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AJDeBres
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2018/02/25 15:22:02 (permalink)
How often should you replace the thermal paste on the gpu's?
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    bcavnaugh
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    Re: Thermal paste, 2018/02/25 15:40:41 (permalink)
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    How often should you replace the thermal paste on the gpu's?


    Maybe every 3 to 5 years unless you are seeing issues with Temps.

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    Re: Thermal paste, 2018/02/25 15:43:26 (permalink)
    Alright cool, any certain brands of paste I should stay away from? I just tried this one brand (arctic something) and when I pulled my heatsink off the cpu last night I ended up yanking the cpu out of the socket (spend like 3 hours bending the pins back so I could use it) sucked so bad. 
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    Re: Thermal paste, 2018/02/25 16:00:30 (permalink)
    Myself I use MX-4
    Also anytime you remove a part that has Thermal Paste on it you should replace the Thermal Paste.
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    Re: Thermal paste, 2018/03/04 22:42:25 (permalink)
    Something I like to do as well is to give my CPU cooler a little twist before I pull it off to prevent undue sticking between surfaces


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    Re: Thermal paste, 2018/03/04 22:57:12 (permalink)
    It's rare for me to bother unless I am changing out the cooler since 3-5 years I normally have upgraded. I guess I might want to look at my parents system since by then they normally have the old video card.

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    Re: Thermal paste, 2018/03/05 19:24:12 (permalink)
     
    Once a on my CPU, but GPU not too often..

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    Re: Thermal paste, 2018/03/12 16:44:37 (permalink)
    Artic silver 5 the way to go
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    Re: Thermal paste, 2018/03/15 04:11:42 (permalink)
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    Artic silver 5 the way to go


     Personally I prefer Gelid GC Extreme


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