It is preferred by most here, for that reason - it works pretty well. The paste cures over time, as you said from the heating up and then cooling down. Give it a week or so and temps should fall another 3-5°. To clean out the heatsink fan use a can of compressed air. Take a pencil ot something wood to put into the fan blades to stop them from spinning and creating back pressure or voltage, then blow it out. That should really help it alot. Do that every 6 mos. and it will stay cool and clean. Do the same for all your case fans and GPU fans. Glad it is working.
My Computers
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At a glance
Windows 11 ProRyzen 9 5900X32GB G Skill DDR4-3600EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 Ultra- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- CPU
- Ryzen 9 5900X
- Motherboard
- Asus X570 Crosshair Viii Hero
- Memory
- 32GB G Skill DDR4-3600
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA RTX 3080 FTW 3 Ultra
- Sound Card
- On Board/Sennheiser PC37X Headset
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3 X Asus 27"
- Screen Resolution
- 2560x1440
- Hard Drives
- 2 X 1 TB NVME drives
- PSU
- EVGA 850
- Case
- Phanteks Eclipse P400A
- Cooling
- EVGA 280 AIO
- Keyboard
- Logitech G510s/ Logitech G13
- Mouse
- Logitech G502
- Internet Speed
- 24/1
- Antivirus
- ESET/MBAM Pro/SAS Pro
- Browser
- Chrome/ Firefox/ Edge
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At a glance
Windows 11 ProIntel Ultra 9 288V32 GB LPDDR5X 8533- Computer type
- Laptop
- System Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell 16 Plus
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- CPU
- Intel Ultra 9 288V
- Memory
- 32 GB LPDDR5X 8533
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 16" Mini-LED HDR600 Touch 90 Hz
- Screen Resolution
- 2560X1600
- Hard Drives
- 1 TB NVME
