question about technique in applying thermal paste
by newbiesforever from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5HANT)
I am about to attach a new CPU fan. I wondered whether it was better to apply thermal paste to the fan or the CPU, so I looked it up. The first source I found (https://www.intel.com/content/www/us...mal-paste.html) says apply it to the CPU, so I'll do that; but I wonder if it really makes a difference which surface the paste spreads from.
(If you ask why I don't just try pasting the fan and seeing how it works, I don't care to waste any paste or clean it off afterwards.)
(If you ask why I don't just try pasting the fan and seeing how it works, I don't care to waste any paste or clean it off afterwards.)