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> Since when has applying thermal paste been messy and requiring trial and error to apply "correctly"? For people not accustomed to building their own rigs or
by mnicole 14y ago
> Since when has applying thermal paste been messy and requiring trial and error to apply "correctly"?
For people not accustomed to building their own rigs or using thermal paste, it can have a learning curve. Even having done it before, I had an issue two months ago where applying a little too much kept me from entering the BIOS. After some worry I reseated it and it worked fine, but anything that makes the process of building your own system easier should be a welcome change.
- zxcdw 14y agoHow is that even possible? How could applying too much material between the CPU heatspreader and the heatsink keep one from entering BIOS? Even if you spilt it all over your motherboard and socket, it shouldn't do a damn, as (at least most?) thermal pastes aren't conductive enough to cause any short-circuits or other harm.
- mnicole 14y agoI couldn't tell you, to be honest. It was originally an issue with the video card overheating, and I decided to clean and re-organize everything. The thermal was the only thing I wasn't 100% on, and when I reseated it with less paste, it worked again.