johnRivs

I bought my first IPS monitor (Gigabyte M27Q). It sits right next to a TN one (BenQ GL2250) that I've been using for many years. I'm running it at 1440p 165hz G-Sync (compatible) on Display Port 1.2 Profile: sRGB First thing I noticed during a dead-pixel check is the sides. They show something like chromatic aberration (not sure that's the term) which I don't mind cause under normal use it's not very visible. The problem seems enhanced in these pictures cause of my phone's camera focus. (Pictures 1 and 2) My issue is with text. Those 2 colors translate to every piece of text on the screen and makes it look not as sharp. It's like a halo around letters that I don't see in 2 TN panels I have. Again, excuse the focus. (Pictures 3 and 4) For reference, this is how "New tab" looks in my TN panel. (Picture 5) Another thing I'm not a fan of is the uniformity of the light. It's not the backlight itself, more like a viewing angle thing. The sides look dimmer. Is that why some people buy curved 27" monitors? (Pictures 6 and 7) I tried the other 2 HDMI ports and going back to 60Hz but it won't look better.

Here are a few options I've found, all around 5-6€ ($6-7): Arctic Silver 5 (3.5g) EKWB EK-TIM Ectotherm (5g) Arctic Silver Ceramique2 (2.7g) Arctic MX-2 (2g) Arctic MX-4 (4g) The stock paste that came with the 212 EVO hasn't been opened since the day I applied it 4 years ago and has stayed in the box at no more than 40 celsius ambient temp. in the summer.

My bad if it sounded like I wanted to use the thermal paste on my current CPU. I meant using paste from the tube that that came with the cooler initially. What's the smallest tube I should be buying?

I'm not getting the plate version. I'm buying the bracket, the one that looks like an X. So basically I'd be switching the bracket that it already has. About the cooling performance.. I don't know about that: I'll look into a new paste maybe. Yeah, I know it's supported and I mentioned I'm getting the bracket. My concerns have to do with using a 4 years old air cooler/thermal paste.

I was thinking of buying the AM4 bracket and keep using the Hyper 212 EVO that I bought in 2013. I've been using it with the FX-6300 for nearly every day since then without overclocking. 25C-30C right now, 18C-25C during the winter. I don't mind buying a similar air cooler and I plan on overclocking the Ryzen 5 1600, but could I just keep using it?Also, is it wise to use the thermal paste that came with the air cooler? I haven't opened it since 2013. Is there a way to test if it's still ok?