Needing to know how to apply thermal paste may not be something you’ve had to deal with so far if you’ve freshly installed a CPU before, or if any coolers you’ve purchased have come with paste ...

New PC builders almost always find trouble understanding the use case of thermal paste and its application. Thermal paste, also known as thermal grease, is used to ensure efficient cooling of the CPU.

I put together an internal diode reader for palomino core AMD chips this weekend and have been playing around with it. If you are serious about knowing temps, test cooling gear, or are just a geek (I ...

Developing high-power electronic devices with their simultaneous miniaturization is of critical importance. Consequently, the compactness in computers calls for higher integration of transistors ...

We all know that applying thermal paste to CPUs isn't the easiest thing to do, squirt a little on... move it around, make it kinda even... but now there's an idiot-proof method of applying the perfect ...

When assembling a computer, including thermal paste, also known as heat paste, is essential to prevent the processor from overheating. This substance, typically a viscous, silver-colored material, ...

Sounds like a simple operation, right? Well if you've never done it before, it could be a little difficult. I've personally seen a few processors covered with an entire tube of paste, and it's not a ...

First time I have ever used an aftermarket CPU cooler. CPU is a Phenom II x3. Do I apply the paste to the CPU or to the cooler? Or does it matter? Cooler is some sort of Scythe Katana 3 thing that I'm ...

Why it matters: Applying thermal paste is one of those PC building tasks that sounds simple in theory but can be a real pain in practice. You can try to be as careful as possible when spreading that ...

Thermal grease doesn’t get a lot of attention, as it certainly lacks the glamour of many other active and passive components or materials. Still, it's widely used between a heat source and heat sink ...

Readers of The Apple Core remember the recent issue about the amount of thermal grease (or paste) that Apple applies to the chips in the MacBook Pro. There's pretty decent evidence that ...