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No, just plugging the splitter cable into the motherboard fan header and the fans into the splitter cable.

If you just want to run them max speed anytime your computer is on.

This would also work according to @Cyracus

You'd have fan control this way.

Gelid makes pretty good pastes as well, although I don't think they are marketed nearly as well as their competitors.  It's been years and years since I saw that brand on a thermal paste chart, mostly because they're not as popular as they were back then when everyone was replacing their stock GPU coolers for something from Gelid.  Not too sure specifically on the OCX however.

I would just use the stock paste on a stock cooler. They actually use pretty good stuff... Just go with that. AMD expects the CPU to last 10 years no problem, so just let it be

It won't magically just die one day because it gets hot. Even if it did overheat, it would throttle and give you some indication of problems. And then at that point you can reexamine your paste or cooler.
 
I would not really worry about it, IMO.

Going on three years on my application of conductonaut, too.

Most quality thermal pastes should last at least 2 years, just don’t go with a cheap Chinese knockoff. If you are really concerned about longevity and don’t mind the slight decrease in thermal performance, it could be worth it to look into thermal pads instead of thermal paste.

Most good ones last way more than 2 years.  Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut/Hydronaut is pretty good.  They are non-curing and non-conductive and are at the top of the charts in terms of thermal performance too.

I have used Arctic silver 5 for most of my PC using years, now I use kryonaut as its "a little better". Realistically, any paste will be fine for a very, very long time. 2 years is nothing to even consider worrying about. Most PC's I have built (over 20) have never had the CPU heatsink taken back off, some are 10+ years old and working fine.

Something non drying and not liquid metal would be my basic take.
 
I like the diamond powder filled paste I bought some years ago.  Might be ICdiamond but I’m not sure. Had extremely small industrial diamonds in it.  It’s non drying but has good conductivity.  Been holding for 5 years so far.  I recently wiggled my cooler a bit and it’s still moving and working good.

I'm using whatever Cryorig included in their cooler and it's going in three years now with no problems.
 
I think people mess with them more often than the really need to.

Thanks

Until then, avoid putting heavy loads on the system.

500W is enough for your build. But isn't the CX500 almost a decade oid psu? Why not look at the newer CX550/650 or CX550M/650M?

The CX500 is the horrible old green models that are known for being unreliable and shit. Avoid using that.
 
Get a Be Quiet Pure Power Gold or Cooler Master MWE Gold. 550-600W would be ideal to accommodate future upgrades.
 
Also, if.overclcoking, first, don't and second, get a decent board and enable PBO while tuning your memory.

Someone really wanted to see that CC crash and burn but it survived, somehow

If you value your hardware, yes, replace it as soon as possible.

No. PSU calculators are usually wrong. Your system doesn't consume more than 300w at worst. 
A cx550 should be a big upgrade. 
I mean. I would probably replace. It's old at this point and a grey label cx will probably be a big upgrade.

4.3 is a big overclock all core, pushing beyond that is usually not even possible without LN2 or extreme voltages.
 
And you'll really want a new power supply for overclocking. Get a TXM 550 or Be Quiet Pure Power Gold 500

Yes, the issue isn't wattage, it's quality, stability, reliability, voltage and ripple control.

Thanks, I understand it better now. In this case I wont wait the PSU to die to replace, but I'll most likely wait for Black Friday (I hope nothing happens in 4-5 months) or at least for a good deal around here as prices are really inflated. Then I'll get a better mobo and my system will have way better synergy. 🙃😊🤗