best thermal paste application method? i find pic related spreads very evenly.

>>106014880 (OP)
Evenly spread layer top and bottom of CPU.

>>106014880 (OP)
Based.

>>106014880 (OP)
it does not matter

apply thermal pate
place heatsink on top
slightly rotate heatsink a few single degrees
remove heatsink
inspect thermalpaste
if adequate, place heatsink back
if not
add more paste, or redo.

>>106014902
spreading is pointless the pressure from mounting a heatsink/waterblock will spread the compound
and if you spread too thin youll have gaps in contact
only retards spread thermal compound

>>106014880 (OP)

>>106014880 (OP)
Big ole' dot in the middle, press, wipe off the excess. How hard can it be? 3.8ghz P4 here, stable at 95-100 °F under heavy load.

>>106014880 (OP)
liquid metal
>>106015168
seething faggot lol

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>>106015700
Based beyond reason.

>>106015045
NTA but I have autistically tested all methods myself back years ago, in more than one PC and even using different types and brands of thermal paste
Spreading a thin layer over the entire die or heatspreader with a credit card, by far always gave me the best results.
Single drop in the middle, retardless of drop size and amount, by far always gave me the worst results and always end up leaving gaps in important areas

idgaf what others think or what arguments they use, I will continue using thin spreads and enjoying fine temps at full loads in 30+ celsius room temperature even 5+ years after I last applied the paste.

>>106015782
what about the X

>>106015831
nta but i like doing an X. from corner to corner. entire die always gets covered and excess gets pushed off the sides.

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>>106015860
from my testing, all the excess gets pushed right off and the entire die is completely covered.

>>106015871
another

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>>106014999
perfect example here >>106015882

>>106015882
here is testing with a giant blob

>>106015895
i do think some pastes certain methods are better than others. the mx-6 paste really didn't move much. its a really thick paste. while mx-5 spreads really easy and excess gets pushed out easily.

>>106015831
It's not very good but it works. Swastika works better (I tried it kek).
After thin spread, what works best is using multiple small/tiny drops

>>106015903
going to do some new testing with thermal grizzly and Corsair thermal paste on my old 6900xt that I hang on the wall

>>106015960
first up thermal grizzly in an X pattern

>>106016020
very good coverage. completely covered the die and excess paste definitely squeezed out from the sides

>>106016023
Corsair next in an X pattern

>>106016065
Corsair paste didn't spread that well as an X. thermal grizzly did a lot better. i would manually spread the Corsair paste.

wasn't thermal paste deprecated by those fancy thermal pads?

>>106016103
I have those sheets

>>106016113
steve is that you? dog bless you man

>>106016088
let's try nine dot method with the thermal grizzly paste, since the Corsair paste really does have to be spread with a spatula

>>106016122
not steve but i can be steve if that makes you happy anon.

also the pads are great. 99% of the time you can just use a pad instead of paste. the kyro pads are as good as 98% of paste out there. only a few are better by a few C.

though from my usage, i don't find them as "reusable" as they claim. they don't compress the same if you remove the cooler and put it back on.

>>106014880 (OP)
the final solution to thermal paste application

>>106016135
The dots spread wonderfully. I think I should have made them a little bit thicker cuz I don't think I had enough paste but just spread wise, it pretty much covered everything.

so really the method doesn't matter as much as long as you just have enough. it comes down to how thick the paste is. a low viscosity paste isn't going to spread as well as a high viscosity paste. the Corsair paste is just too thick. you really have to spread it yourself while the thermal grizzly paste spreads extremely easily because it's just not as thick.

>>106016145
>a few C
a few C is the difference between a good PBO boost and not one at all. also i'd rather you be wendell than steve

>>106016173
Oh, absolutely I agree, if you are thermal constrained but if you are not, 1-3C difference doesn't matter much. For most people, I recommend getting the pads over paste. At this point I only recommend paste for those pushing it or take their coolers off often.

>>106015700
Why is left triskelion/three pronged/idk?

>>106014880 (OP)
X for square cpus. Line for rectangular ones. No need to spread the pressure does the job for you.

>>106016469
Some paste is too thick to fully spread. Even with the mounting pressure of the cooler.

>>106017293
>Some paste is too thick to fully spread.
The paste that came with my latest cooler was almost hard and I was a little worried about how it would spread but the performance is good. That shit will spread as long as you mount it tight enough.

>>106014880 (OP)
I put some in the center, wrap my finger in cling wrap, and spread it while pressing down

>>106016113
KryoShhhhheeeeeeeeiiiitt

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>>106016088
looks like you put the card together incorrectly and all of the pressure was lopsided.

>>106016135
>>106016165
>The dots spread wonderfully
the corner is uncovered, again you closed the card unevenly.
>>106017481
everything from thermal grizzly is GARBAGE. But goys will buy it because it's shilled and expensive.