How to apply thermal paste on the processor for better cooling - video tutorial

Hello friends, in today's tutorial I will show you how to apply thermal paste or thermal conductors on the processor so that the cooler can "collect" as much heat as possible to take it as far as possible from the "brain" of the PC.
Thermal paste is a very important element for an efficient cooling of the processor, but also of other chips such as the chipset, the graphics processor "on the video card" but also other chips that heat up. Even processors in routers sometimes need the paste between the processor and the cooler or ceramic cooling pad.
The memories generally Thermal pads are used, they are like stickers that apply between memory chips and the aluminum heat spreader.
Returning to our pasta, you should know that there are several types of pasta, I prefer paste from Zalman ZM-STG1 a paste with low density, it is very easy to apply and the container has enough paste for several applications, so it's Disposable others.
High-density paste is applied with a spatula or a few lines or dots of paste are "drawn" on the processor, after which the cooler is applied, the latter should theoretically flatten the paste perfectly and distribute it over the entire surface of the processor, but you know how it's with the theory.
Layer thick paste should not be applied in excess paste may play a role isolated and do not want that, right?
You should know that the paste itself does nothing to facilitate better contact between foot cooler and processor would be ideal to make perfect contact surfaces but as this is not possible, use paste. Apply enthusiasts overclock the CPU cooler and a process for finishing and leveling of surfaces that is called lapping, following this procedure we obtain super flat and perfectly finished surfaces that make contact almost perfect, but even then it is necessary to paste.
Theoretically, a full surface welding between the cooler and the processor would be the perfect joint and the heat transfer would be done instantly, unfortunately this is nonsense…
Zalman ZM-STG1 Thermal paste is the most advanced on the market, nevertheless I prefer it because it is easy to use, the application is extremely easy, even when we squeeze the casing is very easy because the brush works.

Pasta used in tutorial (my favorite).
Zalman thermal compound, low density
More efficient thermal compound (with 1-5 degrees Celsius less than the Zalman)
Arctic Silver thermal compound 5, 3.5 grams
The amount in the containers is similar, but the paste with a lower density (Zalman stretches better and is harder to consume) if you don't give "two hands" 🙂
CAREFUL
The processor should not be installed without your thermal compound.
If you opened the cooler, paste should be changed, the old one no longer offer warranty.
If you are passionate about the hardware, you really need to book in house pasta.

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  1. This pasta Heat expire? I have one in the house for about 2 years can be used or should I buy it? Cristi you made a deal with the new camera that shoot. sees and hears very well.

  2. Cristi, do a tutorial on how to censor the words in a video… I tried to put a beep sound instead of swearing, but it didn't work out for me. I'm waiting for you to do it (and I've been waiting for about March, not that it would be a lot, right? :)))

    • View Product said

      You can use VideoPad Video Editor. It's a pretty simple video editor, but quite effective especially for beginners.
      On the left side you should have an audio editing window. Draw some points with the mouse on the center line. Then pull down. And no ... you definitely sound off on a certain portion of the video ... portion that can be high as you want.
      Something
      http://i50.tinypic.com/2wfmuft.jpg

      Possibly you can cut the sound and add another external sound bunk ... like to hear "beep". Up to you and your imagination. You can extract a portion of the sound from elsewhere using audacity ... to apply it here.

      Do not wait blackberry in the mouth ... do well for yourself.

  3. AdrianGudus said

    Andrew:
    This pasta Heat expire? I have one in the house for about 2 years can be used or should I buy it? Cristi you made a deal with the new camera that shoot. sees and hears very well.

    We do not do business, invest in quality because we care about our visitors

  4. Andrew:
    This pasta Heat expire? I have one in the house for about 2 years can be used or should I buy it? Cristi you made a deal with the new camera that shoot. sees and hears very well.

    Normally if air enters the pasta has no ass, after using the tubes have to close better.
    Paste on the processor's well its a change, especially pasta stock is not the best quality.

  5. AdrianGudus: We do not do business, invest in quality because we care about our visitors


    True ...

  6. You are still exceptional, like on the first day I met you, in 2008 if I'm not mistaken. Most video tutorials give them a replay 2-3 times, I like your style…
    Still waiting for a gaming configuration of 2500-2600 (including the monitor) lei from you, if it were Ivybridge would be great, but do not believe it can

  7. Cristi, use a paste really great and I want to take my Zalman one like yours, because I am using Artic Silver 5 Daia with syringe, I realized that it makes more difficult to effect 2-3 months after it said one. Then paste it feels like it's the CPU that says he has to make those crystals and effect, etc.. I also have some syringes older Athlon XP and when I cam or dried, or cured and are rarely good. But they used to have one electrical circuit (in audio amplifiers, etc..) The tube is thick but still so bad and too hard, it's the white-white and sticks to the bottom during the cooler and processor and it is possible to snatch CPU socket directly (here I mean the socket and that's 478,462). You've said yourself that it is not advisable to use toothpaste acoard processor without you, only those who want to try out in the run, to see if that processor is good can use 1-2 min without pills, and if you see good horses , I make pasta, like I do when the sample processors.
    White-white paste that is Made in the USA but only know how he says it took writing on the tube is a green and white, I say as a paste, but do not know if it's good and ptr processor: -?
    You Cristi aluminum stock cooler? As it is seen, mine is copper so I got to i5 2500k and is cooler NIDEC little noisy, not like the ones I obs DELTA. that are quieter.

  8. View Product:
    You can use VideoPad Video Editor. It's a pretty simple video editor, but quite effective especially for beginners.
    On the left side you should have an audio editing window. Draw some points with the mouse on the center line. Then pull down. And no ... you definitely sound off on a certain portion of the video ... portion that can be high as you want.
    Something
    http://i50.tinypic.com/2wfmuft.jpg

    Possibly you can cut the sound and add another external sound bunk ... like to hear "beep". Up to you and your imagination. You can extract a portion of the sound from elsewhere using audacity ... to apply it here.

    Do not wait blackberry in the mouth ... do well for yourself.

    Thanks Vali !!! I'm surprised that someone answered me because I said 2-3 times and no one answered me… yes, Adrian answered me in March "we will do a tutorial about this"… and from March until now some time has passed, but no one (from the team) has even tried to say what program this is done with => it doesn't help people when they need it… I have seen many comments in which he told the team to do a certain tutorial (an email or something should be sent to send proposals), but none was done, it was just with "we will do it, wait".

    • View Product said

      You see, in order for a proposal to become a tutorial, the administrators must also find it interesting. In addition, there must be more people who want that and reinforce that in the comments section. A tutorial is not made for one person.
      We have to learn to handle ourselves and not wait for everything to be ready.
      With VideoPad + + audacity + gimp + Avidemux iWisoft Free Video Converter can make enough basic stuff. If you want something more, then you need to install a professional video editing program.

  9. P. Mircea said

    I will not be grumpy but the method that you presented it's the slaba.Uitate to this movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyXLu1Ms-q4.Am and I cut out a small piece of glass and tried pasta at home with the cheapest I found it in trade to see how it behaves, and got the same results as in video.Si am home a bottle of Zalman, Noctua NT-H1, Arctic Cooling MX-4 can say that between the Arctic and Noctua but there was no difference when the temperature rises apply Zalman 3 4-degrees

  10. We salute! Useful tutorial. I have done this operation a few weeks ago when I clean your PC from dust, I used a dry brush to clean dust from all parts of it, I removed the power to clean even cooler because of it was full of dust. I applied thermal compound on the CPU is a ZEROtherm ZT-100 High Performance 3,5 g http://www.emag.ro/pasta-termica-zerotherm-zt-100-high-performance-3-5-g-zt100/pd/EW8QMBBBM/ which is good in my opinion. I you Atlon AMD dual core x64 2 5000 2.60 + GHz at a temperature of-32 33 degrees C when sitting in standby PC and 45 degrees C you put your PC to work.
    I before applying new thermal compound I cleaned the old paste and CPU cooler with some cotton and rubbing alcohol and clean perfect, go and clean with isopropyl alcohol. Pasta finger I applied it all over the CPU bineiteles I put a glove on. The people at the store where I bought my pasta said it is advisable to change it once in 6 months. What about thermal paste I used it?

  11. Andrew:
    We salute! Useful tutorial. I have done this operation a few weeks ago when I clean your PC from dust, I used a dry brush to clean dust from all parts of it, I removed the power to clean even cooler because of it was full of dust. I applied thermal compound on the CPU esteZEROtherm a High Performance ZT-100 3,5 ghttp://www.emag.ro/pasta-termica-zerotherm-zt-100-high-performance-3-5-g-zt100/pd/EW8QMBBBM/which is good in my opinion. I you Atlon AMD dual core x64 2 5000 2.60 + GHz at a temperature of-32 33 degrees C when sitting in standby PC and 45 degrees C you put your PC to work.
    I before applying new thermal compound I cleaned the old paste on CPU cooler and cuniste cotton and rubbing alcohol and clean perfect, go and clean with isopropyl alcohol. Pasta finger I applied it all over the CPU bineiteles I put a glove on. The people at the store where I bought my pasta said it is advisable to change it once in 6 months. What about thermal paste I used it?

    Any pasta is better than nothing. Normally I do not have to change the paste on 6 months.
    Pasta that you bought it yourself is better than stock anyway. Performance not know what to say but it's ok I guess.
    I use STG1 long for comfort, and you've seen how easy it is applied.

    • I haven't had a problem with my PC since I applied this paste. I am satisfied with it because my cpu is at an ok temperature. What do you think about the processor model I have in my PC? It is an AMD atlon 64 x2 dual core 5000+ 2.60 GHz and many have told me that it is not good, that it gets too hot… etc. I haven't had a problem with it in a year and a half since I got the PC.

  12. This year I want to set up a new system to buy it piece by piece because I am tired of systems ready made from the store as I had before. When I bought my PC a year and a half from a shop Configure PCs, a month after purchasing the PC one day I opened cover to watch myself on the parts and I found that I was missing on the motherboard 3 6 grip screws which should be fastened to the housing and so is the hard drive and optical drive screws lack of clamping screws 4 have made only two and those close weak . I had to complete. This is an example of work done in Romanian style could not zgarcitii was also put some extra screws.

  13. Andrew:
    We salute! Useful tutorial. I have done this operation a few weeks ago when I clean your PC from dust, I used a dry brush to clean dust from all parts of it, I removed the power to clean even cooler because of it was full of dust. I applied thermal compound on the CPU esteZEROtherm a High Performance ZT-100 3,5 ghttp://www.emag.ro/pasta-termica-zerotherm-zt-100-high-performance-3-5-g-zt100/pd/EW8QMBBBM/which is good in my opinion. I you Atlon AMD dual core x64 2 5000 2.60 + GHz at a temperature of-32 33 degrees C when sitting in standby PC and 45 degrees C you put your PC to work.
    I before applying new thermal compound I cleaned the old paste on CPU cooler and cuniste cotton and rubbing alcohol and clean perfect, go and clean with isopropyl alcohol. Pasta finger I applied it all over the CPU bineiteles I put a glove on. The people at the store where I bought my pasta said it is advisable to change it once in 6 months. What about thermal paste I used it?

    You've done well with removing the old paste with isopropyl alcohol. So I sat and had my old pc AMD Athlon x64 2 4200 + to 2.20ghz so on to a temp. 32-35 degrees in standby and full load in-50 53 degrees with another Artic Silver paste 5 with stock cooler.

  14. Cristi, I forgot to say, I saw some kind brand PCs Dell, HP, Fujitsu-Siemens, IBM, which the processor has thermal compound has an aluminum foil that can and aluminum foil without ii you put toothpaste? As I saw it when I removed the CPU cooler passive aluminum foil have not had pasta. What I ask is smooth and aluminum foil in case if you have thermal compound? Or go to chicken and normal pc no brand, put aluminum foil? I forgot to tell you!

  15. CRIS what I recom solution to songs directly in your PC clean

  16. yonut:
    Cris What I recommended solution to clean the pc pisele :D:)I do not like with telefonu Iara stupid ..! I saw on some sites it's good to clean them with alcohol :Dand wool :)

    Generally two tools are used, the low speed vacuum or pressure reducer on the handles open and long, soft bristle brush, preferably natural hair it's easy.
    Where are the small parts should not insist now and you just need to remove dust, it did not do that again.
    The cooler is clogged with dust, especially if you keep the drive down, there can you'll need some cotton swab.
    Do not overdo this operation, if you insist it is possible to break anything, especially small parts that can come off.

  17. ASUS:
    Cristi, I forgot to say, I saw some kind brand PCs Dell, HP, Fujitsu-Siemens, IBM, which the processor has thermal compound has an aluminum foil that can and aluminum foil without ii you put toothpaste? As I saw it when I removed the CPU cooler passive aluminum foil have not had pasta. What I ask is smooth and aluminum foil in case if you have thermal compound? Or go to chicken and normal pc no brand, put aluminum foil? I forgot to tell you!

    Do not complicate crazy, cloth is sufficient thermal paste is not sticky and does not have fat.
    Cleaning solutions are made forests adhesive paste but not confusing manufacturers to sell.

  18. Laurentiu said

    Hello, Cristi ... know someone who wiped paste after the trial and has not applied another. in what way can cause this CPU?

  19. Laurentiu:
    Hello, Cristi ... know someone who wiped paste after the trial and has not applied another. in what way can cause this CPU?

    Processor will not cool properly and the PC will lock then reboots, in short the reset Tompa sites operating system will go crazy.
    Finally, the processor will fail.

    • I used a processor for about 3 days without thermal paste. And I can tell you have a morning and evening 75 C temp just run and you run the Windows applications up to 80 85 C. Day-it could not be used for 90 C. temp up somewhere I was not restarted than Once day he passed 90 degrees. In truth the operating system goes haywire and no restarts. Go slow, it gives errors and bottlenecks.
      After applying thermal paste to 45 C decreased waiting until the 55 C in full load.
      So it's a pretty big difference, it's almost as if you did not have no cooler.

  20. KEOPSS said

    Crystal Felicitiari tutorials that you make here I learned a lot!

  21. MARIUS said

    A tutorial on NAS (Network Attached Storage)
    Recommendations, how silent it is, what he can do, installing an OS
    If possible.

  22. You apply the paste with a brush, others put in X paste on the CPU, others make a point in the middle of thick paste then put CPU processor over and stretches. There are many methods but this brush is the first time I see and I find better.

  23. Cristi-admin: Generally two tools are used, the low speed vacuum or pressure reducer on the handles open and long, soft bristle brush, preferably natural hair it's easy.
    Where are the small parts should not insist now and you just need to remove dust, it did not do that again.
    The cooler is clogged with dust, especially if you keep the drive down, there can you'll need some cotton swab.
    Do not overdo this operation, if you insist it is possible to break anything, especially small parts that can come off.

    Cristi, I only agree with the brush that has "squirrel hair" very soft with that maybe so on surfaces that have normal dust, that the dust can be "balls" of those aluminum crumbs in the cooler in those poles and not there you can put the brush too far than blow hard or a toothpick as it is thin at the top and you can easily remove those dust balls.
    It can perfectly clean PC and a compressor blow any dust remains strong only in PC.
    Cristi, I say do not use a vacuum cleaner, but you know why I have several friends that put the cleaner in pc and after I desperately searched the mess that they say motherboard only goes after the vacuum cleaner and I think so to electrostatic downloaded a song or more and ready motherboard broke, mmm How about just good vacuum, what do you think? I for one say no to cleaner, better use a compressor to blow, and ready to solve all the dust from your PC. !

    • The best hair brush is made of apple or hair patterns, of course the handle is made of wood stone.
      Jesus ... squirrel hair? Dafuq man?
      Asus park it see squirrels running through the forest with nuts, where they had two dwarfs house ...
      Friz Madara facăr, breast ofa veveritza a whip, you have to laugh, I pc cam dirty ...

  24. ms more crystals for advice! good health and more tutorials :): D

  25. AdrianGudus said

    Asus lives this, it seems, according to some laws… .written by some and others….
    I tell Bre Asus to use your logic more and not to take for granted everything that each drill writes on "specialized" forums and sites. Be more cerebral man! Lately you only debit on the comments section, do you like to make fun of yourself?

  26. You can use a paint brush for cleaning wood natural hair dust PC components. I've used that's why when I cleaned all parts, cleaned well and working out.

  27. Cristi-admin:
    The best hair brush is made of apple or hair patterns, of course the handle is made of wood stone.
    Jesus ... squirrel hair? Dafuq man?
    Asus park it see squirrels running through the forest with nuts, where they had two dwarfs house ...
    Friz Madara facăr, breast ofa veveritza a whip, you have to laugh, I pc cam dirty ...

    I'm serious and you're kidding, I want to run after squirrels, well, that's not the name of that fine brush, that's what I call the squirrel hair brush, because it's fine. Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like BT aint for me either. Looks like BT aint for me, Looks like BT aint for me, Looks like BT aint for me either. An IT-st if it is still, must know why that… and not that…, so it must…, that the other is not good…., I teach you good things…., You the user to use the PC only use… . that it breaks. Don't take me directly with biscuits, that's today. Nobody teaches you, maybe you too Cristi were not so ASS in IT, but over time you learned, this does not mean that others are stupid, but ask (I am allowed to wash my motherboard, you say NUU that Everything is ruined, not so cool. That's what I don't like about IT people. That's my opinion!

  28. welcome you make tutorial about corossover between xp and 7

  29. ASUS >>> tio cam dat Crsiti maxim vad:)) =)) :)) :)) :))

  30. I tied a pobema it made my cunt on Wibiya, not I delete stiiu with cunt and if it's possible??

  31. Catalin.81-Rm.S said

    I occasionally clean the PC with the air compressor… I make it like new in 10 seconds. 😀 I have never damaged components with this method. I keep the gun at a reasonable distance depending on the air pressure… This is the method I recommend to those who have a compressor.

  32. About what temperature is good to have the CPU? over how many degrees would be a concern?

    • mihay:
      About what temperature is good to have the CPU? over how many degrees would be a concern?

      It depends, if you do nothing 50-60 degrees is the maximum which should stay processor.
      If things loaded with heavy-70 80 is a maximum that should not pass it.
      That would be highs above if you exceed your processor, you should mount a more efficient cooler.
      My processor is around 40-45 in a room temperature of 30. When it enters the "bread" it goes to 60-70 but that's not more than 70 unless I increase its frequency by overclocking.
      Besides the processor, you should keep an eye on the chipset, this is not as strong and are not found on the cheap plates spread heat that could facilitate better cooling for the chipset and VRM's.
      Air flow in housing should be very good, especially when it's hot outside and the room.

  33. Thanks for the information processor is at 51 to me if I gave him some work going on at 62 and chipset are pretty 47 and sometimes at 53 Ajuga, but now with this heat I took off the cap can is better. I had had a better cooler temperatures below but it was noisy.

  34. Cristi welcome, please tell me 'to a laptop if you change toothpaste, and how long?, for example I opened the laptop, but still cooling system is very different in comparison with the cooler removed PC.Am have attached a thin copper pipe passing over the processor and video card, but the process was a film that had 2 dark orange metal pieces glued on it (very small) on them really notice a bit of pasta but seems to be too little to cool a procesor.Dami please some solution cume better to do i3 intel processor is a first generation, thanks

  35. Hello, after how long would need to change the paste?

  36. If I can answer as to object, and I would like to know after how long it takes effect applied thermal compound on the CPU, because I recently changed the default CPU and paste (using the arctic silver alumina) in iddle I sit somewhere the degree bn 30 this depends on the room temperature when the room is cold even somewhere to stay iddle gr 20 temperature ever fallen but when I run a game such overheats and shuts Therefore my pc but not always induce little eroare.Din what I've read and I've asked on forums and they say after hours 200 effect makes pasta so if you can give me an answer I would be grateful anyway thanks in advance!

  37. adim07 said

    Hello admin, and friends
    I am neither a beginner in PC nor a professional, and I would like to change my pasta on my laptop, it restarts often, especially when it is super heated, I use a cooler holder, but it still restarts… I think the pasta needs to be replaced… what Do you think I should start with a laptop or go to a service center? is it as simple on laptop as on desktop? please help… thank you

    • hello, my opinion is better to go to a service, to r could be something more serious and as fast, sudden and frequent reboots without harm than laptop and if pica Pavement basis, there is no point il fix it, it's too expensive.

  38. I use a compresoru and has 6 bar is enough to fuflu of 2 3 times and ready I removed all the powder from the leptop pc and do the same: P the best

  39. constantin said

    I recently changed the motherboard and the processor fan pastes then came the next problem
    after the computer turns off, fans still works 5 seconds!
    is likely to be the cause for the language of the paste is dry?
    two laptops reverse happened after I changed the paste to those fans after they start walking slowly for 2 weeks.
    I changed several aveu these symptoms but not the rest!

  40. Catalin said

    Hello I have an acer laptop warranty (2 years) and I am him 6-7 months warranty if you get me clean them?
    Thank you!

  41. I can advise you and me with a problem. I changed the thermal paste with a clean fan with G62 hp (tube heat conductive adhesive paste WHITE CEMENT GLUE), I did 3 operation times, twice to start my laptop shuts down and started to 3 the time but go venilatorul strong, we applied the paste well I say, no more no less. What can I do? ms

  42. Hello,
    Interesting tutorial… but I would need a little help… I have an asus k55vm laptop for 3 years and I would like to change the paste from the processor and the video card… what paste to put and how to put it ???
    Cristi, please, can you make a tutorial how to change something on a laptop in thermal paste that includes the CPU and video card!?!
    Regards.

    • Adrian Gudus said

      It is quite difficult to do so. Why? Because the laptop there is a standard procedure due to the huge variety of models laptopt. Each laptop model unfolds differently, each model has different heat pipe disposed and arranged sites, coolers and components. On a laptop space is very limited and every manufacturer we gestineaza and locate their components inside as his head cut off and as I think it's better to settle them. It is not the same as a PC
      Many laptops may have hidden the screws.

      • Adrian, but as thermal paste. Laptop considering what to put as many a game bag (ex.Wolfenstein) from time to time?

  43. Mihnea said

    Cristi, give at least get a tutorial how to make pasta right on the processor and video card on a laptop!

  44. Cristi a question: I changed 3 months ago amuia thermal compound but when I look at a film or video are 20-25 minutes then turn off the computer .. iara need to change it? I 2.31Ghz and Coolers AMD processor and motherboard BIOS TITAN group

    • I do not know who recommended you to change paste the 3 months.
      Pasta normally should not be changed unless you replace cooler or if you do something maneuvers processor.
      Use the software to monitor temperature, to figure out, whether it is from insufficient cooling.

  45. Hello to a new processor it is advisable to put them in first or pasta?

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