Jump to content

A quick question about pre-applied thermal paste.

DeathStalkerGR
By DeathStalkerGR
in Cooling
 Share
Go to solution Solved by TheKDub,

Nah, you can use the stuff pre-applied to the cooler.

Though using your own would probably give you slightly better temps.

 

its up to you.

(Be sure to clean off the old paste!)

Posted

Hello guys. Tommorow I'll buy the aftermarket CPU cooler from ARCTIC, the Freezer A11 version. And I have a question. Taking into consideration that this cpu cooler is a great bang for your buck, I am wondering if I have to remove its own thermal paste that's pre-applied to it and use my own. I have a very simple one, that some folks told me it sucks, but okay. My thermal compound that I'm thinking of using is a Coolermaster IC Value V1. So what you guys think? Both seem pretty "okay" pastes so what should I do? Stick with the pre-applied or remove it. Thanks in advance. (I won't answer fast, or mark as answered because I'll go to sleep right now. In Greece it's now 12:16 AM. Good night ^_^)

Case : Zalman R1 Motherboard : Asus Prime Plus B350  CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @3.2GHZ  RAM : Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB @2400MHZ (OC) SSD : Samsung 850 Evo 250GB + Patriot P200 500GB  HDD : Seagate Barracuda 2TB  GPU : AMD RX 5700XT 8GB  PSU : Corsair CX 550W 

 
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Solution

Nah, you can use the stuff pre-applied to the cooler.

Though using your own would probably give you slightly better temps.

 

its up to you.

(Be sure to clean off the old paste!)

Specs: CPU - Intel i7 8700K @ 5GHz | GPU - Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming | Motherboard - ASUS Strix Z370-G WIFI AC | RAM - XPG Gammix DDR4-3000MHz 32GB (2x16GB) | Main Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 500GB M.2 | Other Drives - 7TB/3 Drives | CPU Cooler - Corsair H100i Pro | Case - Fractal Design Define C Mini TG | Power Supply - EVGA G3 850W

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

If you're not overclocking, then it literally makes no difference, or such a small difference that it's not worth the effort of cleaning off the pre-applied to use something else.

Shot through the heart and you're to blame, 30fps and i'll pirate your game - Bon Jovi

Take me down to the console city where the games are blurry and the frames are thirty - Guns N' Roses

Arguing with religious people is like explaining to your mother that online games can't be paused...

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Wow that was a quick answer ! Thanks a lot guys, all of you ! I'll make sure I'll clean my CPU first ! Good night (from here) to everyone. Thanks again ! ^_^

Case : Zalman R1 Motherboard : Asus Prime Plus B350  CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @3.2GHZ  RAM : Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB @2400MHZ (OC) SSD : Samsung 850 Evo 250GB + Patriot P200 500GB  HDD : Seagate Barracuda 2TB  GPU : AMD RX 5700XT 8GB  PSU : Corsair CX 550W 

 
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

On my Corsair H100i I replaced the paste. I guess peace of mind? It's up to you. If you fell like the thermal paste you use is fine then why not.

CPU - i5 4690k @ 4.0Ghz | MOBO - MSI Z97 Gaming 3 (MS-7918) | RAM - 16GB Patriot Memorys Viper 3 @1866MHz | GPU - MSI Reference GTX 980 TI

Case-Corsair Graphite Series 230T Mid-Tower | HDD - Western Digital Black 1TB (Will get a SDD later) | PSU - Corsair RM 850 Gold | Display-28" 4K Samsung U28D590D & BenQ RL2455HM|Cooling-CPU= Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX & GPU= Corsair Hydro Series H50 120mm|Keyboard/Mouse-Corsair K95/Corsair M65 | OS - Windows 8.1

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Hello guys. Tommorow I'll buy the aftermarket CPU cooler from ARCTIC, the Freezer A11 version. And I have a question. Taking into consideration that this cpu cooler is a great bang for your buck, I am wondering if I have to remove its own thermal paste that's pre-applied to it and use my own. I have a very simple one, that some folks told me it sucks, but okay. My thermal compound that I'm thinking of using is a Coolermaster IC Value V1. So what you guys think? Both seem pretty "okay" pastes so what should I do? Stick with the pre-applied or remove it. Thanks in advance. (I won't answer fast, or mark as answered because I'll go to sleep right now. In Greece it's now 12:16 AM. Good night ^_^)

yeah you can use the pre-applied, but i tend to use my own. wont really make that big of a difference.

"Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it

i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm

SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP

Old Rig

i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Cooling

×