For the techs: homemade thermal paste works!
Jun 2, 2020 22:26:19 GMT -5
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Post by simnettpratt on Jun 2, 2020 22:26:19 GMT -5
So the house's A/C's been out this year because the thermostat died, new batteries didn't help this time. It's in the high eighties and low nineties here in Dallas, only going to get hotter, and my CPU was going to fry.
It's a crappy old AMD dual-core, and AMD says it's max temp is 70°C. It was running at 70 under load in the un-airconditioned heat, and spiking at 73, which will kill it. The ambient temperature in my computer room was 99°F when I turned my pc on this morning, and it just gets hotter in here all day. I decided to try some homemade thermal paste.
I mixed 80% toothpaste with 20% Vaseline and just tested it. Under the 70° load, it is now running at 63°, which it can do all day. Also, I'm getting a new thermostat on Thursday or Friday, so will have A/C, and won't fry myself.
The toothpaste thermal compound will only last a few months, but I can mix up another batch then. Very pleased it worked.
It's a crappy old AMD dual-core, and AMD says it's max temp is 70°C. It was running at 70 under load in the un-airconditioned heat, and spiking at 73, which will kill it. The ambient temperature in my computer room was 99°F when I turned my pc on this morning, and it just gets hotter in here all day. I decided to try some homemade thermal paste.
I mixed 80% toothpaste with 20% Vaseline and just tested it. Under the 70° load, it is now running at 63°, which it can do all day. Also, I'm getting a new thermostat on Thursday or Friday, so will have A/C, and won't fry myself.
The toothpaste thermal compound will only last a few months, but I can mix up another batch then. Very pleased it worked.
