privatized_sun [none/use name] to technology • 10 months agoThermal paste is a scam, just use minty fresh toothpaste on your CPUexternal-linkmessage-square14 fedilinkarrow-up148file-text
arrow-up148external-linkThermal paste is a scam, just use minty fresh toothpaste on your CPUprivatized_sun [none/use name] to technology • 10 months agomessage-square14 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
"this stuff absorbs heat...it probably tastes cool and refreshing?" (eying forbidden thermal paste tube)
minus-squareDudewitbow@lemmy.ziphexbear12·10 months agoFor those who just need a tl;dr You cam use toothpaste temporarily. The reason why you shouldnt is a few reasons: It can be conductive, its not the best conductor of heat, and most importantly, it dries out extremely fast (youd basically be repasting very often) linkfedilink
minus-squareSchillMenaker [he/him]hexbear5·10 months agoIn order to conduct heat through those gaps since air is a terrible heat conductor link
For those who just need a tl;dr
You cam use toothpaste temporarily. The reason why you shouldnt is a few reasons:
It can be conductive, its not the best conductor of heat, and most importantly, it dries out extremely fast (youd basically be repasting very often)
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In order to conduct heat through those gaps since air is a terrible heat conductor