Is toothpaste bad?
Is toothpaste bad?
I just added some toothpaste to my Dell Optiplex 9020 and noticed a few readings. Are these the temperatures for the GPU or the CPU? The numbers look like they're from the hardware monitor, showing temps in both packages and cores.
It loses moisture rapidly and becomes powdery, so it's not suitable.
Over time, the substance will lose moisture. Toothpaste contains a lot of water, but once the device is powered down, it doesn’t refill. It will rapidly become dry and eventually become ineffective.
I observed a statement indicating it would take 2 to 3 months for full drying.
I purchased a decent batch of Corsair thermal paste for $7 from Amazon.
I've used Copper Anti-seize from the garage before. It works rather decently. Not the only one either. This would be a better route over toothpaste imo. Here's a thread with some on a 3600X https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threa...te.264613/
I've got thermal paste now and it cut the temperature by three degrees. Regarding the toothpaste, I put it on a paper towel first to soak up any moisture before applying. When I separated the heatsink and CPU, I pulled out the heatsink and noticed the toothpaste was firm and looked just like the previous paste. However, it had a strong minty scent, so I cleaned everything thoroughly before reassembly. It let me keep using my Dell gaming PC for four days. I'm curious to test the toothpaste further and see how it affects performance over time, though I'm cautious with my budget components.