Is this to little thermal paste or too much?

[Kanna]

[Aereldor]

Too much, and you don't appear to have cleaned off the old thermal paste very well. 

 

You need just enough thermal paste so that when the heatsink is secured, the thermal paste spreads itself out to cover the whole die and doesn't spill over like that.

[Kanna]

Just now, yaboistar said:

did you even clean the old stuff off before you applied that

I cleaned as much as possible I was dumb and didn’t do some load before repasting 

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, Aereldor said:

Too much, and you don't appear to have cleaned off the old thermal paste very well. 

 

You need just enough thermal paste so that when the heatsink is secured, the thermal paste spreads itself out to cover the whole die and doesn't spill over like that.

The heatsink doesn’t spread out so much there (this is an old photo from a few days) I took off the cooler and it seemed to still only be on the chip and nothing on the side

[Kanna]

2 minutes ago, yaboistar said:

go clean it off properly and then re-apply. for the record, the amount of paste was fine as they're small chips and it will spread out easily, but start from a clean slate.

Will there be any consequences for not doing so?

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, yaboistar said:

yes, you'll still have the old paste there lowering thermal conductivity and you risk trapping air pockets in it which will further lower thermal conductivity

Will there be any notable signs

[xd Maples]

12 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Dont use water to wipe it off

[Aereldor]

Just now, Kanna said:

Will there be any notable signs

He just told you, leave enough of it on and it'll affect your temps. Leave enough on the die and the dried-up clay-like old paste will cause the heatsink to sit at an angle, causing one or two of your cores to run way hotter than the others and take your overall die temp up by a shitton, causing throttling.

 

But by all means, mess around and see what happens

[Kanna]

Just now, yaboistar said:

yes, the second coming of christ will happen and you'll be the only one left behind

 

 

good lord just take 20 seconds to clean the paste off properly you have now spent more time enquiring about it than it would've taken to do it

The problem is this is already done and I just forgot to post it

[Kanna]

Just now, xd Maples said:

Dont use water to wipe it off

I didn’t

[Biomecanoid]

13 minutes ago, Kanna said:

oh god my eyes...  please fix this

[UpTheDons]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

The problem is this is already done and I just forgot to post it

You can still clean it off even if it requires removing the cooler.

[Kanna]

Just now, Biomecanoid said:

oh god my eyes...  please fix this

What is a good way I can put load on it to dry the old up? (It’s a X360 btw)

[xd Maples]

2 minutes ago, Kanna said:

I didn’t

Ok good  

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, UpTheDons said:

You can still clean it off even if it requires removing the cooler.

Yeah it’s just that the grey one was just impossible to remove since it hadn’t been turned on since idk

[UpTheDons]

3 minutes ago, Kanna said:

Yeah it’s just that the grey one was just impossible to remove since it hadn’t been turned on since idk

Have you been using isopropyl alcohol and a cloth?

this explains the process.

[Kanna]

1 minute ago, UpTheDons said:

Have you been using isopropyl alcohol and a cloth?

idk what isopropyl alcohol is but I used something I always remove stuff with paured with a cloth

[Biomecanoid]

Just now, Kanna said:

What is a good way I can put load on it to dry the old up? (It’s a X360 btw)

Just clean it with a piece of cloth that does not leave strains or "hair" behind or q-tips using a bit of alcohol. Clean it thoroughly removing all of the old paste, it not hard. Then apply a thin film of paste all over the little square of the cpu, you may need something like a old credit card to spread it 

[UpTheDons]

Just now, Biomecanoid said:

Just clean it with a piece of cloth that does not leave strains or "hair" behind or q-tips using a bit of alcohol. Clean it thoroughly removing all of the old paste, it not hard. Then apply a thin film of paste all over the little square of the cpu, you may need something like a old credit card to spread it 

A little dab of paste will do fine then make sure you apply the cooler down with equal strength on both sides to ensure even distribution. I wouldn't recommend using a credit card.

[Kanna]

Just now, Biomecanoid said:

Just clean it with a piece of cloth that does not leave strains or "hair" behind or q-tips using a bit of alcohol. Clean it thoroughly removing all of the old paste, it not hard. Then apply a thin film of paste all over the little square of the cpu, you may need something like a old credit card to spread it 

The paste is hard stuck it’s been there for 10+ years and probably hasn’t been heavily used for like 3+, I have a thermal paste spreading thing

[Biomecanoid]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

idk what isopropyl alcohol is but I used something I always remove stuff with paured with a cloth

Alcohol,  stuff you get from the pharmacy ... 

[Kanna]

Just now, UpTheDons said:

A little dab of paste will do fine then make sure you apply the cooler down with equal strength on both sides to ensure even distribution. I wouldn't recommend using a credit card.

It’s kinda hard to apply the cooler like even but it get’s even in the end

[Biomecanoid]

1 minute ago, Kanna said:

The paste is hard stuck it’s been there for 10+ years and probably hasn’t been heavily used for like 3+, I have a thermal paste spreading thing

I guess if its hard for you to do it, and you will do more harm than good then better leave it as it is.

[UpTheDons]

2 minutes ago, Kanna said:

It’s kinda hard to apply the cooler like even but it get’s even in the end

Just use a fair amount of pressure on both sides when placing it on the cpu, then screw down until both sides are sitting on the same level.

[Kanna]

Just now, Biomecanoid said:

I guess if its hard for you to do it, and you will do more harm than good then better leave it as it is.

It’s not hard to do it, it’s just that it’s a hell doing it