![Took my computer apart to replace the 6 year old thermal paste on my i5 4590 lol how dry it is : r/intel Took my computer apart to replace the 6 year old thermal paste on my i5 4590 lol how dry it is : r/intel](https://preview.redd.it/hp6ce9z75li71.jpg?auto=webp&s=c2c730d4c140dcc5cf12706aeef3a0264a59ccb4)
Took my computer apart to replace the 6 year old thermal paste on my i5 4590 lol how dry it is : r/intel
![First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it](https://preview.redd.it/gg6cewghdz351.jpg?auto=webp&s=ca4781a98a004d2577f3362163abf2380c264618)
First time cleaning up thermal paste. I used isopropyl alcohol, cotton swabs, and paper towels and the thermal paste went over the side of the cpu. Tried to clean it and it
![My thermal paste just dried up completely. Is it necessary to have or is this what has been causing my pc to crash randomly? Lastly does it damage anything if I run My thermal paste just dried up completely. Is it necessary to have or is this what has been causing my pc to crash randomly? Lastly does it damage anything if I run](https://preview.redd.it/qnkoz5crngd21.jpg?auto=webp&s=03f86f76a71b0280a75f9af3066e0024403b00d1)
My thermal paste just dried up completely. Is it necessary to have or is this what has been causing my pc to crash randomly? Lastly does it damage anything if I run
![How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! : How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :](https://preview.redd.it/6rvyn0h5aao71.jpg?auto=webp&s=f3729c404f32d37f97b6b14aed14757d8bff9696)
How do I remove this old, super tacky thermal paste from around the CPU and GPU? Using Iso to at least clean off the top, but I'm unsure of the sides. Thanks! :
![I just took off my stock cpu cooler to find out why i was idling at high temps and saw this. Do I need to reapply thermal paste or is this good I just took off my stock cpu cooler to find out why i was idling at high temps and saw this. Do I need to reapply thermal paste or is this good](https://preview.redd.it/pskoa1zks1351.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=5c6b8fa1c3ac843630e0fa18ad18f57b2ad73836)
I just took off my stock cpu cooler to find out why i was idling at high temps and saw this. Do I need to reapply thermal paste or is this good
![Finally got around to clean my PS4 and replace the thermal paste and the difference in noise is unbelievable. It still runs fairly hot but now there is little noise while playing Finally got around to clean my PS4 and replace the thermal paste and the difference in noise is unbelievable. It still runs fairly hot but now there is little noise while playing](https://i.redd.it/finally-got-around-to-clean-my-ps4-and-replace-the-thermal-v0-2dpuar4ces1a1.jpg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=315d6e00f06e2c31e7beed43332d543192f964a3)