It's been about 20 years since the last time I did it. All hail the gods of thermal conductivity!

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[–] 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Is there really a point to this? Similar time-frame as you. Old CPUs are pretty much trash. It works. No one would buy it though. Applying thermal-paste would do what? Make it run a bit cooler? I don't even monitor the temperature... I'm writing from a place of ignorance. I do think things should be properly maintained; I just hadn't thought of reapplying thermal-paste before.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 day ago

    Before: watching hd video in full screen VLC launched system towards 92C and fan spinning up to 7k.

    After: same load, temp around 72, cooler at 5..6k rpm. stress-ng for 5 minutes couldn't heat it up by 90.

    I also sprayed some lube on the cooler, more as an experiment.

    I think it was worth it but also fun.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    I've got a 10 or 12 year old laptop running as a modest home server. It's a great use of old machines. I haven't yet redone the thermal paste, but the temperature seldom exceeds 50C as is and at idle is only 40C.

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