I made a classic mistake with my cooler—I forgot to remove the plastic cover! After realizing it, I took the cooler off and reapplied thermal paste on top of the old layer without cleaning it first. Now I'm wondering if I should go through this process a third time. I found some conflicting advice from Google AI, but I'm not fully convinced. What do you all think?
4 Answers
I mean, your first issue was trusting Google AI over just common sense! Just test it out; if temperatures look stable while gaming, you're probably in the clear.
Your best bet is to do some benchmarking. If you're not seeing any high temps, you might as well leave it. But if the temps are concerning, better to repaste it properly this time.
If your CPU temperatures are fine, you probably don’t need to redo it. Just keep an eye on those temps when you're doing heavy tasks like gaming or running benchmarks.
Honestly, if the paste underneath was still fresh, you’re likely okay. Just run a few tests to see how hot it gets under load. If it’s stable, don’t stress about it too much!
Yeah, I agree! As long as it doesn't overheat, it's all good.