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How To Apply Thermal Paste

YOU’LL NEED THIS

NON CONDUCTIVE THERMAL PASTE

Recommended, Noctua NT-H1.

. Nvidia or AMD? Apple or Windows? PC gaming or console? There’s a whole plethora of argument-inducing debates to be had and statements and brands to align yourself with. And that is very frustrating, because a lot of the time it genuinely gets in the way of real progress and learning. Nowhere is this more evident in computing than with the “debate” surrounding the application of thermal

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