Aaronjamt@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoBeen trying to figure out why my PC is running slowlemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down19
arrow-up1127arrow-down1imageBeen trying to figure out why my PC is running slowlemmy.worldAaronjamt@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squaretowerfullinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoI was expecting a “remove before installing” sticker.
minus-squareghostBones@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoMy go-to for that was always a soft guitar pick with the tip cut off. It seems like this was applied buy a goon with a spoon.
minus-squareDoomBot5@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoNah, it’s not necessary to do more than an X for larger CPUs or a pea for smaller ones. This is just thermal paste that’s dried up.
minus-squareMolecular0079@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoYep, the X method has served me well for decades. I honestly don’t understand why some people insist on slathering on thermal paste like they were making a cake. An X and nice even pressure while you’re screwing down the heatsink is all you need.
minus-squareInvertedParallax@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAn x, or, for real jobs (used to do big servers), 3 lines. Did tictactoe for a bit but thats overkill.
I was expecting a “remove before installing” sticker.
My go-to for that was always a soft guitar pick with the tip cut off. It seems like this was applied buy a goon with a spoon.
Nah, it’s not necessary to do more than an X for larger CPUs or a pea for smaller ones. This is just thermal paste that’s dried up.
Yep, the X method has served me well for decades. I honestly don’t understand why some people insist on slathering on thermal paste like they were making a cake. An X and nice even pressure while you’re screwing down the heatsink is all you need.
An x, or, for real jobs (used to do big servers), 3 lines. Did tictactoe for a bit but thats overkill.