Best Thermal Paste For Cpu 2016

Feb 26 2016 messages 642.

Best thermal paste for cpu 2016. What s the best thermal paste under 30 dollars the cpu isnt that good it s an i5 6500 thank you. In 2013 tom s hardware tested the best liquid metal thermal paste at that time coollaboratory liquid ultra against the best conventional thermal paste gelid gc extreme and stated. In my new pc build i need thermal paste for my cpu. New posts search forums.

Cpu thermal paste is a cheap product but the pricing range is between 10 15. Always pick the best thermal paste that works in an efficient manner for your computer and don t cost much. Choosing the best thermal compound for cpu is vital as the gray silver compound keep the processor cooler. First we will see how each technique spreads the thermal paste across the cpu and then we will test each technique in a full computer system to see which has the best thermal performance.

Thermal paste doesn t hurt copper if it did about 40 of all pcs would be in big trouble today. I recommend doing a small x for the cpu and a larger x for the gpu. Will your thermal paste application method impact your cpu temperatures. Re apply your own thermal paste i really butchered this part but it s better to use too much than too little.

Unfortunately i ve never done that before so i m not sure how much thermal paste to apply. If your cpu is a green color with a black rectangle in the middle you ll need to put enough on to cover the entire black part. The best technique to apply thermal paste is something that is often debated on the internet so in this article we want to do our own testing to find the best method for applying thermal paste. Don t lift it back up and check how you ve done this can cause bubbles in.

Even the best coolers won t save your processor from a poor thermal paste. Will your thermal paste application method impact your cpu temperatures. Although its ability to dissipate heat isn t anywhere near as good as an aftermarket thermal paste it s good enough for keeping a modestly powerful cpu fairly cool for the better part of a decade. This was worse than what we saw previously with the 8700k at 5 2 ghz granted the 9900k packs more cores but it s soldered whereas the 8700k uses intel s notoriously rubbish thermal paste.

For example the thermal paste that s historically been included with intel cpus has been constructed to have an incredibly long lifespan. It s often overlooked but a quality thermal paste is essential for effective heat transfer that lasts long term without drying or wearing out. Asked whether the 1 5 c δt which the liquid ultra holds over gelid s gc extreme with a closed loop cooler or the 2 7 c δt which it does in the boxed cooler test are worth extra effort and cost my. Idk ask the op.