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Been trying to figure out why my PC is running slow (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by Aaronjamt to c/pcmasterrace

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[–] ghostBones 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My go-to for that was always a soft guitar pick with the tip cut off. It seems like this was applied buy a goon with a spoon.

[–] DoomBot5 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

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