Is it time for new CPU paste?

Okay, I have just applied new thermal paste, cleaned the dust, and now the PC is booted back up.


Her PC is now ranging from 20-30 degrees celsius, and it goes up to around 60 degrees Celsius under 100% full load for several minutes. I don't have to worry about that, though, as she only browses on Facebook and her CPU usage is never full for several minutes straight. I'm blown away by the positive results. It's even colder compared to my PC! But still, I put more paste on hers compared to mine. I wonder if I should redo mine :/

Thank you all very much!

Heres a pic

Lady Fitzgerald said:

Be aware you can put too much paste between a CPU and a cooler and, not only will it not cool as well, it can cause damage to the CPU and the motherboard if the paste squeezes past the IFS (the top of the CPU). See: How-to apply thermal compound - YouTube

Hi,

I understand. I made sure to smooth out the paste on the cpu and then I put very little on the heatsink, while on mine I didn't put any on the heatsink at all. I'm going to look over mine again with a bit caution and see if I can add more without adding too much, thank you for letting me know :)

There's no paste going over onto the Mobo though
Also the dot method is one of the ways. I've seen ways done where you put a small line down through the middle of the CPU. That's how I did it.