Ryzen thermal paste apply method

[Flying Sausages]

Hello

 

Is the rice method thermal paste apply  work on Ryzen CPU or do I need to use the X method or the vertical line method on Ryzen CPU? I will getting all my parts on next week Monday or Tuesday.

[5x5]

use X - more reliable coverage.

[nick name]

Use whichever you'd like and then just make sure you use more than you think you might need (I'm assuming you haven't checked a bunch of different paste applications in the paste to learn from).  Honestly, if you apply in several spots on the IHS with the forethought of how it will spread once the cooler is applied you'll probably do a good job.  

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, OlympicAssEater said:

Hello

 

Is the rice method thermal paste apply  work on Ryzen CPU or do I need to use the X method or the vertical line method on Ryzen CPU? I will getting all my parts on next week Monday or Tuesday.

Just dump a bunch on it.
 

 

[XHT_001]

use your finger and cover every square millimetre, if you die hard, buy some kitchen tongs to put the CPU into the socket

[nick name]

1 hour ago, XHT_001 said:

-snip- if you die hard, buy some kitchen tongs to put the CPU into the socket

Lol.  wut?

[XHT_001]

22 minutes ago, nick name said:

Lol.  wut?

tongs, buy a good pair of tongs, to put the CPU into the socket with, if the top of the CPU is covered with paste, getting it into the socket and pressing it down firmly, normally ends up with you getting paste everywhere and all down the sides of the CPU and onto the pins and over the PCB, so use tongs

 

[nick name]

40 minutes ago, XHT_001 said:

tongs, buy a good pair of tongs, to put the CPU into the socket with, if the top of the CPU is covered with paste, getting it into the socket and pressing it down firmly, normally ends up with you getting paste everywhere and all down the sides of the CPU and onto the pins and over the PCB, so use tongs

 

LOL. WUT!?!

 

You install the CPU into the socket before applying thermal paste.  Oh, gawd I am dying right now.  

 

@Tristerin  Bro.  Brooooooo.  You'd like this.  

 

@Streetguru Come back!  

[Tristerin]

34 minutes ago, nick name said:

LOL. WUT!?!

 

You install the CPU into the socket before applying thermal paste.  Oh, gawd I am dying right now.  

 

@Tristerin  Bro.  Brooooooo.  You'd like this.  

 

@Streetguru Come back!  

This...this...is a first.  Is this how people get thermal paste all over the cpu pins lol?

[Tristerin]

1 hour ago, XHT_001 said:

tongs, buy a good pair of tongs, to put the CPU into the socket with, if the top of the CPU is covered with paste, getting it into the socket and pressing it down firmly, normally ends up with you getting paste everywhere and all down the sides of the CPU and onto the pins and over the PCB, so use tongs

 

 

This is golden right here

[nick name]

33 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

This is golden right here

That's some Verge level PC build guide advice.

[Tristerin]

9 minutes ago, nick name said:

That's some Verge level PC build guide advice.

Just ordered off amazon, googled - CPU tongs

 

This was in the top 3 selection, so I figured its going to be pretty good

 

[nick name]

19 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

Just ordered off amazon, googled - CPU tongs

 

This was in the top 3 selection, so I figured its going to be pretty good

 

I have those.  Great for CPUs like Threadripper.  

[nick name]

1 hour ago, quakeguy said:

I always use a grain of rice on the middle of the CPU.  It seems to get almost full coverage when the cooler is attached.

Really?  "It seems to almost get full coverage".  

[Dean.P.]

Watch this:

go to about 1:38 for the application he recommends 3 dots.

[spat55]

I did a pea size and temps look alright, probably not the best method though.

[Bazrat]

Just do the rice/pea method. I've done it for both Intel and Ryzen and temps are perfectly fine. Other methods aren't worth the hassle in my opinion. For what? 1-2 degrees? If even that.

[CGT]

the best way is to put dots of paste every mm , small quantity of paste

[TrainFan475]

I just did the classic pea sized dot and it's working excellent for me using the stock cooler.