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4 reasons your CPU runs hot even with a good cooler

I've lost count of how many times I've seen someone blame the cooler when their CPU temperatures look scary. I totally get it, though. When you spend a premium on a dual-tower air cooler or a 360mm ...
XDA Developers

The difference between good and great thermal paste is smaller than you think

Hamlin has been in the tech field for over nine years. Since 2017, his work has appeared on MakeUseOf, Android Police, OSXDaily, Beebom, and more. He served as the Senior Editor at Valnet's MakeUseOf ...
Gaming Trend

Thermal Hero paste — putting CPU thermal paste to the test

Evaluating a thermal paste is tricky business. It’s a little like network engineering – when it works properly, you don’t notice. Still, there are a number of thermal pastes out there, and they all ...
XDA Developers

I stopped repasting my CPU every year after learning what actually degrades thermal paste

Hamlin has been in the tech field for over nine years. Since 2017, his work has appeared on MakeUseOf, Android Police, OSXDaily, Beebom, and more. He served as the Senior Editor at Valnet's MakeUseOf ...
Ars Technica

Do I need to repaste the CPU?

Repasting is cheap and easy to do, generally. I'd give that a shot. While you're doing that, make sure no dust bunnies have built a nest in the heatsink fins. Modern systems will park cores and do ...
BGR

Yes, You Can Replace Your Laptop's Thermal Paste - Here's Why You Should

Thermal paste, also known as heat sink paste or thermal compound, is a thermally conductive material designed to improve heat transfer from your laptop's GPU and CPU to the heat sink. If you take a ...