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Tried thermal paste on a CPU that was already 6 years old. Bad idea.
I had this old Dell Optiplex from 2018 that was running hot, so I figured I'd re-paste it with some Arctic MX-4 I had lying around. Pulled the heatsink off and the old paste was basically dust, but I didn't clean the die properly and got a tiny grain of rice stuck under there. Booted up fine for 2 days, then the temps spiked to 95C and it shut off during a BIOS update. Had to order a whole replacement motherboard off eBay for $40. Anyone else wreck a system trying to do a simple maintenance job?
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felix_coleman871d ago
Nah but I had a buddy who tried to re-paste his old gaming laptop and ended up shorting the board with a static shock from his carpet. Thing never turned on again lol.
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pat_hall871d ago
Felix, did your buddy at least stand on one leg while touching a metal doorknob first, like we all learned in high school?
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