• towerfulEnglish
    81·
    2 years ago

    I was expecting a “remove before installing” sticker.

    • ghostBones@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 years ago

      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.

      • DoomBot5@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        2 years ago

        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.

        • Molecular0079@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 years ago

          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.

          • InvertedParallax@lemm.eeEnglish
            1·
            2 years ago

            An x, or, for real jobs (used to do big servers), 3 lines. Did tictactoe for a bit but thats overkill.