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Unpopular opinion: My old boss was right about cheap thermal paste
He told me to always spend the extra $3 on Arctic Silver 5, but I used a generic brand on a gaming PC repair last week. The CPU temps spiked to 95C under load and I had to redo the whole job.
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fiona_reed656mo ago
Been there. Used a cheap tube once and my temps were all over the place. Never again, the good stuff is worth every penny.
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david_singh616mo ago
But is it really the paste? Could be a bad mount or not enough pressure from the cooler. Seen plenty of cheap paste work just fine if you apply it right.
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