“Too Much Thermal Paste” - Benchmark of Thermal Paste Quantity

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  • Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
  • We've all seen people say "that's too much thermal paste." Most the time, it turns out, they're wrong. This test benchmarks thermal paste application methods.
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    Our testing today focuses on thermal paste application quantities -- not necessarily application methods -- and looks at pea-sized dots vs. thin spread vs. larger blobs. Thermal paste application is much debated among UA-cam commenters, and we think a lot of that is because it's something everyone has experience with. Our Modmat still has application guidelines on it, but those conform to simply whatever covers the IHS most efficiently. As far as quantity, as long as it's enough to cover everything, you're good to go. We even referenced Luke's LinusTechTips video from ages ago, which also tested this same comment.
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    TIMESTAMPS
    00:00 - The Best Shot We've Ever Taken
    03:22 - Testing Methodology
    05:49 - The Big Blob Test
    07:14 - The Thin Spread Test
    09:18 - The Pea-Sized Dot Test
    10:18 - The Too-Much Test
    11:25 - Average Core Temperatures
    13:35 - Temperature Over Time Comparison
    14:03 - Conclusions from These Tests
    16:34 - Recapping Previous Content
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  • @GamersNexus
    @GamersNexus  5 років тому +715

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    Have you seen other really frequent comments on YT that you think might be overblown? Let us know. We might test it.

    • @noenken
      @noenken 5 років тому +8

      0:02 Huh, I'm more used to videos where that happens at the end. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @AliceCarlyJ
      @AliceCarlyJ 5 років тому +18

      Gamers nexus. How difficult is it too clean out the socket after you put the thermal paste on it or does that mean that motherboard is now useless?

    • @zangetsu6638
      @zangetsu6638 5 років тому

      please don't forget the IPC video!!!

    • @GamersNexus
      @GamersNexus  5 років тому +55

      Alice- That board was already dead, so no harm done.

    • @sinnison23
      @sinnison23 5 років тому +11

      Hey, I just wanted to point out that I noticed the "Pea Size" graph was repeated for "Too Much" ( 10:51 ). Or rather, I should say that the "Too Much" graph was mislabeled, not that it was repeated. They are distinctly different graphs.

  • @element1192
    @element1192 4 роки тому +7850

    I bought the whole tube I’m gonna USE the whole tube

  • @forestflame172
    @forestflame172 5 років тому +20732

    I think the suicide rate just went up from the intro

    • @revelationsix
      @revelationsix 5 років тому +503

      Did they not think to provide a mental health warning?!
      WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!?

    • @Cheepchipsable
      @Cheepchipsable 5 років тому +217

      You could hear the heads exploding.

    • @Daffmeister187
      @Daffmeister187 5 років тому +149

      I just went into cardiac arrest, nearing rigor mortis.

    • @rodzila8314
      @rodzila8314 5 років тому +228

      Totally man! that cpu is totally going to melt with so little thermal paste!!

    • @Nicktheflick
      @Nicktheflick 5 років тому +36

      I was about to puke

  • @FeebleAntelope
    @FeebleAntelope 3 роки тому +75

    0:02 - Me: Okay, seems like a lot there, but I'm a newb. Maybe they know something I don't.
    0:06 - Uhhhhh....
    0:15 - Ohhhh, ISWYDT
    0:25 - Make. it. stopppp.
    0:28 - Spit take, dead

  • @desmond3245
    @desmond3245 2 роки тому +209

    There's only one major downside of too much paste: It's a real pain to clean up the mess next time you want to replace or reseat your cooler.

    • @TheAechBomb
      @TheAechBomb Рік тому +4

      can confirm, used just about a whole tube my first cooler install

    • @James-wd9ib
      @James-wd9ib 10 місяців тому +4

      reseating coolers is for the weak

    • @legendofman12
      @legendofman12 10 місяців тому +3

      @@James-wd9ibwut

    • @NuisanceMan
      @NuisanceMan 9 місяців тому

      It also costs more.

    • @SupraSav
      @SupraSav 2 місяці тому

      @@James-wd9ibDried out paste 🥶

  • @blumac9801
    @blumac9801 5 років тому +9512

    Don’t put too much CPU on your thermal paste

    • @solace512
      @solace512 4 роки тому +227

      thanksshould i put it on the dimm slots to cool my ram

    • @LCST237
      @LCST237 4 роки тому +214

      @@solace512 are you dumb? Rams doesn't need that much cooling or else they'll freeze. It's better to put it in the pcie lanes

    • @DanielBoos
      @DanielBoos 4 роки тому +7

      Why

    • @enjuakahoshich.6982
      @enjuakahoshich.6982 4 роки тому +99

      Also apply it in the ports of your sata cables so that not only data is transferred but also the thermal paste itself getting you twice the performance

    • @alieu5225
      @alieu5225 4 роки тому +18

      Lucas Costa calm down somebody didn’t take their pills this morning

  • @StevenMussels
    @StevenMussels 3 роки тому +4935

    Every now and then i come back to watch the intro to this, just to make myself feel something again

    • @mustafam3285
      @mustafam3285 3 роки тому +67

      Steven I know that exact feeling. It is the reason I watch cringe compilations.

    • @JAYCOUNT
      @JAYCOUNT 3 роки тому +51

      You Ok bro?

    • @StevenMussels
      @StevenMussels 3 роки тому +65

      @@JAYCOUNT 2020 has been rough

    • @kawzmOS
      @kawzmOS 3 роки тому +13

      Lots of love from SoCal! Hang in there, fellow earth human! ❤️

    • @nandoman4769
      @nandoman4769 3 роки тому +5

      Pain

  • @handlesarefeckinstupid
    @handlesarefeckinstupid Рік тому +223

    Years ago (circa 2005) me and a workmate wondered about this. We decided to research it using a sheet of glass that we machines and drilled holes in to accept a cpu and cooler (upside down) so we could physically see what the paste did. We found that it took surprisingly little to get an even film.you dont actually want a thick layer, it is only there to transfer the heat to the cooler. We also found that the CPU lid and cooler heatsink plate flatness was a factor. Bored engineers do weird things.

    • @rysterstech
      @rysterstech Рік тому +8

      Weird tests can leave to great discoveries. Thomas Edison discovered electrons completely by accident in a vacuum tube

    • @450AHX
      @450AHX Рік тому +60

      @@rysterstech Edison had nothing to do with the discovery of the electron.

    • @chipsalom
      @chipsalom Рік тому +6

      I did this back in college to illustrate how different pastes, grease, etc spread. The easiest time beginners had was a pea size, and the tightening of the heatsink mount went smoothest with mid viscosity. Not too thin nor thick. At higher skill, lower viscosity, spreading just an almost imperceptuble amount seems to have the most predictable results in my experience. You don't need crazy mounting pressure, and it'll cover without worrying about it or overflowing. You know you have coverage, and just add barely enough pressure to make solid contact. No need to crank it to get the spread 🙂

    • @jimmymullen453
      @jimmymullen453 9 місяців тому +4

      Engineering 101: Use as little material as possible to fill any microscopic air pockets between surfaces.
      In a perfect world of flatness, thermal paste wouldn't exist. 😉

    • @TheActionBastard
      @TheActionBastard 6 місяців тому

      "Named the Edison effect, what Edison really discovered was that “electrons” could be literally boiled off the hot filament and collected by the wire. Electrons were not specifically named as such at that time, and would not be so until 1897 (J. J. Thomson)." I had to google that... and I had no idea until today. So he did have something to do with it, just... he didn't do the whole thing.@@450AHX

  • @WarpRulez
    @WarpRulez 2 роки тому +485

    It's always surprising how little is actually needed. Every single time I need to apply thermal paste I get the strong instinct to put a bit more, because that tiny half-pea just doesn't seem even close to enough, and I get the feeling that it won't spread to the whole heatspreader. But I quiet that instinct and put just that very small amount, and what do you know, the next time I remove the heatsink, the entire heatspreader has indeed been covered by the paste. You really don't need much.

    • @riks081
      @riks081 2 роки тому +46

      Hey i feel you. I usually put one more micron on, not for any other reason but to make myself feel comfortable 😂

    • @maboleth
      @maboleth 2 роки тому +11

      I never applied the paste externally. I always use stock coolers that ship with the CPU. Those have like a tiny strip of paste on it and I never experienced any problems. If AMD thinks that's enough, it's enough.

    • @KingOfJonnyBoy
      @KingOfJonnyBoy 2 роки тому +19

      @@maboleth In my experience those can actually tend to have excess.

    • @no_misaki
      @no_misaki 2 роки тому +7

      @@maboleth I'd agree with you if red or blue's stock coolers were any good. You're better off with a janky paste application on any aftermarket cooler than a perfect spread on a wraith prism.

    • @AParticularlyConcernedCitizen
      @AParticularlyConcernedCitizen 2 роки тому +17

      This is why you use the power of the mini spatula to alleviate your fears.

  • @ishaanpahuja6075
    @ishaanpahuja6075 4 роки тому +4374

    Putting thermal paste on the socket gets the best thermals because it probably won’t even boot

    • @deluxesofa
      @deluxesofa 3 роки тому +157

      Its so cold that it even won't boot

    • @AFlyingSwive
      @AFlyingSwive 3 роки тому +42

      well you're not wrong

    • @Olfan
      @Olfan 3 роки тому +112

      It stays at exactly ambient no matter what you do.

    • @packlord2192
      @packlord2192 3 роки тому +62

      Most thermal paste is non-conductive, so it should still boot, just like the mineral oil pc builds.

    • @deluxesofa
      @deluxesofa 3 роки тому +11

      @@packlord2192 r/woooosh

  • @Ed-tc2pg
    @Ed-tc2pg 4 роки тому +3609

    You're on the verge of putting to much on it.

    • @brienbirdwell
      @brienbirdwell 4 роки тому +165

      Most underrated comment on this video

    • @Chaosdude341
      @Chaosdude341 4 роки тому +148

      v e r g e

    • @m.steele5539
      @m.steele5539 4 роки тому +53

      Fuc*ing brilliant. Thx 4 the laugh

    • @Webberjo
      @Webberjo 4 роки тому +22

      too*

    • @MrHasie
      @MrHasie 4 роки тому +21

      What you did there, I see it.

  • @Chris-ly8wt
    @Chris-ly8wt Рік тому +18

    If you're curious how different application patterns look, you can test the thermal paste spread using glass or a plexiglass sheet that will allow you to see without removing the cooler plate.

    • @THE-X-Force
      @THE-X-Force 8 місяців тому +3

      Just make sure to torque it down to the same pressure as whatever cooler would.

    • @Chris-ly8wt
      @Chris-ly8wt 8 місяців тому

      @@THE-X-Force well yeah

  • @Dave995544
    @Dave995544 2 роки тому +18

    I really appreciate how high quality and professional the videos are on this channel.

  • @srinagrao1
    @srinagrao1 5 років тому +3264

    The Verge took the intro seriously 😂

    • @Kenmanhl
      @Kenmanhl 5 років тому +110

      The intro made me think of the Verge immediately :)
      The conclusion of this video is that it's really not worth worrying about when you have too much. Oh, well. It was still good laughing at the Verge

    • @HEricW.77
      @HEricW.77 5 років тому +11

      The point is they take anything seriously no matter how obviously ridiculous it is lol

    • @azuldream
      @azuldream 5 років тому +36

      you missed the point the issue was he added 3rd party paste when the AIO block already had pre-applied TIM. so yeah you look just as stupid for not getting it

    • @shadowxxe
      @shadowxxe 5 років тому +17

      Christopher their thermal paste application was idiotic not only can it spill over the socket the way the applied it ment that they were a lot of air bubbles causing higher temps

    • @TheRealFobican
      @TheRealFobican 5 років тому +9

      The Verge is at The Verge at becoming at The Verge of being The Verge on The Verge.

  • @jocopowell
    @jocopowell 4 роки тому +3767

    I don't use thermal paste. I underclock my i9 to 66 mhz and it runs just fine.

    • @mrnobody4147
      @mrnobody4147 4 роки тому +58

      of course it will do the job,if you dont gaming at the edges the cpu is just fine even without thermal paste.but if you overclocking and play hungry games yes its needed but again doesnt mean the pc will burn if you dont apply thermal paste.but it is good to apply.also is good for the companies to worry too much and go buying expensive thermal pastes...

    • @promethean44
      @promethean44 4 роки тому +4

      My government teacher has the same last name :D

    • @atodaso1668
      @atodaso1668 4 роки тому +87

      I take it you follow the verge? make sure you cap your frame rate as well, don't want them getting too high.

    • @rpgamezzz270
      @rpgamezzz270 4 роки тому +17

      @@atodaso1668 ikr? Why have unlock fps in competitive games? It's useless for quick reaction

    • @Rj-to8qm
      @Rj-to8qm 4 роки тому +27

      @SilentGhilly you can get thermal paste for like 5 bucks

  • @derekp6636
    @derekp6636 3 роки тому +14

    pretty epic and still on point for 2021, repasting old thermal does seem to help more than the method of application.

  • @volvagia6860
    @volvagia6860 2 роки тому +3

    This continues to pop up in my suggestions and I keep watching it! I can't get enough of the first minute, cracks me up every time!

  • @Lukiel666
    @Lukiel666 5 років тому +544

    If the thermal paste manufacturer contacts you to thank you for your support, then it's too much thermal paste.

    • @copycatshinobi6920
      @copycatshinobi6920 5 років тому +7

      Lukiel666 total savage hahahahah

    • @JohnDoe-wf6vn
      @JohnDoe-wf6vn 5 років тому +4

      Lukiel666 lol

    • @jamesp5644
      @jamesp5644 5 років тому +8

      Thermal Grizzly just sends you a letter asking if "you alright fam?"

    • @TheRealFobican
      @TheRealFobican 5 років тому +2

      It sure got a lot of thermal paste over the boards here.
      *Insert Loud Nigra*

    • @TonytheGr8
      @TonytheGr8 5 років тому

      Lukiel666 lol 😂😂

  • @minecraftermad
    @minecraftermad 5 років тому +1388

    Just take a large tub of thermal paste and dip the whole motherboard in it just to be sure

    • @tibinicle
      @tibinicle 5 років тому +70

      jklw10 Why are we still here? Just to suffer? Every night, I can feel my leg… and my arm… even my fingers. The body I’ve lost… the comrades I’ve lost… won’t stop hurting… It’s like they’re all still there. You feel it, too, don’t you?

    • @minecraftermad
      @minecraftermad 5 років тому +17

      Oh boy do i

    • @rubberguard83
      @rubberguard83 5 років тому +2

      Lol.

    • @imacrazyguy5831
      @imacrazyguy5831 5 років тому +17

      My eye just twitched a bit.

    • @minecraftermad
      @minecraftermad 5 років тому +43

      you should get some thermal paste for that

  • @TheAbsoluteWorst2021
    @TheAbsoluteWorst2021 2 роки тому +21

    Steve is the most nonchalant, decisive, cool, calm, and collected pseudocomedian I have ever seen on UA-cam. This guy literally has me dying laughing at least once in each of his videos whether it's him being absolutely blown away by someones stupidity, or his mind numbing solutions to poor product design, "And this is how you remove the tempered glass side panel insert." *tips pc until panel falls out face first onto table* *camera facing smile*

  • @carnsoaks1
    @carnsoaks1 2 роки тому +137

    The delta in results could be due to shifting magnetic resonance in the earth's crust due to changing magma densities. The resulting gravimetric changes also dilate time and shorten rulers. So that's gonna play a SMALL PART too.

    • @nikpap95
      @nikpap95 2 роки тому +3

      AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA

    • @exMuteKid
      @exMuteKid 2 роки тому

      This is just flat out wrong, that's not how time dilation works, and also I'm almost certain the mass of an object in space is what's directly correlated with the force of gravity, NOT magnetic fields! Density IS NOT THE SAME AS MASS!!
      The magma's density may change but the total mass of earth does not therefore gravity remains the same

    • @JorgieTV01
      @JorgieTV01 2 роки тому

      😂😂😂😂

    • @stewiepid4385
      @stewiepid4385 2 роки тому

      Addendum: The coriolis effect.

    • @eachone9220
      @eachone9220 2 роки тому

      @@exMuteKid whoosh? Or did I whoosh myself.

  • @npnstuff
    @npnstuff 5 років тому +1671

    The human eye cannot see above pea size thermal paste.

    • @gordongoodman8342
      @gordongoodman8342 5 років тому +6

      Lies.

    • @Nadae27
      @Nadae27 5 років тому +45

      @@gordongoodman8342 Mate, it's a proven fact

    • @packlord2192
      @packlord2192 4 роки тому +6

      ... Therefore we will make a F***ing sunami outta this paste Bi**ch!!! Why are we doing this!? FOR SCIENCE!!!

    • @EvoVFX
      @EvoVFX 4 роки тому +6

      @@packlord2192 you are definitely like 9
      1. You cant spell
      2. You censor your own comments 😂

    • @jerry6187
      @jerry6187 4 роки тому +4

      @@EvoVFX wut thu hel mann he cn spel just as gud a me

  • @DavidWilsonsays
    @DavidWilsonsays 5 років тому +291

    This will never work right until thermal paste comes with RGB colors....grey is so 80's

    • @MoraFermi
      @MoraFermi 5 років тому +15

      Electric Blue, Flame Red, Chlorine Green, perfect colour names for a high power density application!

    • @Yuzuki1337
      @Yuzuki1337 5 років тому +17

      Mora Fermi I think it should be "Nuclear Green", now that is edgy and cool!

    • @ImNotSureWho
      @ImNotSureWho 5 років тому +2

      toothpaste duh

    • @hemi4722
      @hemi4722 5 років тому +2

      You FOOL! You jest but you've just sowed the seeds to our doom!

    • @Soshoyo
      @Soshoyo 5 років тому +1

      This world needs Monster RGB Drink with 30℅ formalin content.

  • @ITn1njas
    @ITn1njas 3 роки тому +3

    I love your channel! So much detail and helpful info. Thank you for your diligent testing methodology and informative content.

    • @michaelcorcoran8768
      @michaelcorcoran8768 2 роки тому +1

      I wish there were people who cared this much about evidence in the world of social sciences on UA-cam. If you can even call it that.

  • @MD_Builds
    @MD_Builds 3 роки тому +97

    wholy crap the trolling in this intro... its relentless! "Stop, hes already dead!"

  • @68sixgun
    @68sixgun 4 роки тому +2788

    I use toothpaste. Consequently my cpu has never had a cavity.

    • @mschmolzer99
      @mschmolzer99 4 роки тому +59

      Just be aware that it dries out much faster than thermal paste

    • @iClone101
      @iClone101 4 роки тому +75

      @@mschmolzer99 /r/woooosh

    • @user-sg1lq8qx7g
      @user-sg1lq8qx7g 4 роки тому +166

      @@iClone101 its not entirely a r/woooosh moment, it is possible to use toothpaste as thermal paste, however its only a "last resort" method

    • @twinrixone5295
      @twinrixone5295 4 роки тому +9

      toothpaste was used in a few tests before

    • @therealcat5794
      @therealcat5794 4 роки тому +142

      @@iClone101 the wooooosh thing is annoying and it doesn't even apply here

  • @smallmoneysalvia
    @smallmoneysalvia 5 років тому +758

    Beautiful application of thermal paste there. Almost no need for a cooler with the sheer amount of thermal mass.

    • @TheSergio1021
      @TheSergio1021 5 років тому +56

      Thermal Mass is the name of my next album

    • @bazzti6645
      @bazzti6645 5 років тому +2

      Actually that amount of paste *insulates* the heatspreader therefore making it even hotter.
      That's not how thermal paste works

    • @smallmoneysalvia
      @smallmoneysalvia 5 років тому +31

      No of course more is better why else would they call it THERMAL paste?

    • @RandomHandGum
      @RandomHandGum 5 років тому +6

      Bazz Ti wooosh

    • @sauercrowder
      @sauercrowder Рік тому +2

      This is a great idea. Why not just build our own heat sink

  • @priestofsyrinx6681
    @priestofsyrinx6681 3 роки тому +43

    The Verge saw this and went "Yes"

  • @Autotrope
    @Autotrope 2 роки тому

    The information density in these videos is off the charts. I have to keep pausing to take it all in!

  • @aaronken7708
    @aaronken7708 5 років тому +1004

    Just thought I'd share this guys, but I applied the amount shown in the video's intro and now my Ryzen 1700x is a 2700x. Thank you.

    • @chebs9642
      @chebs9642 5 років тому +115

      I downloaded 400gb ram so suck it

    • @WolfieHDDd
      @WolfieHDDd 5 років тому +27

      I built a $1000 setup to play battle toads. Shut mouth

    • @dreadfulbadger
      @dreadfulbadger 5 років тому +23

      I put a bunch of thermal paste on my 1050 ti and now its a 1080 ti.

    • @andrew2180
      @andrew2180 5 років тому +1

      Same

    • @RankOneCasual
      @RankOneCasual 5 років тому +43

      I'm shocked by these results. I've only been able to upgrade my soundcard into a surround sound system with paste.

  • @JarrodsTech
    @JarrodsTech 5 років тому +3030

    RIP that socket

    • @GamersNexus
      @GamersNexus  5 років тому +1334

      That entire board was already dead!

    • @Judge_OnYouTube
      @Judge_OnYouTube 5 років тому +773

      Thermally, it now performs really well.

    • @ScanXn
      @ScanXn 5 років тому +192

      Gamers Nexus I was like nooooo the socket is ruined... oh he probably used a bad board

    • @spinkick9270
      @spinkick9270 5 років тому +46

      Gamers Nexus thought as much. Nobody wants to kill hardware even if it was free.

    • @JarrodsTech
      @JarrodsTech 5 років тому +75

      I figured, still a bit painful to watch 😛

  • @joshkelly531
    @joshkelly531 Рік тому +5

    I absolutely love the sass here…it was deserved and GN definitely delivered

  • @ChaeDoc
    @ChaeDoc 4 роки тому +638

    One problem i've had finding out how much thermal paste to apply is getting a visual example. People always try to describe how much to apply but no one i ask is able to show me, so i'm really happy that right at the top of the video you provide an example rather than make me watch the whole 20 minute video.

    • @d-o-n-u-t
      @d-o-n-u-t 4 роки тому +53

      Wait *_w h a t_* no stop

    • @CelestialShock
      @CelestialShock 4 роки тому +3

      ChaeDoc i heard it was the size of a grain of rice

    • @auturgicflosculator2183
      @auturgicflosculator2183 4 роки тому +7

      I love the guy writing a book in the replies to this comment on wanting a visual example.

    • @epiccollision
      @epiccollision 4 роки тому

      Jonathan Marus you know we are watching an actual test...

    • @TheGauges420
      @TheGauges420 3 роки тому +2

      @@auturgicflosculator2183 he gave him a visual example, a US dime. Cant picture anything in my head *besides* a dime when I read 'US dime'...

  • @achintya5265
    @achintya5265 4 роки тому +1002

    Gamers Nexus intro: *exists*
    The Verge: Write that down. Write that down.

  • @IkethRacing
    @IkethRacing Рік тому +6

    I think the "too much" crowd is from the old Arctic Silver 5 days. That paste was very thick and hard for the cooler to squeeze all excess out the sides.

  • @rmendoza720
    @rmendoza720 5 років тому +890

    So I think this is Gamers Nexus way of politely saying STFU about thermal paste

  • @anonamouse5917
    @anonamouse5917 4 роки тому +2402

    You were being to stingy with the paste in the intro.
    1 tube = 1 CPU. Simple.

    • @whiteoscreen2383
      @whiteoscreen2383 4 роки тому +46

      Wrong you need a bucket for one CPU ...... XD

    • @samohraje2433
      @samohraje2433 4 роки тому +114

      Nope you'll need 2 tubes
      1 for cpu and the other one for LGA or PGA socket

    • @MrDuck-oi3qc
      @MrDuck-oi3qc 4 роки тому +6

      First time I build a pc a spend a whole tube.

    • @legoivan44321
      @legoivan44321 4 роки тому +7

      No, its 1 CPU = 3000 tubes

    • @BM1620
      @BM1620 4 роки тому +29

      No ya got it all wrong, it's one tube per core, I used 12 tubes on my 3900x and it was the perfect amount 😆

  • @pv8685
    @pv8685 10 місяців тому

    thank you very much for doing this test! you are awesome guys!

  • @JamieNemeth
    @JamieNemeth 2 роки тому

    Thank you for the reassurance! Even I've attracted the "too much thermal paste" comment on my much smaller scale (in fact, they said "way too much thermal paste", which, erm, I think you've redefined!)
    I started with a pea-sized dot, on my new aftermarket cooler, and when I started it up, under medium load the thermals just didn't feel right: they were higher than with the stock cooler, and fluctuating more. I wanted to be more scientific in my testing, but didn't want to push things with the best PC I had at the time, so I just powered down and re-did the paste straight away.
    I'd never owned a cooler with copper heatpipes before, and when I pulled it off, it was the opposite problem to gaps in IHS coverage: the IHS wasn't too badly covered, actually, but the paste had gone in the gaps between the pipes on the cooler, and left a lot of the heat pipe area untouched (there were four heat pipes, and I'd have said only two had anywhere near a significant amount of paste on them.)
    I found advice that, in this instance, you should apply a small amount of paste linearly on each pipe, which seemed to make intuitive and logical sense. So I did that, and got the "way too much" comment. But the thermals are much better and much more well-behaved, so...yeah...I'm happy...even happier after watching this video!
    (Besides, even if there was too much, it was a mere fraction of a tube...and I'd gained experience of what would happen to the excess paste, anyway...it'd probably end up 'safely' in between the pipes!)

  • @CraftComputing
    @CraftComputing 5 років тому +1685

    Brilliant. Also, that was way too much in the AMD socket. You need an even amount on both top AND bottom for even heat dissipation.

    • @homemedia4325
      @homemedia4325 5 років тому +40

      What IPA would you use on the IHS? ;)

    • @pawala7
      @pawala7 5 років тому +69

      Also needs more liquid metal on the Intel socket. Cause it won't be compatible with any future chips anyway.

    • @hi-friaudioman
      @hi-friaudioman 5 років тому +12

      Craft Computing great channel BTW! I've seen a few of your vids. I'll throw a sub your way.

    • @tmi1234567
      @tmi1234567 5 років тому +5

      Craft Computing I'm crying im laughing so hard.

    • @ohiohouston3560
      @ohiohouston3560 5 років тому +11

      And filling the spaces between the backplate and mobo drops at least 30c alone

  • @anchorbubba
    @anchorbubba 5 років тому +461

    Steve, we need to have a talk...

    • @dark_taco
      @dark_taco 5 років тому +2

      C_minus Straight up 😂😂😂

  • @naminova
    @naminova 8 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for this video. It's my first time building a PC, and people make out "not enough thermal paste" and "too much thermal paste" as something that'll just ruin the whole thing. I was super nervous! But I feel more confident now, I'll just do what I feel is right and it'll probably be okay.

  • @Face_RC
    @Face_RC 10 місяців тому +1

    This video is the gift that keeps on giving.

  • @mahatmagandhiful
    @mahatmagandhiful 5 років тому +563

    I'll be honest, those first thirty seconds got my eye twitching.

    • @SunCityGamer
      @SunCityGamer 5 років тому +2

      mahatmagandhiful me too!

    • @permagrin8742
      @permagrin8742 5 років тому

      I’ve never built a pc before. Studied it since I want to someday. I was like WTF! Yes I knew it was a spoof just before he transitioned to the other board. But only just before.

  • @boiledelephant
    @boiledelephant 4 роки тому +1893

    Every basic nerd building their first gaming PC:
    "I'mma spend $20 on thermal paste, it's got actual SILVER in it"
    "I'mma spend $20 on a no-brand PSU, it says it's 900 Watts!"
    Priorities, lads.

    • @Adinda.1407
      @Adinda.1407 4 роки тому +5

      @RectalDiscourse sorry i don't get it

    • @budiisnadi
      @budiisnadi 4 роки тому +148

      @RectalDiscourse so it exploded once, and you still use it?

    • @CrashForce
      @CrashForce 4 роки тому +94

      RectalDiscourse so you kept using the PSU despite it doing the very thing it’s not supposed to do which is shoot sparks out of the rear?

    • @jayyhick65
      @jayyhick65 4 роки тому +35

      RectalDiscourse you didnt have to say that last part. Christ is good

    • @emjay9280
      @emjay9280 4 роки тому +1

      Q-Tech!

  • @EhNothing
    @EhNothing 3 місяці тому +1

    This is truly the greatest intro ever shot. It'll never be topped.

  • @Tyrael1701
    @Tyrael1701 2 роки тому

    Best intro ever. Love dragging the line across the case :)

  • @Mineav
    @Mineav 5 років тому +879

    Love the intro, because I always use a LOT of thermal compound right inside the CPU socket before I put the actual CPU in there. The CPUs never get above 0 degrees. Of course, they never actually start up or work for some reason, so there's that...
    Maybe I didn't use enough thermal compound?

    • @peppers7774
      @peppers7774 5 років тому +136

      If it's stayed at 0°c in a abient temp room then you need to turn the heating on

    • @Mineav
      @Mineav 5 років тому +140

      @@peppers7774 I like to keep it chilly inside the room. I have pet penguins.

    • @loweffortgaming2593
      @loweffortgaming2593 5 років тому +44

      Didn't use enough. If you had, it would have worked fine and used the mainboard as the heat sink.

    • @randytrashcan
      @randytrashcan 5 років тому +22

      Yeah man, you need more paste if the CPU isn't working properly. I typically apply a bit of water as well to ensure there's great connectivity. No more than a cup of water, though. Usually half a cup works best for me.

    • @armanke13
      @armanke13 5 років тому +2

      Try tooth paste

  • @tiyawn29
    @tiyawn29 3 роки тому +675

    Once when i was a kid i decided to clean my PC. So i did!
    I pretty much disassembled the whole thing into pieces,without really knowing what each part meant. I was just confident in my visual memory to mount every part where it belongs.
    So at one point i removed the CPU cooler,and i was like; damn,that is a lot of "dirt" between that cooler and CPU. So i "cleaned" it!
    Only after a couple of years i accidentally found out that,THAT "dirt" was actually meant to be there and that it was thermal paste.
    Looking back now,i still have no idea how that CPU survived all those years,but it did!
    And i used to play A LOT,every single day.

    • @XxSoulStealer1997xX
      @XxSoulStealer1997xX 3 роки тому +109

      Let's be real though, that thermal paste was probably already due a change. I haven't seen thermal paste that looks like dirt. Now I'm imagining that the paste was there for so long that is started to be cooked by the actual heat giving that weird dirt color 😂. Glad everything turned out alright for ya.

    • @angstyxxo1232
      @angstyxxo1232 3 роки тому +8

      How does this not have more like xD that’s beautiful!

    • @p0xygen
      @p0xygen 3 роки тому +79

      @@XxSoulStealer1997xX as a kid a weird white paste seems like dirt probably

    • @mordofable
      @mordofable 3 роки тому +104

      really depends on what CPU it was. when I was young my cpu fan broke. I didn't have any money, so I just took it off... along with the heatsink... because I didn't know any better lol. I just thought to myself "Maybe it'll be fine without it" so I tried it, and it worked. Only on a couple games I played did the computer lag. so I took the side of the case off, kept the computer on its side, and pointed a window fan at it xD that surprisingly helped cool it enough that the games stopped lagging, so that's how I ran my computer for more than a year. It was a celeron 850 - very weak.

    • @tiyawn29
      @tiyawn29 3 роки тому +6

      @@mordofable if you beat the crap out of me😅 i still couldn't tell you exactly which one was. Only thing i know is that it was some dual core pentium

  • @brine1986
    @brine1986 Рік тому +1

    This classic video still being recommended after 4 years :)

  • @armyofninjas9055
    @armyofninjas9055 3 роки тому

    That intro was amazing lol. It didn't get me until you stream paste all over the pc to slop some on the socket lol.

  • @bjd4
    @bjd4 5 років тому +429

    that's why i use CPUs made of thermal paste

    • @gfjfjufidi2880
      @gfjfjufidi2880 5 років тому +4

      bjd4 so like every CPU? They all have thermal paste inside them.

    • @sik3xploit
      @sik3xploit 5 років тому +12

      @@gfjfjufidi2880 Nonononono. Thermal paste is being used as materials to make all of the CPU.

    • @cloudftw113
      @cloudftw113 5 років тому +19

      There are a weird a lot of people who cannot detect sarcasm or humor in general in this comment section as a whole.

    • @reppy0757
      @reppy0757 5 років тому

      @@cloudftw113
      You gotta be fucking me. I think you're just being a total butthurt douchebag.
      #YouAreFakeNews

    • @miikey_lol
      @miikey_lol 5 років тому +4

      @@reppy0757 he really isnt, he's just saying the truth

  • @kevinparcour8950
    @kevinparcour8950 4 роки тому +411

    When he put that much of a thermal paste on the intro i was like "haha thats really bad couldn't get any worse" and then he put it on the socket

  • @MrReese
    @MrReese Рік тому

    I only came across this now, still very very helpful. The more you know!

  • @arib9877
    @arib9877 3 роки тому

    Amazing data collection! Thank you

  • @Adam-zf3bv
    @Adam-zf3bv 5 років тому +687

    That intro is hilarious, I love your hater trolling.

    • @solocamo3654
      @solocamo3654 5 років тому +9

      When I'm having a bad day I just watch one of these and all is well. Intro already turned my day around.

    • @Adam-zf3bv
      @Adam-zf3bv 5 років тому +10

      GN trolling is the best way to bring your mood up. pff whos need therapy when you have GN videos.

    • @sumwunudontknow
      @sumwunudontknow 5 років тому +5

      Just recently subscribed to this channel, could not agree more.

    • @StaticVapour590
      @StaticVapour590 5 років тому +3

      It was damn cool in my opinion

    • @Zarcondeegrissom
      @Zarcondeegrissom 5 років тому +1

      yeah, on par with Jayz2cent's thermal paste vid as well, that was great. Just keep piling it on, it's non-conductive, lol.
      And for the non-conductive paste in the socket, well, what's the difference between non-conductive silicon based thermal paste, and silicon dielectric contact grease, nothing, lol. The worst it will do is keep the contacts from oxidizing as fast in the socket.

  • @dchilo
    @dchilo 5 років тому +264

    Those first 40 seconds. OMG. I felt very anxious.

  • @SalemTechsperts
    @SalemTechsperts 11 місяців тому

    4 years later and I'm battling the entirety of TikTok on one of my videos where I spread a thin layer from a Kryonaut Extreme jug before installing a heatsink.

  • @haka8702
    @haka8702 Рік тому +40

    I would have loved to see a "too dry" one, like when you let it try while working on the PC and so it can not spread that well

    • @IkethRacing
      @IkethRacing Рік тому +2

      thermal paste dries in hours? more like years

    • @charles-antoinemartel-roy
      @charles-antoinemartel-roy 11 місяців тому +2

      Yeah from experience, the worst part about leaving thermal paste out in the open while you work on a PC is the risk of dust getting stuck in the paste, which could *in theory* make the thermal paste less effective. But then again, unless you're working on a PC in a sawmill, I can hardly imagine *that* much dust getting stuck there.

  • @MichaelMolli
    @MichaelMolli 5 років тому +486

    I'm missing "not applying any paste" in the charts.

    • @heutemalnicht
      @heutemalnicht 5 років тому +24

      Basically worse than any application method. Jay did a video on this.

    • @EVPointMaster
      @EVPointMaster 4 роки тому

      Might only work with a lapped CPU and cooler

    • @Ammothief41
      @Ammothief41 4 роки тому

      Heat sinks probably don't sit flush against the heat spreader so it's cheap and easy to use goop to bridge the gap.

  • @sLaMz1o1
    @sLaMz1o1 5 років тому +1525

    I guarantee some noob is going to watch just the intro, pause the video and say okay I know how much

    • @Bprince546
      @Bprince546 4 роки тому +11

      ROFL 😂😂😂😂

    • @Muslimman570
      @Muslimman570 4 роки тому +5

      Lol

    • @rohanjose4967
      @rohanjose4967 4 роки тому +2

      So You've created lava

    • @ashupashu5559
      @ashupashu5559 4 роки тому +3

      @@rohanjose4967 It is a nice light colored lava that will be good objectively. It is a nice light colored lava that will be objectively and factually 2 good.

    • @ashupashu5559
      @ashupashu5559 4 роки тому +1

      @@roycastanon5754 LPL/LOL.

  • @judestubbs
    @judestubbs 2 роки тому

    Just upgraded my I5-9600k to an I9-9900k and I thought I put on too much paste (went for a larger pea slightly spread). After I tightened aio then pulled it off to see 2 small streaks pushed out I looked up this video. Cleaned off the 2 small streaks and tightened it back down. It’s running great. You rule Nexus. Thanks for putting up with the internet and doing what you do.

    • @jatyin117
      @jatyin117 Рік тому

      What are your temps? I idle in the mid 40's. My i5-8600k used to idle in the 30's.

    • @judestubbs
      @judestubbs Рік тому

      @@jatyin117 even under heavy load never over 70C, my idle is in the high 40s

    • @jatyin117
      @jatyin117 Рік тому

      @@judestubbs Damn, mine at 100% load puts me at 85c. I do have XMP enabled though, if that matters at all. I heard that can raise temps a bit.

    • @judestubbs
      @judestubbs Рік тому

      @@jatyin117 idk, but I have it enabled as well. I believe XMP only affects your RAM speeds but I’m not sure.

  • @OlSmokey304
    @OlSmokey304 7 місяців тому +1

    5 Years later this intro is still gold 🤣

  • @gallantghost483
    @gallantghost483 5 років тому +72

    Thousands of voices cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

    • @mrmeval1
      @mrmeval1 5 років тому

      Thousands of threads cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. There fixed it for you.

    • @obvious_humor
      @obvious_humor 5 років тому

      Steven Ross-watt
      issa star wars reference

  • @thijsbrundel3076
    @thijsbrundel3076 5 років тому +683

    I remove the silver thing on the cpu and apply it right to the cores!

    • @Kuri0
      @Kuri0 5 років тому +9

      @Martin M laptop's lol

    • @adamthomas6643
      @adamthomas6643 5 років тому +18

      There are people that do it

    • @adamthomas6643
      @adamthomas6643 5 років тому +1

      Windforce Yeah of course, plus you gotta take off the retention mechanism so it’s a little sketchy when taking it off lol. And I remember the days! I used to chuck my CPUs in the vice to keep it steady and cut the ihs off with a razor blade, oh how times have changed.

    • @adamthomas6643
      @adamthomas6643 5 років тому +4

      Josh12342 Do you mean the IHS?

    • @adamthomas6643
      @adamthomas6643 5 років тому +17

      Josh12342 I’m aware but if you’re gonna act like a smartass might as well use the actual name for it...

  • @snaplash
    @snaplash 11 днів тому

    I made a spreader tool from a piece of hacksaw blade. I heated it, hammered the set out of the teeth, and sanded the sharp points off. Mounted it on a handle, and used it like notched tile adhesive spreader. Today, you could probably make a better one with a 3D printer.
    Also, you could use 1/2" clear acrylic plastic in the shape of a heat sink plate (with hold-down mechanism) to see exactly how it spreads. You could them use a micrometer to measure the actual thickness of the film by measuring the thickness of the sandwich and subtracting the plastic thicknesses.

  • @gstormcz
    @gstormcz 2 роки тому

    I love this video.
    After being DIY roughly 20y, still alot to learn.
    Anyway I used sometimes preapplied paste on cpu cooler heatsink, another time when none there 20y old Arctic Silver 2MX paste and it hell works, lol. (probably against all odds, although I checked temp inside BIOS and in Windows too, systems were always stable.)

  • @RayZin
    @RayZin 3 роки тому +384

    0:28
    That’s when my soul left my body

    • @durasvve
      @durasvve 3 роки тому +2

      lulz, thanks eye can relate to the feels - also, should be further up iMO

    • @iamvigant
      @iamvigant 3 роки тому +2

      I laughed out loud at that point

    • @SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected
      @SylvanasWindrunnerResurrected 2 роки тому +1

      I had a NDE

    • @fizzarolli5416
      @fizzarolli5416 2 роки тому +2

      I literally had a jaw dropping reaction when he did this. The poor board. Probably it was broken anyways but still, you don't need to disrespect the dead like that. This physically hurt.

    • @aidenbuchler1379
      @aidenbuchler1379 2 роки тому

      To be honest, it kind of looked like an older board, anyways.

  • @deadfool5345
    @deadfool5345 4 роки тому +628

    I tried the pee amount but it splashed everywhere in the case

    • @ethancj5072
      @ethancj5072 3 роки тому +79

      Smol pee not big pee

    • @nuanil
      @nuanil 3 роки тому +45

      pea, not pee

    • @deadfool5345
      @deadfool5345 3 роки тому +69

      I think this is where I went wrong 😬

    • @sakethkanumuri1280
      @sakethkanumuri1280 3 роки тому +23

      nuanil r/woooosh

    • @Ouroboross-
      @Ouroboross- 3 роки тому +26

      Saketh Kanumuri This is UA-cam you idiot why the fuck are you using Reddit tags??

  • @ghimmy47
    @ghimmy47 11 місяців тому +1

    Old video, but I did stop worrying about it DECADES ago. Still using Artic Silver 5 and thin, even cover with a credit card. Always worked. Never saw a dead cpu.

  • @Robert-zx2df
    @Robert-zx2df 3 роки тому +42

    The bigger issue here is the way you have your paper towel roll. It's on the wrong way. Should go on water fall style

    • @wyterabitt2149
      @wyterabitt2149 3 роки тому

      It does.

    • @killerbung
      @killerbung 2 роки тому +1

      He has it the correct way; cats are less likely to un roll it that way.

    • @ronniekregar3482
      @ronniekregar3482 2 роки тому

      NOOOOOO......UNDER!!! I hate people that roll their paper towels and toilet paper over the roll, you have no place on this earth.

  • @TheUnrealPancake
    @TheUnrealPancake 5 років тому +256

    10:19 Ahhhh, I see you guys even tested "The Verge" method even before it was named that. Great job! :)

    • @fizz9698
      @fizz9698 5 років тому +2

      I'm dying lmao

    • @CaveyMoth
      @CaveyMoth 5 років тому +3

      You not icing a cake! It look like a stop sign!

    • @DDRWakaLaka
      @DDRWakaLaka 5 років тому +3

      people seem to forget that the verge one didn't just use too much paste, they left the pre-applied stuff on the AIO cooler and just slapped it on top!

    • @powalovesmusic
      @powalovesmusic 5 років тому

      @@DDRWakaLaka this, lmao "since usually the pre-applied paste is not enough...."

    • @geonerd
      @geonerd 5 років тому

      I saw the thumbnail and came here just to read (or make) comments like this! :)

  • @Britec09
    @Britec09 5 років тому +274

    This debate never seems to go away and has been around for years.

    • @Britec09
      @Britec09 5 років тому +13

      I agree, these type of myths will run and run.

    • @madmax2069
      @madmax2069 5 років тому +9

      Britec09 yup, and it's annoying as hell they continue on even with proof against their claim.

    • @timothyandrewnielsen
      @timothyandrewnielsen 5 років тому +2

      I am that person. Now let's debate what the best method is.

    • @madmax2069
      @madmax2069 5 років тому +2

      himynameistim it's a moot point debating now due to the videos he has done providing the different methods.

    • @timothyandrewnielsen
      @timothyandrewnielsen 5 років тому +5

      Best method is thing layer.

  • @hamdanali2036
    @hamdanali2036 Рік тому

    man why are your videos to this day still twice as long as they need to be

  • @GlennMcGrewII
    @GlennMcGrewII Рік тому

    It's interesting to see that the big blob scored the best on this video and the previous one you showcased here.

  • @johnmijo
    @johnmijo 3 роки тому +1

    I had to come back and watch this CLASSIC again, thanks again Steve for setting the Thermal Pasty BOIS straight :p

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 2 роки тому

      Way too funny :)
      Btw, you're doing your thermal paste wrong, just wanted to let you know.

  • @UHPhilipA
    @UHPhilipA 3 роки тому +722

    I can feel everyone’s cringe when he moved to the other board. Lol

    • @Pazo139
      @Pazo139 3 роки тому +15

      It was hilarious

    • @ralzr.4450
      @ralzr.4450 3 роки тому +33

      i think my vision turned into white noise for a second

    • @TezzyRs
      @TezzyRs 3 роки тому +19

      I literally gasped

    • @EperkeGMD
      @EperkeGMD 2 роки тому +3

      It was probably a dead board

    • @du39104
      @du39104 2 роки тому +4

      I literally had a stroke by witnessing that movement.......

  • @Jdawg33198
    @Jdawg33198 5 років тому +908

    _Still too little thermal paste_

    • @benmckenna968
      @benmckenna968 5 років тому +71

      Way too little thermal paste. It is only enough when it covers the power button on the case

    • @lalilulelothepatriots7228
      @lalilulelothepatriots7228 5 років тому +4

      Triggered Omastar LOL

    • @icanrememberthis
      @icanrememberthis 5 років тому +26

      Anything less than a thermal paste bukkake is too little.

    • @DylanTK
      @DylanTK 5 років тому +2

      ^ hahaha

    • @SuperBrainAK
      @SuperBrainAK 5 років тому +9

      yep till it gets to the top of the ram cuz that needs cooling also.

  • @CrassSpektakel
    @CrassSpektakel 2 роки тому +5

    There is another technique for apply thermal paste: rice on chess board. In that case you put several very small droplets across the CPU, barelly the size of rice corns. I use a 3x3 pattern for small CPUs like Socket 11xx and up to 7x5 for Socket 3647. I usually make the middle drop quite a bit larger than the rest but way below pea size. This techique usually coveres the whole die pretty good and is quick to apply. From educated guesswork I would say you can use less thermal paste than with most other techniques.

    • @argh1989
      @argh1989 Рік тому

      There are probably a bunch of other techniques out there. Personally I went with the X-method, so basically drawing a diagonal cross. I think for a given amount of paste, that is the best shape to ensure it spreads out into all the corners, while having the lowest risk of getting air trapped.

    • @sauercrowder
      @sauercrowder Рік тому

      That seems very likely to trap air when it spreads. Much more so than a single application in the middle.

  • @GodlikeIridium
    @GodlikeIridium Рік тому

    I love watching this video again every year xD
    With thermal paste it's like with flux when soldering: Not enough is possible! Too much is not! (Except for liquid metal but that's a niche case exception).

  • @crashbandicoot5636
    @crashbandicoot5636 4 роки тому +182

    This is by far your most painful video, even to this day. It's an absolute masterpiece.

  • @philscomputerlab
    @philscomputerlab 5 років тому +117

    This was both, entertaining, and really useful.

    • @aarongarza4769
      @aarongarza4769 5 років тому +1

      PhilsComputerLab
      Phil watches GamersNexus as well!?
      I knew there was a reason I subbed to both channels.

    • @blakedmc1989RaveHD
      @blakedmc1989RaveHD 5 років тому +1

      nice to see ya here as well Phil :P

    • @skyelark155
      @skyelark155 5 років тому

      And stupid

  • @temzac1135
    @temzac1135 3 роки тому

    Nice video Steve! Thanks

  • @Yojero
    @Yojero 3 роки тому

    Thank you, this was super helpful ^^

  • @alextimmreck2891
    @alextimmreck2891 4 роки тому +192

    Oh the intros you can make when you have plenty of dead motherboards

  • @NickCharles
    @NickCharles 4 роки тому +64

    I'd just like to say that, even a year later, this remains my absolute favorite intro of all your videos. Thank you for this absolute fucking gem of an intro.

  • @madProgenitorDeity
    @madProgenitorDeity 6 місяців тому

    bless your hearts for this

  • @prycenewberg3976
    @prycenewberg3976 15 днів тому

    Just had an interesting experience a couple of days ago, and had to mention it here. One of my coworkers replaced something (heatsink, motherboard, not sure) on the laptop a few months ago. Cx had a new issue, so I got the ticket and started working on it. When I picked it up, I noticed that it was extremely hot.
    I brought it back to my office and ran a CPU stress test. The CPU hit 99* instantly, and I shut it off. When I took it apart, I noticed that the screws for the heatsink were almost finger-loose. Pulled the heatsink off and saw so much thermal paste caked on I couldn't believe it. Scraped it off, repasted the CPU, re-installed the heatsink this time with the screws properly torqued down, and re-ran the CPU test. CPU was down to 70*.
    So... Yes. Too much thermal paste CAN be bad when you don't torque the heatsink down properly.

  • @tomghzel
    @tomghzel 3 роки тому +1096

    I would like to see a 'no thermal paste' for reference

    • @NaptownClassic
      @NaptownClassic 3 роки тому +35

      Was thinking the same.

    • @hughmungus2946
      @hughmungus2946 3 роки тому +69

      *cpu explodes*

    • @LuisGalindo0
      @LuisGalindo0 3 роки тому +54

      Jay had no thermal paste on this challenge: ua-cam.com/video/LOU9Ea60Zzc/v-deo.html

    • @dcngn_
      @dcngn_ 3 роки тому +26

      im currently running a 2500k with the original intel cooler and without thermal paste lol. I also use the integrated GPU, as my actual GPU broke. Playing league of legends my temps are around 90-99 degrees.the heat spreader has been ground flat when I bought it, not sure if it makes any difference.

    • @tomghzel
      @tomghzel 3 роки тому +22

      @@dcngn_ stock has thermal paste on the back of the cooler already right? Some sort of.

  • @oldrandomcomputing6247
    @oldrandomcomputing6247 5 років тому +704

    That intro was genuinely difficult to watch.
    Send help.

    • @VietnameseDubbedClips
      @VietnameseDubbedClips 4 роки тому +7

      Watching it make my soul hurt a little. Probably gave my unconciousness an idea for a new nightmare too...

    • @deStRuktOnXBL
      @deStRuktOnXBL 4 роки тому +2

      Ibuypower team took notes from the intro and went to work lol, I've heard most of thier stuff prior may 2019 sometimes suffered performance from over amounts of thermal paste.

    • @FSM_Reviews
      @FSM_Reviews 4 роки тому +1

      "Help" [SEND] FORWARD DRAFT DELETE

    • @Kerouha
      @Kerouha 4 роки тому

      Watch it the second time, it should help.

  • @Nashemon
    @Nashemon 2 роки тому +1

    Shout out from Linus on his The Verge Redemption video brought me here. Great stuff man! Sub'd.

  • @Mako-sz4qr
    @Mako-sz4qr 3 роки тому

    Hello I know his is an older video but this information is new to me as I’m interested in repasting my cpu. It would be cool if you had 2 plexiglass squares the size of cpu and test the spread of the pasted areas. But very helpful video and I’m a big fan... thanks man 👍🏻

  • @dudekiller82
    @dudekiller82 4 роки тому +114

    Very informative. I personnaly never used any cooling system of any kind on my CPU. But now that I'm considereing turning my PC on, I might look into it. Keep up the good work boys

    • @progrockrules9463
      @progrockrules9463 2 роки тому +3

      😂🤣😃😂🤣😃

    • @macblink
      @macblink 2 роки тому +4

      WHAT?!..
      Oh right, stock thermal paste and fans..

    • @princetexasloaf2632
      @princetexasloaf2632 Рік тому

      @@macblink melting a solid block of aluminum onto your cpu goes a long way

  • @jrno93
    @jrno93 5 років тому +281

    I submerge my mobo in liquid cooled liquid nitrogen. Cpu won't boot but at least the Temps are low

    • @geoffhart
      @geoffhart 5 років тому +1

      www.pugetsystems.com/submerged.php

    • @TheAdatto
      @TheAdatto 5 років тому +20

      How do you liquid cool liquid nitrogen?

    • @NJ-wb1cz
      @NJ-wb1cz 5 років тому +8

      @@TheAdatto Cool liquid nitrogen is already liquid, you don't need to liquid it further.

    • @TheAdatto
      @TheAdatto 5 років тому +1

      @@NJ-wb1cz duh. That's why i commented

    • @NJ-wb1cz
      @NJ-wb1cz 5 років тому +4

      @@TheAdatto i bet your liquid nitrogen is uncool and solid though

  • @MyHawk88
    @MyHawk88 2 роки тому +49

    How about putting a glass that fits on the processor when the paste is applied? This will show how the paste is spread:)

  • @mastigoz
    @mastigoz 3 роки тому +3

    Dude I literally got goosebumps watching the first 40 seconds of the video.

  • @vffa
    @vffa 3 роки тому +266

    Me: "Mere human language cannot express the feelings this intro triggers. Nothing can comprehend the amount of pain this intro inflicts. I feel like my whole body is on fire, my soul is dead, I just want death to give me the sweet release from my suffering."
    Steve: * Puts thermal paste on PGA socket *
    Me: * vanishes from the universe *

    • @MrFunnyP
      @MrFunnyP 3 роки тому +2

      I believe that is second hand embarrassment.

    • @xDRAGONSHAGGERx
      @xDRAGONSHAGGERx 3 роки тому +4

      The soul from within me was trying to evacuate at an increasing rate until the socket.. You described the feeling well haha

    • @professordeath88
      @professordeath88 3 роки тому

      Pain how dare you use that word you know nothing about pain pain has a face allow me to show you gentlmen I AM PAIN

    • @Mulmgott
      @Mulmgott 3 роки тому +1

      @@MrFunnyP In German it is called "Fremdscham". The literal translation would be "foreign shame".

    • @MrFunnyP
      @MrFunnyP 3 роки тому

      @@Mulmgott I did not know that. Good to know. :)

  • @cough_sneeze
    @cough_sneeze 4 роки тому +228

    Intro reaction: Aaaaaaaaahhh. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    • @giddeonlazarus2093
      @giddeonlazarus2093 4 роки тому

      Lmao that avatar

    • @Dorraj
      @Dorraj 4 роки тому +3

      I was dealing just fine when putting it over the IHS, but once he started pouring it out into the socket, I started losing it

    • @cy-one
      @cy-one 3 роки тому +1

      The intro made me physically uncomfortable.

    • @Olivia-W
      @Olivia-W 3 роки тому +2

      Yes. When he did that to the socket, something... broke... inside of me.

  • @charliesybert2683
    @charliesybert2683 8 місяців тому

    😂 laughed and thought "wow that's a lot of paste" then you put paste on the amd board and my stomach dropped 😂 you got me ngl

  • @coolstnrdevr
    @coolstnrdevr 8 місяців тому +1

    They're too good. GN is underrated.