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Finally swapped thermal paste on my 5 year old gaming rig

Used some cheap generic paste for years and always wondered why my temps were hitting 85c under load. Picked up a tube of Arctic MX-6 at Micro Center last week for like 8 bucks and applied it carefully. Same CPU, same cooler, and now I barely break 65c even after hours of gaming. Has anyone else noticed that big of a drop just from switching thermal compounds?
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kellymurphy
@gavin_mason31 gets it, my cheap paste was basically playdough.
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gavin_mason31
85c was probably from dried up crusty paste not the brand itself
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