thermal tape and thermal paste causing overheating ?

[1NIGHTMAREGAMER]

Ok I took apart my CPU area and cleaned every thing then put thermal paste on a piece of thermal tape but realized that my CPU started having worse heat issue  do I need to remove the thermal tape and re apply thermal paste ?

 

[Windows7ge]

Yes, as in don't use a thermal pad on your CPU. Thermal pads are good for components that get hot but don't need that heat wicked away as quickly as possible like VRMs or VRAM. Your CPU needs heat pulled away from it as quickly as it's produced to keep the system happy and thermal pads cannot transfer the heat quickly enough which is why we use thermal compound.

[Enderman]

Uh, thermal pads are not for use with CPUs...

[Mick Naughty]

Thermal pads are used on cpu's. Its based on the scenario. 

 

But if there was paste there prior, paste would go back.

[wONKEyeYEs]

And just to be thorough,

don't put thermal paste on thermal pads.

[1NIGHTMAREGAMER]

2 hours ago, Windows7ge said:

Yes, as in don't use a thermal pad on your CPU. Thermal pads are good for components that get hot but don't need that heat wicked away as quickly as possible like VRMs or VRAM. Your CPU needs heat pulled away from it as quickly as it's produced to keep the system happy and thermal pads cannot transfer the heat quickly enough which is why we use thermal compound.

How to get that pad off my heat sink btw my idiot friend put it on not me I built rest and let him help

 

[Windows7ge]

28 minutes ago, 1NIGHTMAREGAMER said:

How to get that pad off my heat sink btw my idiot friend put it on not me I built rest and let him help

 

Well. Turn the system off. Unplug it. Open it up. Remove the CPU heatsink. Remove the pad by just peeling it off then remove the thermal compound with a rag (and isopropyl alcohol if you have it). Put new thermal compound on. Put the heatsink back on.