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[-] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Molecular0079@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yep, the X method has served me well for decades. I honestly don't understand why some people insist on slathering on thermal paste like they were making a cake. An X and nice even pressure while you're screwing down the heatsink is all you need.

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

An x, or, for real jobs (used to do big servers), 3 lines. Did tictactoe for a bit but thats overkill.

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