Intel stock cooler question

[ThyFeared]

So I've never really done this before but would it be ok for me to take the stock cooler of for a few minutes to clean it then put it back on without any new thermal paste? This is a two year old computer. 

[shadowbyte]

I'd probably replace 2 year old thermal paste.

It should be fine, but you should apply new thermal paste

[Enderman]

not really

linus says hes done it with no performance impact but in general its bad practice

especially if the thermal paste is dried out

 

and no you cant take the cooler off while the PC is running

[W-L]

1 minute ago, ThyFeared said:

So I've never really done this before but would it be ok for me to take the stock cooler of for a few minutes to clean it then put it back on without any new thermal paste? This is a two year old computer. 

It's recommend to replace it everytime due to air bubbles but as it is 2 years old also the paste is probably starting to dry over that period of time. 

[Zodiark1593]

So long as the paste hasn't dried and enough remains, it will probably be fine, though a fresh application will still be advised since you're going through the trouble anyway.

 

Luke did a recent video on that somewhere. 

[ThyFeared]

1 minute ago, shadowbyte said:

I'd probably replace 2 year old thermal paste.

It should be fine, but you should apply new thermal paste

I don't have any atm. I will be getting some more when my CPU cooler for my new computer comes in. Should I just clean it now then replace later?

 

Just now, Zodiark1593 said:

So long as the paste hasn't dried and enough remains, it will probably be fine, though a fresh application will still be advised since you're going through the trouble anyway.

 

Luke did a recent video on that somewhere. 

 

1 minute ago, W-L said:

It's recommend to replace it everytime due to air bubbles but as it is 2 years old also the paste is probably starting to dry over that period of time. 

Alright, thanks for letting me know

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

not really

linus says hes done it with no performance impact but in general its bad practice

especially if the thermal paste is dried out

 

and no you cant take the cooler off while the PC is running

I know I can't take the cooler off whilst my PC is running haha. I'll do it for now and wait for my new cooler that comes in with some paste.

[Zodiark1593]

Since it's temporary anyway, go for it or hold off on cleaning the stocker. Worst case scenario in either, your cpu just thermal throttles. 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, ThyFeared said:

you should really put new thermal paste once in a while.

[ThyFeared]

22 minutes ago, josephaltareb said:

you should really put new thermal paste once in a while.

 

24 minutes ago, Zodiark1593 said:

Since it's temporary anyway, go for it or hold off on cleaning the stocker. Worst case scenario in either, your cpu just thermal throttles. 

Since I cleaned it, it stops idling at 60c and now it's around 38-40c

 

[xwrench3]

i know that Intel cpu's are more tolerant of heat than AMD'S are, but i would not risk the chance of having problems for the $5-7.00 for new past. if you have already removed the cooler, and need to run the computer, i would only run it as long as necessary to do what you have to do until you get it remounted with new paste. think of it like running your car with 2 quarts of oil in the engine. could you drive the car that way? well, if someone was trying to kill me, HECK YES! but would i use the car to go grocery shopping, i do not think so.

[LogicalDrm]

It depends how much paste there is. If it was only using stock paste, I would change it. With aftermarket paste, it could be ok.