ARCTIC Inc via Amazon has
4-Grams ARCTIC MX-4 Premium Performance Thermal Paste for Processors + Spatula for
$5.49.
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About this item:- Excellent Performance: ARCTIC MX-4 thermal paste is made of carbon microparticles, guaranteeing extremely high thermal conductivity. This ensures that heat from the CPU/GPU is dissipated quickly & efficiently
- Safe Application: The MX-4 is metal-free and non-electrical conductive which eliminates any risks of causing short circuit, adding more protection to the CPU and VGA cards
- High Durability: In contrast to metal and silicon thermal compound, the MX-4 does not compromise over time. Once applied, you do not need to apply it again as it will last at least for 8 years
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if not much changed in 10 years, you do you is fine. I have two older tubes but at this price it is tempting
I refuse to go back to eating pigeon eggs just to properly use this spatula.
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A pea size blob of thermal paste is way too much. And not by a little. That's probably 10 times what you actually need. If you're using a pea-sized dollop, you'll need to clean up a lot of squeezeout, if you can even get an optimal surface union.
Two surfaces that are flat like a processor and heatsink or memory chip and heatsink require less than a BB sized dot of paste, if spread properly.
Set up the hardware so the heat source is horizontal, facing up. Dot the surface with thermal paste in the center, then center the heatsink on it. Gently twist the heatsink back and forth, 45 degrees if possible, to get the surfaces to mate, then secure it in place using the X pattern mentioned if possible.
If you have some flat glass or clear plastic, you can use gel toothpaste to practice getting that thinner-than-a-sheet-of-paper layer to form evenly between two surfaces.
The spatula can be helpful, but if used as the primary method of spreading compound, you could easily cause bubbles and voids in the coverage if you're not careful.
I'm probably too careful. I'm sure they don't use that much care in the factories, but I like to optimize my system where it's cheap and easy to do so.
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Two surfaces that are flat like a processor and heatsink or memory chip and heatsink require less than a BB sized dot of paste, if spread properly.
Set up the hardware so the heat source is horizontal, facing up. Dot the surface with thermal paste in the center, then center the heatsink on it. Gently twist the heatsink back and forth, 45 degrees if possible, to get the surfaces to mate, then secure it in place using the X pattern mentioned if possible.
If you have some flat glass or clear plastic, you can use gel toothpaste to practice getting that thinner-than-a-sheet-of-paper layer to form evenly between two surfaces.
The spatula can be helpful, but if used as the primary method of spreading compound, you could easily cause bubbles and voids in the coverage if you're not careful.
I'm probably too careful. I'm sure they don't use that much care in the factories, but I like to optimize my system where it's cheap and easy to do so.
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