Thanks for the quick tutorial! I'm building my first pc and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed, so videos like this that get straight to the point are a godsend.
I have started applying it to the heatsink. A thin layer and then install the cooler. It works better for me than the 1000 other ways I've tried. Give props to the heatsinks they send with new processors for the idea. I just copied it.
My pc keeps restarting at random, but usually while I’m playing a game. I bought my pc two weeks ago and was told by a friend that it probably doesn’t have thermal paste since I bought it pre-built. I’m not tech savvy, but I’m going to try to apply thermal paste myself. I hope it helps. Thank you for your video!
@@snatchednefkin Probably way too late, but: A coffee filter will also work, it's got enough texture to remove the paste without being rough enough to scratch.
Hey guy, what I do sometimes I place blue Painters tape around the cpu in a square formation and the place the paste, to avoid the spill over the edges with the paste when done just remove the Painters tape and it should be even, lol.
I would say: very very VERY advisable you do use isopropyl alcohol. It will clean your components and it will also evaporate naturally without leaving any residues.
I really didn't trust the"pea" method.. but everyone seems to mention it. Of course lots of people say lots of things that aren't correct... Either way i don't trust it; even if it does appear evenly, how are you supposed to ensure that it goes to all the edges? That seems impossible to me.
@@ECPUz I just spread a layer with a thin guitar pick. I'm pretty certain it was done fine but who knows because I can't POST. I'm almost certain it's the BIOS; it's 5th gen Ryzen and the mobo ships with 3rd gen... But the stupid Asus website says they don't have any software available. I haven't changed a CPU in almost 20 years, since I was 14, but I'm sure I did it right.
@@ECPUz do you have any advice ? I know the PSU, GPU etc work; all that I changed is the Mobo, RAM (since I was on ddr3) and CPU. I'm reasonably certain that I installed everything properly and that the issue isn't the hardware of the mobo or CPU ... It could be the one stick of RAM but what I'm betting on is it's the bios firmware .. But I don't want to go down the rabbit hole of customer "service" ... Why the hell does the Asus site say they have no software for this mobo? The documentation is littered with them pushing the virtues of their bios flashback and related stuff... But then they don't have any. And no explanation as to why. I'll save my cynical rant , I'm just annoyed. But I figured it would atleast bring me into the BIOS, or an error screen, even if the BIOS firmware didn't support 5th gen.
@@lethalbroccoli01 Ive been to 3 islamic countries. And live in another. They all have isopropyl alcohol. Every single country in the world uses it for sterilization and all. Anyway if you dont want to use it then get Electric circuit cleaner. It does the job as well..
