Applying thermal paste to cooler with pre-applied paste

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Hello guys;

What Ive understood is that apply thermal paste to pre applied thermal paste cooler if you plan to overclock which is what am planning. I have the thermaltake water 3.0 extreme which has pre applied paste and I also have thermaltake TG-1 thetmal paste. My question is should I remove the preapplied paste or should I apply paste on cpu and keep the paste on the cooler?

 

[dma0991]

That may not be necessary depending on the type of pre-applied TIM used. Pre-applied TIM on stock heatsinks is hard and has the consistency of a thermal pad. The ones applied to AIO watercooling units are quite decent in quality (Corsair AIO units were said to come pre-applied with Shin-Etsu) and is much closer to aftermarket tube TIM and can smear (softer consistency).

 

[sub-80]

So add thermal paste to cpu and keep the pre applied as a precaution. Or do you think this will lower the heat conductivity?

 

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Solved

This shows the stock paste being almost half a degree better against Noctua

 

[Wall Street]

So add thermal paste to cpu and keep the pre applied as a precaution. Or do you think this will lower the heat conductivity?

No. Pre-applied thermal paste is applied such that no other paste is needed. Usually with hand applied paste, you want to rub a small amount of paste into both surfaces to help the central drop of paste spread, but the machine process for pre-applied paste has it spread already.

 

[sub-80]

I got that answer but for some reason it wont post any the beginning.

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This shows the stock paste being almost half a degree better against Noctua