thermal paste

[Surestgarlic2]

I put toothpaste on my laptops CPU bc the thermal.past was like dust when I touched it is this ok or should I take it apart and use mustard

[SorryBella]

Fun TIL: You can get Arctic Cooling MX4 for the price of a bottle of Tabasco, or a bottle of good dijon mustard.

 

Please use proper compound, not household items.

 

[Murasaki]

Um I guess toothpaste is good enough LOL though get some actual thermal paste as I'm not sure if toothpaste will last long.

 

 

[Surestgarlic2]

1 minute ago, Eviljuche said:

I really hope that this is a joke...

it's not a joke I used arm n Hammer mint toothpaste

[GorujoCY]

5 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

it's not a joke I used arm n Hammer mint toothpaste

yup clean it out, perhaps with alchohol and just get an actual thermal compound. (like a thermal grizzly kryonaut 1 gram or Noctual NH-2, if you are on a serious budget then Arctic MX-4)

or be a blin and use a mustard but good luck cleaning it when it dries out.

Edited May 30, 2021 by GorujoCY

[Surestgarlic2]

Just now, GorujoCY said:

yup clean it out, perhaps with alchohol and just get an actual thermal compound.

or be a blin and use a mustard but good luck cleaning it out when it dries out.

how long will mustard last

[Surestgarlic2]

2 minutes ago, Eviljuche said:

 

This picture shows what happens to regular toothpaste(on the left) and he regular thermal compound(on the right) after the strong heat application. No comments.

will it still be better than the powder that was On it aka thermal paste/dust

[GorujoCY]

1 minute ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

how long will mustard last

not for so long I think and I do not recommend it as it will be hard for your to dry it out if your laptop suddenly overheats, as others tried to explain, just get an actual thermal compound, it's not expensive, especially the arctic mx-4

[Surestgarlic2]

Just now, GorujoCY said:

not for so long I think and I do not recommend it as it will be hard for your to dry it out if your laptop suddenly overheats, as others tried to explain, just get an actual thermal compound, it's not expensive, especially the arctic mx-4

but I only have 10 bucks and I need to buy a cpu

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Surestgarlic2 said:

but I only have 10 bucks and I need to buy a cpu

You won't get a decent CPU thats worth anything for $10. Use that $10 and buy proper thermal paste. Its been proven time and time again in videos on Youtube that Toothpaste is NOT a viable thermal paste replacement. No food substance will be a viable replacement. 

[MadAnt250]

4 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

no I'm not I have an old Toshiba satellite a135 s4527 I need a cheap CPU and I want to know if I'm gonna damage anything with toothpaste

If toothpaste was a good idea, then everyone would use it. Just use thermal paste, it is cheap, you can recycle cans and bottles to pay for it.

[GorujoCY]

25 minutes ago, Surestgarlic2 said:

but I only have 10 bucks and I need to buy a cpu

bruh the mx-4 is less than 10 bucks: https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-MX-4-ACTCP00002B-Thermal-Compound/dp/B07LDJXWC8/
hence the recommendation of thermal paste.
edit: Noctua NT-H1 as well is cheaper than 10 bucks:
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NT-H1-Pro-Grade-Thermal-Compound/dp/B002CQU14A/

[SansVarnic]

-= Topic Locked =-

Shit posting is not allowed in this forum.

 

As it is there are a multitude of videos, articles, and forum topics (not just LTT) about this subject. Not including the 10's of thousands of memes about using stuff other than thermal compound.

That Said and using common sense, Thermal compound was created for one purpose. Use it or suffer the consequence of your choice.

And for the love of God, do not use mustard on your cpu... just dont.