVmTE1JR2RNUDg/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3_TBWXlijQrYnJQMkVVdXhqV0E/view?usp=sharing
 
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Definitely try with a single monitor setup and see what happens. Also those temps are really nice, though with an H110 and no Overclock, it could be lower. Changing the thermal paste for an Arctic M4 would be nice (I do it often, but I'm an entuthiast haha).-
 
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Everything was better a few months ago, I don't know what happened lol.
I'll change the thermal paste. Thanks for everything :)

/edit: couldn't find the M4, is this one similar? https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-MX-2-Carbon-Based-Non-Electricity-Non-Capacitive/dp/B000WU2LXC/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1470517458&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=actic+m4
 
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