![So I just bought a new CPU cooler, the old one I had was stock. Do I need to clean off the old thermal paste before I put the new cooler on? So I just bought a new CPU cooler, the old one I had was stock. Do I need to clean off the old thermal paste before I put the new cooler on?](https://preview.redd.it/yo-is-there-a-problem-here-and-if-so-how-do-i-clean-it-v0-ug57bpiuvfk81.jpg?auto=webp&s=86b1da3001a8b7a8a464e477ebb2b1167873f5fb)
So I just bought a new CPU cooler, the old one I had was stock. Do I need to clean off the old thermal paste before I put the new cooler on?
![How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! : How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :](https://preview.redd.it/6rvyn0h5aao71.jpg?auto=webp&s=f3729c404f32d37f97b6b14aed14757d8bff9696)
How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :
![I applied this amount of thermal paste for a certain reason and i installed the cooler , is there anything that i should be worried about ? : r/overclocking I applied this amount of thermal paste for a certain reason and i installed the cooler , is there anything that i should be worried about ? : r/overclocking](https://preview.redd.it/i-applied-this-amount-of-thermal-paste-for-a-certain-reason-v0-mc080m0u99k81.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=7a94493b0e3622c26f438ce55c0008b06c4faf85)
I applied this amount of thermal paste for a certain reason and i installed the cooler , is there anything that i should be worried about ? : r/overclocking
![Hi guys, i'm switching boards, do i need to change thermal paste for this one ?R1300x, if yes how? Do i need to clean it first ? ~2years on board.... : r/AMDHelp Hi guys, i'm switching boards, do i need to change thermal paste for this one ?R1300x, if yes how? Do i need to clean it first ? ~2years on board.... : r/AMDHelp](https://preview.redd.it/sc2v84qf1q051.jpg?auto=webp&s=9318738df92156938e66c5ac58fa7c1265899c4c)
Hi guys, i'm switching boards, do i need to change thermal paste for this one ?R1300x, if yes how? Do i need to clean it first ? ~2years on board.... : r/AMDHelp
![After removing the cooler my thermal paste looks like this. Does this mean it was applied right? : r/pcmasterrace After removing the cooler my thermal paste looks like this. Does this mean it was applied right? : r/pcmasterrace](https://external-preview.redd.it/y9WbyDOu7OHN7fkMZtEL2y0gneg-p7bqXM_ZmKKjYts.jpg?auto=webp&s=513d79d93e12a19b7dd11de3638aff7c83aa225f)
After removing the cooler my thermal paste looks like this. Does this mean it was applied right? : r/pcmasterrace
![Thermal paste in cpu socket and pin possibly bent. Please help, the pc fans spin for 2 secs, stop then do that over and over. : r/pcmasterrace Thermal paste in cpu socket and pin possibly bent. Please help, the pc fans spin for 2 secs, stop then do that over and over. : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/1w1kp0lx76p11.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=92e3bf49ecb8b4ea0b6fbbc80d4215de036ba99f)
Thermal paste in cpu socket and pin possibly bent. Please help, the pc fans spin for 2 secs, stop then do that over and over. : r/pcmasterrace
![Attempted to remove thermal paste from PS4 cpu (There's paste outside the processor please help!) : r/consolerepair Attempted to remove thermal paste from PS4 cpu (There's paste outside the processor please help!) : r/consolerepair](https://preview.redd.it/f8zkniq3xfl61.jpg?auto=webp&s=d87fcbe55dd5a8f360fa33681f503789e334a9fe)
Attempted to remove thermal paste from PS4 cpu (There's paste outside the processor please help!) : r/consolerepair
![Processor thermal paste. Was this enough (it was about a pea size) or should I have used more? : r/PcBuild Processor thermal paste. Was this enough (it was about a pea size) or should I have used more? : r/PcBuild](https://preview.redd.it/processor-thermal-paste-was-this-enough-it-was-about-a-pea-v0-bl4i654ys1da1.jpg?auto=webp&s=c363df6b0db8be7aa6392330d9bb23ad7ab388b2)
Processor thermal paste. Was this enough (it was about a pea size) or should I have used more? : r/PcBuild
![My thermal paste just dried up completely. Is it necessary to have or is this what has been causing my pc to crash randomly? Lastly does it damage anything if I run My thermal paste just dried up completely. Is it necessary to have or is this what has been causing my pc to crash randomly? Lastly does it damage anything if I run](https://preview.redd.it/qnkoz5crngd21.jpg?auto=webp&s=03f86f76a71b0280a75f9af3066e0024403b00d1)
My thermal paste just dried up completely. Is it necessary to have or is this what has been causing my pc to crash randomly? Lastly does it damage anything if I run
![Thermal paste spilled over the side, I tried to wipe it off but it got in a crack between the grey part and the green plate, will this do anything to the Thermal paste spilled over the side, I tried to wipe it off but it got in a crack between the grey part and the green plate, will this do anything to the](https://preview.redd.it/f62z8j9z75n91.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=9ac567bac6eaf157f66034e75da725063a72f56b)
Thermal paste spilled over the side, I tried to wipe it off but it got in a crack between the grey part and the green plate, will this do anything to the
![Finally got around to clean my PS4 and replace the thermal paste and the difference in noise is unbelievable. It still runs fairly hot but now there is little noise while playing Finally got around to clean my PS4 and replace the thermal paste and the difference in noise is unbelievable. It still runs fairly hot but now there is little noise while playing](https://preview.redd.it/finally-got-around-to-clean-my-ps4-and-replace-the-thermal-v0-2dpuar4ces1a1.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=72305c3e4da24c6cf471713e8cbaa870cd79ee09)
Finally got around to clean my PS4 and replace the thermal paste and the difference in noise is unbelievable. It still runs fairly hot but now there is little noise while playing
![Nvidia used way too much thermal paste. How do I remove it without damaging the capacitors? : r/pcmasterrace Nvidia used way too much thermal paste. How do I remove it without damaging the capacitors? : r/pcmasterrace](https://preview.redd.it/629w4g6x1ts61.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=ff17d5c92f43eebc0d62e0e71f683cdff7b80f7c)