Jump to content

New thermal paste?

Froody129
By Froody129
in CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory
 Share
Posted
3 minutes ago, Froody129 said:

So I'm upgrading my motherboard. I have an i5 with the stock cooler. Will I need new thermal paste when I change motherboard?

Thermal paste is best not reused. If you are removing the heatsink from the cpu. It is VERY MUCH advised to change thermal paste.

 

 

 

very much advised=you better

Build

Spoiler

Ryzen 5 1600, Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Gigabyte X470 Gaming 7. TeamGroup Viper 4133mhz 16gb, XFX RX 480 8 GB (1000mhz cause dying), Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB M.2 SSD, An old 1tb 5400 rpm 2.5" HDD, TeamGroup 480gb & Kingston 480gb ssds (May RAID 0), 1TB Western Ditigal HDD, EVGA 750W G2 PSU, Phanteks P400s

----------X-----------X------------

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/697854-new-thermal-paste/#findComment-8930375
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I think the better question is "Should I change my CPU cooler?". /s

 

Yes, you will. I'd recommend getting AS5 or something similar unless you want to go for the best TIM.

Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6

Spoiler

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K

CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK 
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste 
Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4
Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive 
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series
Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer 
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena
Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse
Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel  Headset
Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers

 

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/697854-new-thermal-paste/#findComment-8930397
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

As the others said chaning your thermal paste is more of a must than a could. Think of it as the link between your cpu and cooler (thermal link that is). Not having a good one will result in bad cooling or even worse.

 

For the stock cooler, run some tests and see what's your CPU temp. If you have the extra money get a fan for your socket (take into account the case size) and with both this and the termal paste change you will have great results.

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/697854-new-thermal-paste/#findComment-8930431
Share on other sites
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 CPUs, Motherboards, and Memory

×