Used to buy fancy thermal paste for every build, now I just use the tube that comes with the cooler

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Oh man, I feel this so hard. It used to be all about that liquid metal or the expensive Noctua stuff for me, and I'd watch every tutorial twice before applying it. But now I just squeeze out whatever comes in the box and call it a day. Hasn't failed me once, and honestly, the difference in temps is like one or two degrees at best. Isn't that money better spent on literally anything else in the build? We all get caught up in the hype, but at the end of the day, a cooler is a cooler.

amyh211mo ago

Read an article not too long ago where someone actually tested this, paste from the box vs expensive stuff, and the difference was like 2 degrees under load on a gaming PC. Made me feel way better about just using what comes with the cooler. Saves a little cash and a lot of worrying.

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