Beginner Mistake Stock Thermal Paste

HHC · 25 Apr 2018 at 15:45

While mounting the heat sink onto the cpu I stuck my finger right in the middle of the pre applied thermal paste circle leaving a nice fingerprint in the middle. I went ahead and mounted the heat sink as I haven’t bought any thermal paste yet. I know the stock thermal pastes aren’t great and I’d be better off replacing it but I’m a beginner and it took me a while to mount on the cpu so I left it. Will the heat sink still cool the cpu or does everything need taking apart and reapplying? It’s the stock heat sink that comes with the ryzen 1600. Thanks.

orbitalwalsh · 25 Apr 2018 at 15:46

should be ok, pressure should even it out and they apply to much paste! might of done a good thing! haha

doyll · 26 Apr 2018 at 10:48

Potential problem is if your print trapped air in the seat. Then the as air heats/expands and cools/contracts it will progressively push TIM out and CPU will run higher temps. But that usually does not happen. Just keep an eye on CPU temps and if they start rising get some TIM to do it right.

mattyfez · 26 Apr 2018 at 21:02

Should be fine, I'd just run it as it is, but do some temperature checks just in case.

Pocah · 27 Apr 2018 at 13:15

The bigger problem is the stock heatsink! I really wouldn't worry about it unless you want to change the heatsink. The money you spend on replacing the compound would be far better put towards a better heatsink.

Habakkuk · 28 Apr 2018 at 13:51

If it works it's fine.

Could it work better? Sure - but that'd mean replacing your stock heatsink.

Enjoy your working system - you've not damaged it.

HHC · 29 Apr 2018 at 12:43

Is there a standard temperature range I should be expecting from the ryzen 1600 or does it depend on the mb and gpu I’m using? Anyone know what it is?

HHC · 29 Apr 2018 at 12:49

System isn’t running yet. Bought almost everything in November, put it all together, it’s been sitting in a corner since waiting for some ram.

HHC · 29 Apr 2018 at 12:54

No idea if all the parts work or connected the cables up correctly. It’s gone way past the 30 days I get for returns. Seeing as I haven’t used anything yet, when I eventually turn it on, should something not function correctly what options do I have regarding a replacement?

doyll · 29 Apr 2018 at 13:02

HHC said:
Is there a standard temperature range I should be expecting from the ryzen 1600 or does it depend on the mb and gpu I’m using? Anyone know what it is?

CPU temp is not a given. It is effected bymany things including room temp, airflow temp into cooler and what cooler is being used. Ryzen 1600 is rated 95w TDP so with a mid-level cooler I would expect temps below 60c at full load, but that is assuming you have good case airflow so air temp going into cooler is less than 5c above room temp. Normal idle temp will be lower than while booting through Dos or when system is working hard.

HHC · 29 Apr 2018 at 16:00

doyll said:
CPU temp is not a given. It is effected bymany things including room temp, airflow temp into cooler and what cooler is being used. Ryzen 1600 is rated 95w TDP so with a mid-level cooler I would expect temps below 60c at full load, but that is assuming you have good case airflow so air temp going into cooler is less than 5c above room temp. Normal idle temp will be lower than while booting through Dos or when system is working hard.

Should I experience any overheating would I be notified with a system message or auto power off etc?

mattyfez · 29 Apr 2018 at 17:46

No warning message normally, It will slow down and eventually turn off if it gets too hot (about 100c).

There's plenty of free little apps you can run to check what the temperature actually is in real time, core temp is one.

doyll · 29 Apr 2018 at 17:55

What mattyfez said. Some motherboards have load and temperature monitoring apps. AMD Ryzen Master is free and monitors temp and load as well as much more.