JDA50 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I am getting ready to install the Corsair H80i tonight. The H80i comes with a thin layer of thermal paste already pre-applied on it. Should I also applya thin layer of thermal paste on the CPU or is what comes pre-applied on the H80i enough or adequate? Any help on this would be appreciated. I want to get this installed tonight. Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LangZone Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Corsair actually uses a fairly high end thermal paste. If there's no issue with the paste applied now I'd keep that on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Fitzgerald Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 You can either remove the paste that comes preapplied or you can remove it and apply your own. The important thing is you should not use both; mixing TIM (Thermal Interface Material, aka paste) is a really bad idea and, by adding to what is already there, you will have too much applied which leads to its own set of problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDA50 Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 Thank you for the input!! I ended up not adding any thermal paste to anything. I just installed the unit with the paste already applied by Corsair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaegerBane Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Corsair actually uses a fairly high end thermal paste. If there's no issue with the paste applied now I'd keep that on it. Indeed - I've heard it's shin-etsu? I've certainly found it to produce impressive results, though I was surprised how much was actually pre-applied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latharion Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 I know the H50 has Shin-Etsu applied. I also recall the devs mentioning at one point that they were using a Corning product for the H100. Many here will attest that the TIM Corsair uses is top-grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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