i've always been concerned i wasn't applying paste right. funny thing is, when my gpu burnt out it wasn't the pasted part that burnt out. it was actually one of the black memory modules that burnt off the board. second time round, i pasted all the black memory modules too.

You necroed a thread to advertise?

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Something that was not mentioned in the thread was how important it is to get all screws to apply an even pressure and not too little nor too much. Using a torque spanner or ditto screwdriver is best but most people do not have such tools at home. Sometimes you might want to insert super thin washers (maybe just 1/3mm) to get more torque.

If an electrically conductive paste is used, one should protect the area around the processor with something like cling film for the duration of the installation.

The video linked to in post #28 is awful doing several mistakes (way too much paste, paste applied in such a manner that an air pocket is likely to form, and more).

Now we know how to put paste on, how do we get the heatsink back off again when a lot of thermal paste is like glue which sticks the cpu to the heatsink?

If it's an AMD style heatstink, you unclip the clip, and gently rotate it clockwise and counter clockwise, keeping moderate pressure on it so the cpu doesn't pull out while you're rotating it. After that, it should pop right off.

Hello guys,

The application of the thermal paste was a problem that I had for a long time. 2 years ago I found an intrestting video on youtube about the application of the K5 PRO. Since then I use this thermal paste and I don't have any complain. Futhermore the application is very easy and you can see more details about this process in a youtube video titled ''How to replace thermal paste and thermal pads on iMac 21.5" Late 2009 ATI Radeon HD 4670''.

Let the cooler flatten it out and don't put too much. I know there are different size CPUs right now (Ex: Ryzen is bigger than Kaby Lake) so correct amount can vary. Watch YouTube videos about thermal paste to get a general idea of how much is enough.

Ops, just noticed this an old thread.