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Just lost a whole afternoon to a bad batch of thermal paste
Had a client's gaming rig overheating, so I redid the CPU paste. Used a tube I bought online for cheap, maybe $8. The temps were actually worse after, hitting 95C under load. Took everything apart again and the paste was dry and flaky, like it was old stock. Had to clean it all off and use my good stuff, which fixed it. Anyone else run into fake or expired paste recently? What brands do you trust now?
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luna6175mo ago
My buddy's shop got a whole case of that fake Arctic Silver last month.
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lee.diana4mo ago
Oh MAN that is SO rough. Fake thermal paste is the WORST, especially when it looks legit and you don't find out until you're elbow deep in a build. I really feel for your buddy, that's such a punch in the gut when you think you got a good deal and it's just garbage. The stuff can literally cook your CPU if it's not doing its job right. I hope he got some kind of refund or at least learned a hard lesson from it.
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