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What to do with 9yo thermal paste?

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Bought this Tuniq TX2 during the intel Core2 Duo E8400 & Xigmatek S1283 cooler era (approx year 2008).
What can I do with it right now/future?
Keep or throw into the dustbin?

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From their perspective, advising to put on too much is probably better than not enough :D
 
As already said, use it as long has it hasn't hardened or separated.

More paste used = more sales .. assuming users don't realize they are not getting best heat transfer.

It really is amazing how many users think TIM is supposed to be a layer between surfaces instead of that it is for filling voids where there is not metal to metal contact with as much metal to metal as possible.
 
Insomniator said:
What does paste cost? 8 bucks? Throw out 10 year old stuff if you aren't sure.
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I mean... I get were you are coming from.. but if it was me.. I'd check the paste out and if i didn't seem all dried out or whatever I'd probably just use it.
 
What atarione said. To some of us $8 can be the difference between eating or going hungry for a day or two. ;)
 
Just recently I used the last of a tube of AS5 I've had knocking around for at least a decade and it's working wonderfully for my CPU.
 
Use it for thermal compound on engine ignition modules.

That is what I do with the big tube of AS5 left over from 13 years ago.

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If it is still creamy like, it should be OK. I wouldn't trust it with like crazy overclock though.
 
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