PC Master Race @lemmy.world Aaronjamt @lemmy.world 11mo ago

Been trying to figure out why my PC is running slow

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that explains, the cpu should be on the motherboard, not on your hand
- Get a load of Federico Faggin over here!
  
  That is a hell of a reference.
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?
Whats that
- 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.
  
  Did you lick the old paste off the CPU like it was filling on an Oreo?
  
  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
I was expecting a "remove before installing" sticker.
- My go-to for that was always a soft guitar pick with the tip cut off. It seems like this was applied buy a goon with a spoon.
  
  Nah, it's not necessary to do more than an X for larger CPUs or a pea for smaller ones. This is just thermal paste that's dried up.
Thermal paste? More like thermal dirt.
- thermal historical artifact
- Thermal crust
You forgot to install the cpu.. This could totally cause the issue.
When was the last time you applied it?
- Directly to the forehead?
  
  Head on
  
  Apply directly to the forehead
- No.
Concrete evidence

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