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this may be an issue of general common sense, but i want to understand more about what happens when you temporarily remove a HSF to say.. swap it with another HSF...
generally I would think the preferred situation is to re-apply thermal paste properly to the HSF when you replace it..., but
what all happens when you just put the HSF on without re-applying the thermal paste... and maybe just wiggle it around to spread the current goop around...
is this fairly below optimal practice, and how dangerous is it to practice reseating a HSF without re-applying thermal paste properly?
I am just curious because in the past I have swapped and reseated HSFs without re-applying the thermal paste...
my other question is... does thermal paste prefer to be active as in at least transferring heat always to stay good? or can formulas such as Arctic Silver Ceramique remain passive for storage purposes while applied for long amounts of time?
generally I would think the preferred situation is to re-apply thermal paste properly to the HSF when you replace it..., but
what all happens when you just put the HSF on without re-applying the thermal paste... and maybe just wiggle it around to spread the current goop around...
is this fairly below optimal practice, and how dangerous is it to practice reseating a HSF without re-applying thermal paste properly?
I am just curious because in the past I have swapped and reseated HSFs without re-applying the thermal paste...
my other question is... does thermal paste prefer to be active as in at least transferring heat always to stay good? or can formulas such as Arctic Silver Ceramique remain passive for storage purposes while applied for long amounts of time?