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Best way to apply CPU paste?

savagesam117

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I know this is going to get me a lot of difference answers but in general which is the best way to apply thermal paste?

I've got to put a new CPU cooler on my brother PC and I'm just curious of the best way?

I've always spread it on making sure pretty much all of the chip is covered seems like the logical thing to do?
 
Blue160 said:
I do the pea sized blob as well. Never had any problems so I'm not going to try anything different.

You'll find lots of different advice on this. If what you usually do works then keep doing it.
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I've heard a lot of pea sized blob!

The only reason i ask is that i've read that spreading isn't good because it will create air bubbles causing over heating that's all.

Pea sized blob it is!
 
DragonQ said:
The method they used wasn't objectively awful, the actual application was awful. Spilled some of it onto the motherboard!

Also, pea sized blob is faster and easier so unless there's a good reason to do a longer/harder method, it'd be silly to.
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Alright boys, calm down! ;)

Well i wouldn't call it hard to be honest!
 
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