Needing to know how to apply thermal paste may not be something you’ve had to deal with so far if you’ve freshly installed a CPU before, or if any coolers you’ve purchased have come with paste ...

New PC builders almost always find trouble understanding the use case of thermal paste and its application. Thermal paste, also known as thermal grease, is used to ensure efficient cooling of the CPU.

Thermal compounds can vary in base material: hydrocarbon and silicon bases are the most common options you'll find on the ...

We all know that applying thermal paste to CPUs isn't the easiest thing to do, squirt a little on... move it around, make it kinda even... but now there's an idiot-proof method of applying the perfect ...

Developing high-power electronic devices with their simultaneous miniaturization is of critical importance. Consequently, the compactness in computers calls for higher integration of transistors ...

I admit I have advised sticking (no pun intended) with the pre-applied thermal paste on your cooler. The stock paste is mostly fine for users who aren't running demanding CPUs, intensive workloads, or ...

I put together an internal diode reader for palomino core AMD chips this weekend and have been playing around with it. If you are serious about knowing temps, test cooling gear, or are just a geek (I ...

Some PC debates will likely never end, such as Mac versus PC, which browser is the best, and which pattern to use when applying thermal paste to a CPU heat spreader. Though the "dot in the center" ...

First time I have ever used an aftermarket CPU cooler. CPU is a Phenom II x3. Do I apply the paste to the CPU or to the cooler? Or does it matter? Cooler is some sort of Scythe Katana 3 thing that I'm ...

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