So let me ask you a question … How do you apply thermal paste on your CPU?
Well in today’s video, we’re going to show you how to do just that!
Applying thermal past is important as it will help transfer the heat more effectively from the CPU to the heatsink or waterblock.
I use Arctic MX-4 thermal compound, which is pretty good. They’re cheap and affordable and you can buy these from Amazon. The links are down below.
Now there are several ways of applying thermal paste … some use a single pea-size drop, while others use a intricate design such as five dots or an X shaped pattern.
I personally use a pea-size drop. Now I know a lot people say that’s not eonough, but all the years I’ve building PCs … I haven’t encountered a single problem. But, having said that, I think it’s time for a change.
Whatever the method you use, here’s a quick video, to show you how to apply thermal paste on your CPU, and the results you’ll be getting. Enjoy.
Test Rig
| CPU | Intel Core i9-14900K @ 100% Full Load, default clock speed |
| Cooling | Thermaltake TH360 V2 Ultra Sync AIOCooler |
| Motherboard | Asus ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming motherboard  |
| Ram | Lexar ARES RGB DDR5-7200 32GB kit |
| EXPO/XMP profiles | Yes |
| SSD/HDD | Lexar NM800 Pro 2TB PCIE Gen4 |
| PSU | Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W 80Plus Gold |
| VGA card | ASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Phantom Gaming 24GB |
| Drivers | Lastest Software Adrenalin from AMD |
| OS | Windows 11 |
You can by the Arctic MX-4 Thermal Compund for around USD $6.99 from Amazon – https://amzn.to/3RWcE2W
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