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Update: I just blew $200 on a 'professional' thermal paste that made things worse
I saw a fancy thermal paste online that promised a 15-degree drop in CPU temps, so I bought a tube for a client's overheating gaming rig. After applying it and running benchmarks for a week, the CPU actually ran 5 degrees HOTTER than with the basic stuff I usually use. Has anyone else had a brand-new product totally backfire on a repair job?
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the_betty6mo ago
Ouch, that's the worst feeling. Why do the expensive ones sometimes perform so badly?
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the_tara6mo ago
Yeah, that "promised a 15-degree drop" thing is such a trap. Reminds me of a time I bought a super expensive non-stick pan for home. Ads said it was indestructible. Stuck an egg on the first use, totally ruined. @the_betty is right about expensive stuff failing hard. Sometimes you pay extra just for the fancy box and big claims. Feels like they bank on people not calling them out.
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mark_smith594mo ago
Wait, did you try cleaning the CPU and heatsink really well before putting the new paste on? Honestly, I had a similar thing happen with a high-end air cooler where the mounting bracket was slightly off, and it pushed the cooler at a little angle. Tbh, it ran hotter than the stock Intel cooler for a week before I realized the pressure wasn't even. Ngl, sometimes these fancy products have tiny design flaws that totally mess up the whole point of using them.
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