Sorry for the horrible picture. It’s hard enough to see with my eyes, let alone get a pic.

  • HeckGazer
    661·
    2 days ago

    I feel like this pic could easily win some niche photography comp, it has such a strong liminal vibe. As for the paste; she’ll be right

  • recursive_recursion they/them@lemmy.caEnglish
    24·
    2 days ago

    Leaving it is fine as that amount of excess thermal paste won’t have any detrimental effects.

    If it bothers you enough however there are 2 ways you can remove it:

    • q-tip with 99% isopropyl alcohol
    • q-tip with electrical contact cleaner

    For your case I’d recommend the first as it’s cheaper

    Again however with that small amount you’ll be fine leaving it👍

    • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
      11·
      2 days ago

      Totally agreed. Most thermal paste is non-conductive, so it’s not really an issue if it goes too far. However, if you ever use liquid metal, you have to be more careful

      • JackbyDevOPEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        The brand I am using is yeesterpaste. It was at microcenter. It has a little practice pad which was helpful. Turns out my gut feeling was not quite enough. But I may have been a little over zealous with the real one lol.

    • JackbyDevOPEnglish
      4·
      2 days ago

      Thanks! It probably looks odd because of the lighting and angle. My room has an overhead light that’s to the right, but I was using a magnetic flashlight to help on the left. Also, this is through a mesh panel. I think you can sort of tell if you look at the black heat sink (not the CPU one). It sort of gives a pattern over the image, but it’s so out of focus you can’t see it.

      • Telorand@reddthat.com
        2·
        2 days ago

        You’ll like it! I had one but had fitment issues (SFF build). Now I have a Phantom Spirit (non-SE or EVO), which is basically the same thing but with seven heat pipes and only 154mm tall.

        • JackbyDevOPEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          The front fan on this doesn’t quite clear the RAM, but it’s so minor I think it’s fine being a tad higher.

          • Telorand@reddthat.com
            2·
            2 days ago

            For sure. The center fan is doing the hard work, and Noctua and others have started shipping these same cooling blocks with a single 140mm fan in the middle.

            Here’s how I have mine (pulling from the back, top exhaust).

            Photo of a white NR200 case with a Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 and 3060ti GPU. The CPU cooler uses a 120mm fan in the middle and a 15mm fan at the back.