Just realized I've been thermal pasting CPU coolers wrong for years...

I had a customer bring in a gaming PC that kept thermal throttling after about 30 minutes of play. Pulled the cooler off and the paste was spread unevenly with big air gaps around the edges. I used to just blob it in the middle and hope for the best. Then I watched a video comparing spread methods and the line method worked way better on my own rig. Anyone else ever have a 'wait, I'm the amateur' moment on something basic like this?

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miab8717h ago

I bet your thermal paste was as uneven as my terrible cooking skills.

nina_harris3915h ago

The last time I tried cooking I set off the fire alarm so badly my own crew showed up. Turns out I'm better at thermal paste than risotto.