Hi, when I was building my computer, I didn't know much about thermal paste, and assumed that whatever came on my heatsink/fan would be good enough. Well, now I have a problem. My fan runs at a steady 5200 rpm, and sometimes reaches 6500 rpm! That's like a jet engine, and It can't be good for the fan's lifespan. I'm thinking the thermal paste might be the problem. I did some reading, found out how it worked, and how it seals heat pockets, and evens out the heat concentrations ets., and I remember looking at my heatsink and seeing a few bald spots, or spots that were not completely covered by the paste. Could this be the problem? My temperatures aren't too bad, idles at 41C constantly. But I think that's because the fan is working itself to death. In the future, I'm going to pick up a Corsair H50, and use that instead, but for now I'm going to look into Arctic Cooling Ceramique, people say it's less conductive (lower risk of shorting something out), and it has some great reviews on temperatures.
I was wondering how to install this product also, since the thermal paste was pre applied on my initial installation. I've heard of people using a coffee filter and rubbing alchohol to wipe off the cpu and heatsink, is this what you all would recommend? What do you all think I should do? Thanks.
I was wondering how to install this product also, since the thermal paste was pre applied on my initial installation. I've heard of people using a coffee filter and rubbing alchohol to wipe off the cpu and heatsink, is this what you all would recommend? What do you all think I should do? Thanks.