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Thermal grease, also known as thermal paste or thermal compound, is a substance applied between heat-generating components like CPUs, GPUs, and chipsets and their heatsinks to improve heat transfer. On WindowsForum.com, users share experiences with different thermal grease brands, such as OCZ thermal paste, and report temperature drops of up to 5°C after application on northbridge, southbridge, and graphics card. Discussions cover application techniques, performance comparisons, and troubleshooting high temperatures. The tag is relevant for PC builders, overclockers, and anyone seeking to lower system temperatures through better thermal interface materials.
  1. kemical

    Windows 7 Improving PC Temperatures: My Experience with OCZ Thermal Paste

    I bought some new thermal 'goo' recently by OCZ. This was primarily for my chip upgrade but this afternoon I stripped the motherboard down and applied the thermal grease where-ever it was needed like northbridge, southbridge and graphics card. In some cases it's dropped temperature by 5c! I can...
    • kemical
    • Thread
    • graphics card hardware hardware upgrade motherboard northbridge ocz snipping tool southbridge temperature thermal grease
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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