How To Apply Heat Paste / Thermal Paste

April 4, 2008 Cooling For Overclocking 1 Comment

In most cases, the default heatsink and fan combination that came with your CPU will have it’s own heat paste already applied to it so that you can simply slap it down and start your system up. But when it comes to buying a separate and more powerful heatsink, you’ll need to apply your own heat paste and it is not always included when purchasing the heatsink. Over the years there have been several different methods used in applying the heat paste, but not all of them are as effective as we were lead to believe.

Heat paste is used to help transmit the heat from the CPU to the heatsink, leaving no gaps between the two. So when applying heat paste, the goal is for it to be smooth and even, with no air pockets or groves. The most common method of application has always been to spread the paste into a square using a flat edge, such as a exacto knife or a credit card, but unfortunately, that won’t always produce the greatest results. Think about it, if you’re manually smoothing out the paste with such as small surface area, you’re bound to cause some divots and grooves in the heat paste, which would ruin the effectiveness of using it in the first place. So what should you do instead of the standard spreading method?

Applying Heat Paste / Thermal Paste

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Common Cooling Methods Used In Overclocking

April 3, 2008 Cooling For Overclocking 1 Comment

Overclocking your system is going to cause your components to produce more heat as what you are doing is increasing the voltage and conditions at which they run at. Considering that digital circuits significantly slow down and wire resistance increases as the temperature goes up, you’ll need to have a way to keep the insides of your system nice and cool. Unless you’re just doing slight overclocking, you’ll need a bit more help than what came stock with your components.

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You can easily increase the airflow throughout your system by purchasing additional fans for it. Many cases have extra slots for additional user added fans or you can easily modify your case so that you can insert more fans. As the fan does require a powersupply, you will need to make sure you have enough connections on your motherboard to properly power your additional fans.

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