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dangros
Journeyman III
‎08-01-2019 11:38 AM

3600 thermal paste

would using thermal paste on my stock ryzen 5 3600 cooler be ok?  Or is it not beneficial?

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black_zion
MVP
‎08-01-2019 06:48 PM

The stock cooler should have pre-applied thermal paste, the grey square you see on the bottom of the heatsink is the paste. Additional paste is not required and will be detrimental.

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dacq
Adept III
‎08-02-2019 06:38 AM

The Wraith Stealth is a bad cooler. Try the Cooler Master 212 evo or the smaller Antec a40 pro. Thermal Grizzly Hydronaut is a very good paste.

You can use a small screwdriver to put a rice-grain-size blob of thermal paste on the CPU in the middle. Also use it to straighten any bent pins. Renew the paste every 12–18 months.

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