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Just finished building a new PC but now I've discovered that I need a different motherboard as the one I have at the moment doesn't have enough fan headers so the system gets way too hot :( Ordering a new motherboard and will sell the old one but do I need to re-apply the thermal paste? It would have only been on for a couple days and I'll be using the same processor and heatsink, just on a different motherboard, so is it worth buying some new thermal paste too?

 

Btw I'm using the stock Intel heatsink/fan :)

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Always replace the paste. Cheap and easy to do. Air bubbles get trapped in the paste once removed and can cause even more cooling issues.

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Yes you do.  Removing the heatsink and putting it back on will introduce air bubble gaps in the paste, causing heat transfer to be suboptimal.

 

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It would be easier to just pick up a fan splitter or a hub. But unless you're sitting in a sauna, the temperatures should be more than fine with limited fans.

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Tyler, i had this case fan issue but you can buy fan head splitters for £3 (im sure you can find something cheaper wherever you are).  mine is a 1-4 splitter that obviously allows me to use 4 fans from one sys_fan slot.  Should be easier than replacing a whole motherboard :)

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It would be easier to just pick up a fan splitter or a hub. But unless you're sitting in a sauna, the temperatures should be more than fine with limited fans.

 

I also had some issues with not enough usb 3.0 ports on the internal I/O, so I was kinda looking to buy a new mobo anyways (that was due to my poor research lol)

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Tyler, i had this case fan issue but you can buy fan head splitters for £3 (im sure you can find something cheaper wherever you are).  mine is a 1-4 splitter that obviously allows me to use 4 fans from one sys_fan slot.  Should be easier than replacing a whole motherboard :)

I also had some issues with not enough usb 3.0 ports on the internal I/O, so I was kinda looking to buy a new mobo anyways (that was due to my poor research lol)

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