Enough thermal paste?

[xnoobftw]

I've recently bought an mx-4 and after applying it once I've realised i really had added too little ( i thought that mx4 was a fluke then). After that i decided to reapply and this is what I've got.

is this enough? and should the thermal paste and the side of the chip itself bother me?

[ThatOneGuyThatFlew]

umm too much way too much

[Zayzo]

looks like too much.

[Emanuel_M]

I've recently bought an mx-4 and after applying it once I've realised i really had added too little ( i thought that mx4 was a fluke then). After that i decided to reapply and this is what I've got.

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is this enough? and should the thermal paste and the side of the chip itself bother me?

actually it's not enough. All thermal paste makers suggest to use the whole tube, because that is what is needed. /s

Seriously what to much, and do a cleaner job. You just wasted good thermal paste, that won't even do a good job, because you put too much.

[xnoobftw]

umm too much way too much

  

looks like too much.

but I've tried the cpu amount of thermal paste and got a load temp of 81c for my 290x. now that im test running it the load tempt had stabilised at 77

[xnoobftw]

actually it's not enough. All thermal paste makers suggest to use the whole tube, because that is what is needed. /s

Seriously what to much, and do a cleaner job. You just wasted good thermal paste, that won't even do a good job, because you put too much.

the thermal paste on the sides were from the stock paste! only the cross was what I've added

[Zayzo]

  

but I've tried the cpu amount of thermal paste and got a load temp of 81c for my 290x. now that im test running it the load tempt had stabilised at 77

What model of 290x? They're supposed to run really hot 80-90c

[xnoobftw]

What model of 290x? They're supposed to run really hot 80-90c

trixx

[Vivilacqua1]

the thermal paste on the sides were from the stock paste! only thee cross was what I've added

Did you clean off the stock paste?

 

EDIT- thats also pretty cool already. My 290 with antec 7 ran at about 94 till I shoved a kraken G10 and 280mm rad onto it.

[Mew]

Unlike life, less is better for thermal paste to avoid air bubbles. 

[xnoobftw]

Did you clean off the stock paste?

Yeap! But the ones on the side of the chip was really hard to get off so i didnt bother (and i didnt wanna break something)

 

Unlike life, less is better for thermal paste to avoid air bubbles. 

Is the cross really too much?

[Emanuel_M]

the thermal paste on the sides were from the stock paste! only the cross was what I've added

so your lying to yourself? You said you added more paste. You have to redo the whole thing again. Just ad a dot line or thin layer. What a waste of good paste

[Vivilacqua1]

Do something about the size of the tip of a Phillips screwdriver. 

 

Lemme look around me desk for a sec...

 

 

EDIT- Wohoo, 700th post

[xnoobftw]

so your lying to yourself? You said you added more paste. You have to redo the whole thing again. Just ad a dot line or thin layer. What a waste of good paste

Sorry... Im pretty newb at this .... 

So just like how a CPU is?

[Emanuel_M]

Sorry... Im pretty newb at this .... 

So just like how a CPU is?

well since there is no heat spreader just make sure that the thermal paste is making contact with the GPU die and heat sink.

[EliminatingAngels]

Step 1: Watch this video 

Step 2: Clean the thermal paste with 70+% isopropyl alcohol

Step 3: Apply a BIT of thermal paste

Step 4: reassemble

Step 5: Profit?

[techguru]

thermal paste should be applied to the top of the chip..spread evenly...paper thin amount

[xnoobftw]

What model of 290x? They're supposed to run really hot 80-90c

  

Did you clean off the stock paste?

 

EDIT- thats also pretty cool already. My 290 with antec 7 ran at about 94 till I shoved a kraken G10 and 280mm rad onto it.

  

Unlike life, less is better for thermal paste to avoid air bubbles.

  

so your lying to yourself? You said you added more paste. You have to redo the whole thing again. Just ad a dot line or thin layer. What a waste of good paste

  

thermal paste should be applied to the top of the chip..spread evenly...paper thin amount

how about now

[techguru]

you got way to much extra outside of the top of the chip

better get some q-tips and some cleaning solution and clean that up

it could fry something if you don't

[techguru]

[Zayzo]

Its different. You apply a little more on gpus.

[techguru]

Its different. You apply a little more on gpus.

not really

just a nice even spread...paper thin

[thedarkdad3]

one drop is enough. Im not quite sure why they think they need to cover the whole surface. all that does is increase the heat.

[techguru]

one drop is enough. Im not quite sure why they think they need to cover the whole surface. all that does is increase the heat.

no you wanna cover the entire cpu

its gotta be paper thin

[Zayzo]

no you wanna cover the entire cpu

its gotta be paper thin

Yeah that spreading method has been shown to leave air bubbles, which hurts performance. A natural spread by the heatsink is better.