Does this look normal?

[filpo]

Specs in sig 
 

Earlier today I stress tested my CPU with Prime95 as I had just swapped my fan orientations and curves to work better. After doing this I had the same temps (60 degrees in prime 95) and that’s perfect for me. But, strangely, after about 3 minutes the CPU shot up to 80 degrees celscius and dropped clock speeds, and so then my fans ramped up. I opened it up to add another fan and thought ‘I might as well check the thermal paste’ not even being three weeks old. Bear in mind I added some NT-H1 to it after using the thermal paste that comes on the wraith stealth. And then I see this, any ideas on what’s going on? I’ve never seen it before in my system, my old one or on here 

 

Edited March 10 by filpo

[Hinjima]

8 minutes ago, filpo said:

Specs in sig 
 

Earlier today I stress tested my CPU with Prime95 as I had just swapped my fan orientations and curves to work better. After doing this I had the same temps (60 degrees in prime 95) and that’s perfect for me. But, strangely, after about 3 minutes the CPU shot up to 80 degrees celscius and dropped clock speeds, and so then my fans ramped up. I opened it up to add another fan and thought ‘I might as well check the thermal paste’ not even being three weeks old. Bear in mind I added some NT-H1 to it after using the thermal paste that comes on the wraith stealth. And then I see this, any ideas on what’s going on? I’ve never seen it before in my system, my old one or on here 

 

 

 

Did you add NT-H1 ontop of the preapplied paste?  Maybe they had a reaction?

The spread looks good but it just seems like not enough in patches. Very odd.

[podkall]

the other half should be on  cooler unless it isn't

[filpo]

Just now, Hinjima said:

Did you add NT-H1 ontop of the preapplied paste?

It was on the side where there wasn’t much paste before
it might’ve spread to over there after putting the wraith stealth back on

 

2 minutes ago, podkall said:

the other half should be on  cooler unless it isn't

it is but it’s just quite sparse in terms of spacing and thickness

[podkall]

7 minutes ago, filpo said:

It was on the side where there wasn’t much paste before
it might’ve spread to over there after putting the wraith stealth back on

 

it is but it’s just quite sparse in terms of spacing and thickness

I mean if it works it works, unless it has some overheat problems it should be fine,

 

does CPU have a hotspot temp?

[freeagent]

Looks a bit thin.. not a fan of NT-H1 myself, for the reason showing in the second pic.

[filpo]

35 minutes ago, podkall said:

does CPU have a hotspot temp?

Pretty sure it was around 95 but pc’s dismantled now since I’m cleaning off the thermal paste and configuring the fan orientation

[podkall]

4 minutes ago, filpo said:

Pretty sure it was around 95 but pc’s dismantled now since I’m cleaning off the thermal paste and configuring the fan orientation

then that's not good, sounds like it was the paste

[filpo]

28 minutes ago, podkall said:

then that's not good, sounds like it was the paste

 

44 minutes ago, freeagent said:

Looks a bit thin.. not a fan of NT-H1 myself, for the reason showing in the second pic.

 

1 hour ago, Hinjima said:

Did you add NT-H1 ontop of the preapplied paste?  Maybe they had a reaction?

The spread looks good but it just seems like not enough in patches. Very odd.

Just to update everyone, I tried with only NT-H1 and the application looks good, I’m pretty sure @Hinjima was correct about the reaction with the two pastes. 

just did another prime95 and damn the spike happened again, though I think it might just be the wraith stealth heatsink getting overloaded and heating the cpu up since there’s nowhere for the heat to go (8 it’s a cpu facing cpu heat sink)

 

 

[freeagent]

For me it just pumped out like crazy on my 8800GTX with Zalman cooler

[Hinjima]

17 minutes ago, filpo said:

 

 

Just to update everyone, I tried with only NT-H1 and the application looks good, I’m pretty sure @Hinjima was correct about the reaction with the two pastes. 

just did another prime95 and damn the spike happened again, though I think it might just be the wraith stealth heatsink getting overloaded and heating the cpu up since there’s nowhere for the heat to go (8 it’s a cpu facing cpu heat sink)

 

 

 

That sure does look a lot better!  That's how it always looks with my own NT-H1   Probably a chemical reactions between two compounds, strange but could happen.

 

[RevGAM]

14 hours ago, freeagent said:

For me it just pumped out like crazy on my 8800GTX with Zalman cooler

Strange, I haven't had issues with it or TF-7.

[freeagent]

1 hour ago, RevGAM said:

Strange, I haven't had issues with it or TF-7.

Not many people have. I am so lucky

 

Edit:

 

I did not say anything about TF7.. other than its good TIM. Though I have been saying that for years now.

[RevGAM]

5 hours ago, freeagent said:

Not many people have. I am so lucky

 

Edit:

 

I did not say anything about TF7.. other than its good TIM. Though I have been saying that for years now.

I know.