“Too Much Thermal Paste” – Benchmark of Thermal Paste Quantity

Gamers Nexus benchmarks different thermal paste application methods and quantities to see if excess paste negatively impacts CPU temperatures.

We've all seen people say "that's too much thermal paste." Most the time, it turns out, they're wrong. This test benchmarks thermal paste application methods. Ad: EVGA's 19th Anniversary Giveaway is here: geni.us/NZnUrfn Article: gamersnexus.net/guides/3346-thermal-paste-application-benchm… We used Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut (buy on Amazon): geni.us/XlYbZlO Our testing today focuses on thermal paste application quantities -- not necessarily application methods -- and looks at pea-sized dots vs. thin spread vs. larger blobs. Thermal paste application is much debated among YouTube commenters, and we think a lot of that is because it's something everyone has experience with. Our Modmat still has application guidelines on it, but those conform to simply whatever covers the IHS most efficiently. As far as quantity, as long as it's enough to cover everything, you're good to go. We even referenced Luke's LinusTechTips video from ages ago, which also tested this same comment. Buy the new GN Beer Glass: store.gamersnexus.net/products/cobalt-blue-tear-down-logo-pi… Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The Best Shot We've Ever Taken 03:22 - Testing Methodology 05:49 - The Big Blob Test 07:14 - The Thin Spread Test 09:18 - The Pea-Sized Dot Test 10:18 - The Too-Much Test 11:25 - Average Core Temperatures 13:35 - Temperature Over Time Comparison 14:03 - Conclusions from These Tests 16:34 - Recapping Previous Content ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: twitter.com/gamersnexus f: facebook.com/gamersnexus w: gamersnexus.net/ Editorial, Testing: Patrick Lathan Editorial, Testing: Steve Burke Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.