Pk-1 + H60

[jimi]

is this normal with prolimatech pk1? i changed my thermal paste of the old h60 which ive been using for a year to prolimatech pk1. ive noticed that my idle temps (32-35 deg stock paste. 35- 42 deg with pk1) were 5-8degrees higher than the stock paste that the cooler came with although load temps seem to be the same... did i do something wrong? i used the pea method in applying. tnx

[LinusTech]

It is possible you applied too much or too little. PK-1 should perform pretty much the same as the stock paste.

 

Here's a thermal compound installation guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2p6Hk4IfqI

[Oisin Maguire]

that does seam strange but if you did something wrong it would stand out when you have a load on the cpu as the temps will go alot above the out load temps. I am assuming the temps are low enough at load that the Vcore is not throttled back. nope it helps

[WikoSiko]

No if the load temps are ruffly the same it just means the stock paste was better at dispersing the heat when it was at lower temps.

I wouldn't be worried unless you see a 10-20 degree difference when under load.

Have you run any benchmarks to see if the temps are actually the same?

[jimi]

thanks for the quick reply, i'll just try reapply it again maybe i used to little paste