CPU has been hitting 80-85c while simply watching YouTube recently, which is wild for just video and also idles about 10c higher than it did at installation.

It’s been in this machine for at least 10 years now. And the AIO itself is older than that, having been used in my previous machine for 6 or 7 years.

Don’t see any leaks, don’t feel any unusual vibrations, don’t hear any unusual sounds; seems to be in good condition still, but with it being that old I am not sure if repasting would be sufficient.

Or maybe I’m just paranoid, because most of my PCs in the past were killed by heat.

Gotta spend some money either way, but all I need for a repaste is some isopropyl to clean the old paste off, which is a lot cheaper than a new simgle fan 120mm AIO or air cooler (all that will fit in the case).

  • ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    But what is the age of said paste? Surely you didn’t use something semi open in a drawer for several years. Or several years old even closed really

      • ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        3 months ago

        Depends. From my experience, even unopened paste loses performance over time. More if there is exposure to sun and/or significant temp fluctuations a shorts period of time (let’s say going to the sun for 10 minutes and go to the fridge while hot, as an extreme example). And depending on the paste, there is a chance is not sealed properly (meaning, air can go in). I would advise to get a new tube, nothing crazy, meaning, something similar to artic 5 or artic 7 which is usually very inexpensive (no need for kpx, thermal grizzly or noctua)

        • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialOPMEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          I’ll try that, but I am weighing between the arctic mx7 you recommend, which I have to order, or I could walk down to Best Buy and get some Corsair XTM60 for about the same price. Not sure which would be better; only what I’d be able to get quicker (same day vs 3-5 days shipping). But I really wanna use my computer again, and I am keeping it off until this is resolved. 🤣

          • ZeDoTelhado@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            I do not have experience with the corsair one, but if the price is not so different, I cannot see being a bad choice. From a quick search I noticed some people do mention it can be a PITA to spread. Some heating up can help here if necessary