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Scratched my Aio heatsink and worried it will affect my temps

Jnash
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I scratched it on accident when I was installing the radiator it made friction with the case

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3 minutes ago, Jnash said:

I scratched it on accident when I was installing the radiator it made friction with the case

 

 

That's not going to affect temps in any meaningful way. Once you put in thermal paste it will fill in the small scratches. 

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6 minutes ago, Analog said:

 

That's not going to affect temps in any meaningful way. Once you put in thermal paste it will fill in the small scratches. 

Ok thank you very much I was very worried

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There were also benchmarks where contact surfaces had better performance when they weren't mirror polished. Also the point of thermal paste is to fill such gaps. There won't be any difference in performance, really.

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