Do I Need To Re-Apply More Thermal Paste Now?

Basicaly long story short i took my heatsink/fan off my CPU the other day and then afterwards put it striaghtback on. Now i didnt remove the old thermal paste i just left it on the CPU,,,so i just want to know if i should have put new thermal paste on?I havnt seen any performance drop in my PC's performance since so i wasnt sure.Do I Need To Re-Apply More Thermal Paste Now?
You should replace the thermal grease every time you take off a heat-sink. Mainly because the old stuff has dried and wont spread properly.Do I Need To Re-Apply More Thermal Paste Now?
Check temps!!
[QUOTE=''Jux_Zeil'']Check temps!![/QUOTE] How do i check my CPU temps?
You can download a program to do it or you can check in the Bios under ''PC Health'' if you've got a modern mobo.
[QUOTE=''Jux_Zeil'']You can download a program to do it or you can check in the Bios under ''PC Health'' if you've got a modern mobo.[/QUOTE] OK, well i have a pentium 4 HT 3.06Ghz....what temperature would be expected for it with no load?
[QUOTE=''daytona_178''] [QUOTE=''Jux_Zeil'']You can download a program to do it or you can check in the Bios under ''PC Health'' if you've got a modern mobo.[/QUOTE] OK, well i have a pentium 4 HT 3.06Ghz....what temperature would be expected for it with no load?[/QUOTE] OK, well its at about 57C / 133F! Thats with IE going and WMP....whats that like?
Sorry for late reply, page went down here(U.K.). It's not too bad if you're using the standard HSF ond overclocking it. i personally would replace the thermal paste. I know it's a pain in the hole but anything realy pushing that P4 like an RTS or encoding could push it up to 70-80DegC. Not good!
[QUOTE=''Jux_Zeil'']Sorry for late reply, page went down here(U.K.). It's not too bad if you're using the standard HSF ond overclocking it. i personally would replace the thermal paste. I know it's a pain in the hole but anything realy pushing that P4 like an RTS or encoding could push it up to 70-80DegC. Not good![/QUOTE] OK, i will probably give that a go then thanks! :DBy the way i noticed you live in Bornemoth....i was at your football groud a few months back for a convention! I live in Portsmouth.
[QUOTE=''daytona_178'']OK, i will probably give that a go then thanks! :DBy the way i noticed you live in Bornemoth....i was at your football groud a few months back for a convention! I live in Portsmouth.[/QUOTE] If i was an avid Bournemouth supporter I'd prob start ranting about Harry eh? Don't worry i'm not. Glad i could help.
[QUOTE=''daytona_178''][QUOTE=''daytona_178''] [QUOTE=''Jux_Zeil'']You can download a program to do it or you can check in the Bios under ''PC Health'' if you've got a modern mobo.[/QUOTE] OK, well i have a pentium 4 HT 3.06Ghz....what temperature would be expected for it with no load?[/QUOTE] OK, well its at about 57C / 133F! Thats with IE going and WMP....whats that like?[/QUOTE]i think thats pretty high. Bcoz my temps are 45C

[QUOTE=''LahiruD''][QUOTE=''daytona_178''][QUOTE=''daytona_178''] [QUOTE=''Jux_Zeil'']You can download a program to do it or you can check in the Bios under ''PC Health'' if you've got a modern mobo.[/QUOTE] OK, well i have a pentium 4 HT 3.06Ghz....what temperature would be expected for it with no load?[/QUOTE] OK, well its at about 57C / 133F! Thats with IE going and WMP....whats that like?[/QUOTE]i think thats pretty high. Bcoz my temps are 45C[/QUOTE]ahh thats not good.Is that 45c with IE running and antivirus stuff going on aswell in background?