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  "path": "/threads/what-nobody-tells-you-about-thermal-paste-learned-this-the-hard-way.150152/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-02T18:41:13.000Z",
  "site": "https://forums.pcgamer.com",
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  "textContent": "After three builds, I still nearly got this wrong.\n\nNot the paste itself. The part nobody discusses: removing the old compound before adding fresh.\n\nMost guides say drop a pea-sized dot in the center and move on. That's technically correct. But what actually shifted CPU temperatures was cleaning the contact surfaces completely before reapplying. Skip that step after a cooler removal, and temps creep up 8-10 degrees over time.\n\nHere's why. Dried thermal paste stops conducting heat well. It...\n\nRead more",
  "title": "What Nobody Tells You About Thermal Paste (Learned This the Hard Way)"
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