>bite the bullet and buy a brand new cooler for 30€
>previous one was used, cost me like 7€
>idle down from 50°C to 30°C
>full power down from 80°C to 50°C
Worth it

>bite the bullet and consoome thing I didn't need
>idle down from *great* to *great*
>full power down from *perfectly fine* to *needlessly better*
>worth it
no

I have same effect when I replace the thermal paste.

unused heat is wasted heat

>>106125386
Make sure to replace the thermal paste every year or two. I lost a cpu because it said it was hot but I never believed it lol

>>106127191
>make sure to replace the thermal paste every year or two
completely fucking pointless
>I lost a cpu because it said it was hot
first of all: this didn't happen, you cannot kill a cpu with heat unless you go out of your way to somehow disable the 200 different thermal protections that are in place
second... how the fuck does your CPU tell you that it's hot????