that explains, the cpu should be on the motherboard, not on your hand
Get a load of Federico Faggin over here!
Well yeah that isn’t optimal but I doubt the PC will run any faster. If you were reaching thermal throttling temperatures with that paste you probably will hit them even after replacing the paste. Do you have a program like HWinfo that could monitor the temps and log if you’re hitting the throttle limit?
Whats that
That is a processor with some very dried-out looking thermal compound on it. I had to deal with a similar situation today on a machine I was working on.
Did you lick the old paste off the CPU like it was filling on an Oreo?
I usually do
When was the last time you applied it?
Directly to the forehead?
Head on
Apply directly to the forehead
Head on.
Apply directly to the forehead
No.
Thermal paste? More like thermal dirt.