Smudged thermal paste on heat sink is that okay?

[Jonas14236]

Hello, I would like to know if it is bad to have the thermal paste on a heat sink smudged. I am building my first gaming PC soon.

btw I'm using Ryzen 3.

[Dujith]

If you could upload a picture, that would help alot.

[Jonas14236]

In a second

[Input_Name_Here]

14 minutes ago, Jonas14236 said:

Hello, I would like to know if it is bad to have the thermal paste on a heat sink smudged. I am building my first gaming PC soon.

btw I'm using Ryzen 3.

As long as there is adequate contact between the CPU and the cooler through the TIM your temps won't suffer. Unless you are going to be overclocking like crazy in which spreading the thermal compound can trap air bubbles in it decreasing its effectiveness very slightly. And as always, apply rules of common sense as well as thermal compound to your pc and you will be fine. ;-)

[Jonas14236]

Here are the pictures

 

[Jonas14236]

Thank you

[Input_Name_Here]

4 minutes ago, Jonas14236 said:

Here are the pictures

 

 

 

Do you have any of your own thermal compound? If not use your finger or a credit card to spread it evenly again.

[TrigrH]

you touched it now its broken, time to throw it out

 

just kidding its totally fine  

[Jonas14236]

nope

[Jonas14236]

3 minutes ago, Input_Name_Here said:

Do you have any of your own thermal compound? If not use your finger or a credit card to spread it evenly again.

i might

[Input_Name_Here]

 

2 minutes ago, Jonas14236 said:

nope

To be honest you can just plop it onto your CPU. the pressure from the clamp will spread the TIM around.

[Jonas14236]

Just now, Input_Name_Here said:

 

To be honest you can just plop it onto your CPU

okay thank you

[iiNNeX]

Nope, time to sell your entire computer I'm afraid...

 

For real though, you should never use the TIM that comes with coolers, it's usually really cheap stuff. Get some decent TIM and re-apply it if I was you...

[SpaceGhostC2C]

3 hours ago, iiNNeX said:

 

For real though, you should never use the TIM that comes with coolers, it's usually really cheap stuff. 

I think that's a rather extreme advice given what the actual difference in temperatures is... 

[iiNNeX]

16 hours ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

I think that's a rather extreme advice given what the actual difference in temperatures is... 

Every degree counts man:

 

[Input_Name_Here]

7 hours ago, iiNNeX said:

Every degree counts man:

 

Screw thermal paste!!! Just solder the dam cooler directly to the cpu.

[iiNNeX]

3 minutes ago, Input_Name_Here said:

Screw thermal paste!!! Just solder the dam cooler directly to the cpu.

Yep that works... Or this

 

 

[SpaceGhostC2C]

6 hours ago, iiNNeX said:

Every degree counts man

Nah, not to the extent of "never use stock thermal paste". It is fine. 

[Kinda Bottlenecked]

Might wanna avoid using their stock tim. Its really hard to pry apart when you wanna change the tim. 

[iiNNeX]

28 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

Nah, not to the extent of "never use stock thermal paste". It is fine. 

 

You have been excluded form the PCMR Elite club.

 

*shuts door*