Thermal paste is typically used between a heatsink and a high-power integrated circuit such as a CPU. It is used to ensure there is good thermal conductivity for cooling the integrated circuit.
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How much thermal paste should apply to the CPU?
There a million different pages around the Internet with conflicting information on how much thermal paste to apply and how to spread it. Some say a half-bean-sized drop in the middle, others say a circle or rectangle on the CPU. Some tell you to…
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What chemical should I use for removing thermal paste?
What should I use for removing thermal paste: acetone or isopropyl alcohol? Some say acetone is the best thing for the task, others say it's a no-no. Who should I believe?
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How to remove 13 year old metal loaded thermal paste
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What chemical should I use for removing thermal paste?
I've got an AMD-K6 CPU which has a duff fan, the thermal paste has gone solid and won't come off with alcohol or akasa heatsink cleaner (smells of citrus, like label…
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Do I need to apply more thermal compund?
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Can I remove and put back the heatsink of my processor without reapplying thermal paste
I recently remove the CPU and fan from my motherboard overnight. When I went to reinstall them, I noticed the thermal compound looked…
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Do I have to repaste Laptop CPU/GPU in the same way it was when I opened it?
I have a gaming laptop and I have removed the heatsink and saw the paste literally everywhere. So the CPU has these resistor like things next to it, that had paste on them as well as the GPU (which l have cleaned).
When reapplying the paste would I…
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