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Been trying to figure out why my PC is running slow(lemmy.world)

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alrighthosanna@lemmy.world
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Whats that

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rmtworks@lemmy.world
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That is a processor with some very dried-out looking thermal compound on it. I had to deal with a similar situation today on a machine I was working on.

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SokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.ml
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Did you lick the old paste off the CPU like it was filling on an Oreo?

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halvar@lemm.ee
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I usually do

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Bleeping Lobster@lemmy.world
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I bought a GPU off ebay that had thermal paste like this, the pads were also worn as fuck. New thermal paste, new pads, and it went from shutting off every 5 mins / ridiculously slow speed to good as new. Amazing what a difference just fresh paste made

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expatriado@lemmy.world
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that explains, the cpu should be on the motherboard, not on your hand

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poplectic@feddit.uk
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Get a load of Federico Faggin over here!

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InvertedParallax@lemm.ee
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That is a hell of a reference.

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YourMomLovesMe@lemmy.ml
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When was the last time you applied it?

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remotelove@lemmy.ca
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No.

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Kerrigor@kbin.social
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Directly to the forehead?

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Doesntpostmuch@possumpat.io
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Apply directly to the forehead

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sharpiemarker@feddit.de
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Head on

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mestari@lemmy.world
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Well yeah that isn’t optimal but I doubt the PC will run any faster. If you were reaching thermal throttling temperatures with that paste you probably will hit them even after replacing the paste. Do you have a program like HWinfo that could monitor the temps and log if you’re hitting the throttle limit?

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UnaSolaEstrellaLibre@lemmy.world
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Thermal paste? More like thermal dirt.

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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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Thermal crust

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TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
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thermal historical artifact

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