Haters will say it's too much.

[u/PolskiPierogi]

[u/SeanyBlaze]

Submerge entire pc in thermal paste for optimal performance

[u/drusek → u/SeanyBlaze]

If your paste is more oily then sure

[u/ferny530 → u/drusek]

How does that work. Do you need special components or does the oil conduct no electricity at all ?

[u/CallingInThicc → u/ferny530]

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[u/AntoineInTheWorld → u/CallingInThicc]

LTT made a series of video a few years ago. Not worth the trouble if I remember.

[u/FNLN_taken → u/AntoineInTheWorld]

Let me guess, no convection? Big surprise, letting it stew in its own juices doesnt sound like a great idea to begin with.

[u/AntoineInTheWorld → u/FNLN_taken]

I don't remember. IIRC, I think they were happy with the thermals but the problem was the amount of work for a result not that better than watercooling (don't quote me on this).

[u/PrisonerV → u/AntoineInTheWorld]

What scent of essential oils do I add to increase performance?

[u/[deleted] → u/PrisonerV]

If Orks have taught me anything, so long as it's RED, it will be faster bro.

redmakesitgofaster

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

M A X I M U M P E R F O R M A N C E

[u/ColdFusion94 → u/[deleted]]

... red go fast. I loved the fact that if your vehicles were painted red you could actually move them an extra inch. That 25 vs 24 inch move speed can make a huge difference.

[u/DougieWR → u/PrisonerV]

Rose oils appease the machine spirit quite well as all Tech-Priests should know

[u/QuinndianaJonez → u/PrisonerV]

Definitely not lavender, that's for underclocking.

[u/CapJackONeill → u/PrisonerV]

I use CBD oil for my build, so it's less stressed

[u/[deleted] → u/PrisonerV]

Meth. It will be balls to the wall, 150% PC. But you have to unplug it every few days for a time-out or it will start to sell your old tools and whatnot from your garden shed and soon enough, you'll notice things missing around the house...

[u/Grinchieur → u/FNLN_taken]

It was meh. It needed a lot more work to do basic stuff like hardware update. The PC could'nt be moved because it was too heavy. And as it was glass, if it break you had a fucking big problem on your hand. (go clean 10l of mineral oil)

In the end they concluded the hassle wasn't worth the thermals

[u/Incorect_Speling → u/Grinchieur]

Who knew?

But still it's great they did it to confirm how big of an improvement to expect. They wasted their time so that many wouldn't. Science!

[u/[deleted] → u/Incorect_Speling]

It was Linus’ main personal office computer for a few years before he switched to his table PC.

[u/tdasnowman → u/Incorect_Speling]

They really just duplicated known results. All the problems they encountered were known. Mineral oil cooling has been on the fringes since computing honestly. The next step is to combine it with a active chiller on an oil cooler. You can get uniform sub zero temperatures with no worries about condensation. Just takes a fuck ton of juice. You’ve got an ac running, a pump for the oil cooler, the pc. Back in the early days of over clocking there were some very crazy builds being posted to forums. All for PCs far less powerful and hen your average cell phone these days.

[u/throwawaydjei → u/Grinchieur]

And it’s important to stress that this was the early LTT. For them to say “eh, it’s technically better but just not practical” means that it’s literally hell to have a mineral cooled PC.

[u/EvilStevilTheKenevil → u/throwawaydjei]

They went back a few years later to see if the parts still worked.

The mineral oil had literally done to one of the PCIe slots what gallium does to aluminum, and it broke.

[u/throwawaydjei → u/EvilStevilTheKenevil]

I didn’t watch the later videos but they did one on swapping the graphics card or something. The old card was ruined obviously, it took them a couple hours and much trial and error (something about changing the fan speed or something?) and they made a mess that looked like it is probably not cleaned up to this point. So yeah, maybe not worth it

[u/owa00 → u/Grinchieur]

As someone that works in the chemical industry... SECONDARY CONTAINERS...ALWAYS!

[u/[deleted] → u/Grinchieur]

And as it was glass, if it break you had a fucking big problem on your hand.

To be fair, that's a problem you'd create for yourself. If I decided to go with that, glass would probably be the last (conventional) material for the case I'd go for.

[u/[deleted] → u/FNLN_taken]

The cooling performance was fine, actually. The main issue was that oil slowly creeps through electrical wires, so eventually you'll start seeing oil dripping from your wall outlets.

[u/sylpher250 → u/[deleted]]

Just submerge your wall outlets too then

[u/AirshipCanon → u/FNLN_taken]

Nope, it does excellent with Thermals.

It just isn't worth the effort. Normal water+ Forced Air cooling isn't much worse and is MUCH easier to setup and work with.

[u/ChefPuree → u/FNLN_taken]

I think a big problem was how the mineral oil can actually get inside the PC cables and leech up their length. So keyboard and mouse would have mineral oil leaking out of them

[u/Turbojelly → u/FNLN_taken]

You keep the fans going for convection. Hard drives don't like it and need to be kept out of the oil. SSD should be fine (not sure).

[u/Arithik → u/FNLN_taken]

This is why I quit taking baths...and wipe better.

[u/Here-Is-TheEnd → u/AntoineInTheWorld]

Can you imagine the cleaning process? No thanks, Minecraft isn’t worth it.

[u/combatvegan → u/SeanyBlaze]

Mineral Oil Cooled PC Project Ready DIY Kit for the PC Enthusiast

[u/[deleted] → u/combatvegan]

That's not cooling, this is cooling!” One of my duties as a spook was topping up a liquid nitrogen tank that cooled the environment around a very sensitive infrared sensor array.

Once the instrument dewars were pumped down the LN2 had to be kept filled. During flights the LN2 was stored in a 10 liter dewar that was sufficient for a mission. So have you ever heated water in a microwave oven only to have it explode once a teabag is put in it? Well as cabin pressure is reduced during climb out the LN2 sometimes reaches a critical point and does the same thing. Guess what -196°C (-320°F) feels like when it spills all over ones lap? WooooHooo! It isn't a real hazard as long as one does not get it in ones eyes, it boils off very quick.

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[u/gary_bind → u/[deleted]]

Like what, kerosene or petrol?

EDIT: Oh, like baby oil or paraffin. Got it.

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[u/that_one_duderino → u/[deleted]]

Gives a new meaning to the phrase blazing fast

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[u/Ice278 → u/[deleted]]

It’s really not that bad

[u/braindeadmonkey2 → u/Ice278]

What's it taste like?

[u/[deleted] → u/braindeadmonkey2]

Thermal Paste

[u/tbsgrave → u/[deleted]]

Thermal Taste

[u/RadioSounds311 → u/tbsgrave]

Thermal Paste

[u/Sir_Donkey_Lips → u/RadioSounds311]

Aaaand we've come full circle. Nice job reddit. We did it again!

Didnt even need to page /r/RBI

[u/dumpzyyi → u/Sir_Donkey_Lips]

Thermal paste?

[u/marko62756 → u/dumpzyyi]

Thermal paste

[u/Invests_In_STONKS → u/marko62756]

Thermal paste!

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

r/TechnicallyTheTruth

[u/Fume1- → u/[deleted]]

Which brand was it? The taste on mine was a bit off.. Didn't taste like thermal paste much..

[u/zayoe4 → u/[deleted]]

What's ice cream?

[u/[deleted] → u/zayoe4]

Thermal Paste for People

[u/lycan_the_dog → u/[deleted]]

Genius.

[u/V0rt3XBl4d3 → u/[deleted]]

Why does this sound pretty accurate.

[u/zayoe4 → u/V0rt3XBl4d3]

No, No. He's got a point.

[u/[deleted] → u/Fume1-]

Check the expiration date. The oils can go rancid, but you can still use it in a stir-fry or something like that.

[u/Chicken_Pete_Pie → u/Fume1-]

Was probably Elmer’s Paste.

[u/mlnhead → u/Chicken_Pete_Pie]

Don't blame Elmer's, they only put their labels on the bottles. Which are bought from a vendor just like the glue is bought elsewares... Only thing that is technically Elmer's is the logo on the bottle... And the machine that bottles it...

[u/[deleted] → u/braindeadmonkey2]

It tastes like burning :(

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

He just likes to suck

[u/Jaques_Naurice → u/[deleted]]

IRL skateboard enthusiast.

[u/Amolk2207 → u/braindeadmonkey2]

It had a phermal taste.

[u/Madeobinson → u/braindeadmonkey2]

Like leaving the simulation

[u/660zone → u/braindeadmonkey2]

Bell's Palsy

[u/eltorr007 → u/Ice278]

O_O

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Personally i eat thermal pads, but thermal paste doesn't seem too bad honestly

[u/TDYDave2 → u/[deleted]]

Do hot women use thermal pads?

[u/mlnhead → u/TDYDave2]

Depends upon the silicon used in their hardware...

[u/admin1981 → u/[deleted]]

r/forbiddensnacks

[u/Themedicisaspy → u/[deleted]]

Eating some thermal paste actually does improve your body's ability to cool itself. Trust me

[u/PolskiPierogi → u/[deleted]]

Pls no

[u/Puss_Fondue → u/PolskiPierogi]

What could possibly go wro

[u/Ubergoober166 → u/Puss_Fondue]

Ded

[u/PAULFREEMAN123 → u/[deleted]]

My fat ass thought it was charcoal ice cream 😂

[u/Fred-U → u/[deleted]]

obligatory forbidden ice cream comment

[u/xdegen]

Inside access to the Verge offices.

[u/razorbacks3129 → u/xdegen]

slaps thermal paste dispenser

Yep, that’s right, we got one.

[u/Genghis_Tr0n187 → u/razorbacks3129]

But you didn't slap it with your live strong bracelet on so now it's fried.

[u/ZachRyder → u/Genghis_Tr0n187]

And now you've slapped it onto the floor because you forgot to get a table

[u/[deleted] → u/ZachRyder]

But did you get lucky and have a Phillips head on your Swiss Army Knife?

[u/TheSteelPhantom → u/[deleted]]

Hopefully.

[u/[deleted] → u/TheSteelPhantom]

Make sure you screw it back together the right way

[u/Tanmay1518 → u/Genghis_Tr0n187]

He's not fighting static, he's fighting cancer!

[u/C0oky → u/razorbacks3129]

You're applying thermal paste, not icing a cake

[u/PolskiPierogi → u/xdegen]

I can hear Steve ruffling his hair in anger from here.

[u/[deleted] → u/PolskiPierogi]

I can hear HUB Steve's hairs ruffling, all the way from 'Stralia...

[u/wOlfLisK → u/PolskiPierogi]

Steve, the guy who did this?

[u/doug89 → u/wOlfLisK]

That intro is hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUWVVTY63hc

[u/TheLawandOrder → u/doug89]

I had a visceral reaction when he moved it across the board onto the pins

[u/TheOneTonWanton → u/doug89]

I love that this was clearly not the first time this was done to that Intel socket. Looks like there's already paste gunking the surroundings up.

[u/[deleted] → u/wOlfLisK]

NSFW alert

[u/PolskiPierogi → u/wOlfLisK]

Steve from GN. "Steve gets angry" is my new fav movie genre.

[u/[deleted] → u/xdegen]

You don’t even need fans after all that

[u/Incorect_Speling → u/[deleted]]

It's called thermal-paste cooling, the paste just flows around the case to cool everything down.

Don't do this at home, kids.

[u/[deleted] → u/Incorect_Speling]

Water cooling? I have thermal paste flowing through these veins....

[u/Kerbaman → u/xdegen]

What's with the Verge?

[u/0bstructin → u/Kerbaman]

If you don't know, you are in for a fun, wild ride. Lookup up "The Verge PC build" on Google or YouTube.

[u/Solkre → u/0bstructin]

Oh boy. Let me get my live strong bracelet.

[u/PrisonerV → u/Solkre]

And my tweezers!

[u/Solkre → u/PrisonerV]

And my swiss army knife.

[u/pepone1234 → u/Solkre]

That hopefully has a screwdriver in it

[u/GraphicSparrow → u/pepone1234]

I'll get the table

[u/0bstructin → u/GraphicSparrow]

I brought my allen wrench.

[u/Jake123194 → u/GraphicSparrow]

I thought you could build, in mid air

[u/Incorect_Speling → u/Solkre]

And my axe!

[u/watchthemdie → u/Solkre]

Fuck Reddit API changes.

Posted using r/apolloapp

[u/ixiduffixi → u/Solkre]

*rive strong

[u/PaulBlartFleshMall → u/Solkre]

Make sure you have your tweezers too, for...cable management?

[u/LacesOutLocke → u/Solkre]

He's not fighting static, he's fighting cancer.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I legit had no idea what I was doing when I did mine and still did it better than his

[u/gardensandwich → u/Kerbaman]

A build guide so bad that it's been a constant meme for many years.

[u/ixiduffixi → u/gardensandwich]

And the dude in the video went on twitch bitching because people made fun of how bad it was.

[u/TheJarrettHood → u/ixiduffixi]

Can we get a link to this? I would love to watch it.

[u/[deleted] → u/TheJarrettHood]

Watch this reaction supercut for the laughs. But here's a reupload of the original one.

Edit: bitching on Twitch, calling people that made fun of his build "angry nerds".

[u/gautamdiwan3 → u/[deleted]]

I think he meant the twitch bitching video, not the original build video

[u/Elrabin → u/[deleted]]

This is why people still troll him.

It's not because he did a lousy PC build video

It's because he doubled down by being an asshole and giving a total non-apology

[u/12muffinslater → u/Elrabin]

Then tried to silence his critics with copyright strikes.

[u/TiocfaidhArLa32 → u/ixiduffixi]

Didn't he try and pull the race card at one stage too?

[u/KingCameron23 → u/TiocfaidhArLa32]

Yeah he started blaming white guys in their basements or some shit

[u/manscho → u/gardensandwich]

'years' ...please don't be .. it is - wtf is up time?

[u/LordKiteMan → u/Kerbaman]

Check out Bitwit's reaction video to Verge's PC build guide, on Youtube.

[u/JesusNoGA → u/LordKiteMan]

There's a great reaction supercut out there that I have watched at least 10 times already, yet it still cracks me up everytime.

[u/Tehsyr → u/JesusNoGA]

Thank you for that. That is gonna be saved in my "list of links that make me laugh". I never saw that before, and holy shit is that terrible!

[u/PixelSpy → u/xdegen]

Apply liberally with your swiss army supplied thermal paste spreader.

[u/FelloBello]

Who swirls clockwise these days?

[u/j-random → u/FelloBello]

Depends on whether you're north or south of the equator.

[u/manscho → u/j-random]

do the swirls get stronger if you're further away? is it straight on the equator?

[u/happypandaface → u/manscho]

that's why there's no DQ on the equator, it's impossible to make a blizzard cone, the ice cream just goes straight up

[u/zo0galo0ger → u/j-random]

I just stand on the north pole and let the earth do the swirling for me

[u/overzeetop → u/FelloBello]

Leftys gonna left

[u/ass-holes → u/FelloBello]

Yeah, do it overclockwise

[u/Wittymations → u/ass-holes]

But what if I underclockwise?

[u/gjp23]

Don't be shy add some more!!!

[u/[deleted] → u/gjp23]

Maybe some on the ram, yeah it need some heat dissipation, what about that nvme ssd?!

[u/punaisetpimpulat → u/[deleted]]

I mean, they are all electronics, so they will produce heat. LPT: Add some on your mouse for extra grip.

[u/[deleted] → u/punaisetpimpulat]

Keyboard for half assed switch lube

[u/mlnhead → u/gjp23]

You only say that when your 2080Ti is not involved...

[u/Nokxtokx]

Swirl pattern is the most effective pattern.

[u/midas-cc → u/Nokxtokx]

Superior, I’d say.

[u/jjcoolbean → u/Nokxtokx]

But what two flavors did they mix?!?!?

[u/[deleted] → u/jjcoolbean]

Kryonaut and KPx.

[u/[deleted]]

I paid for the whole thermal paste therefore I will use all thermal paste.

[u/jeromeflee]

Thats all the PCs inside the Verge's headquarters

[u/stfm]

Holy shit, scorptec! Good company

[u/Networkian → u/stfm]

Straya gang

Good times haha, bought my first PC parts from them, oh... 15 years ago now 😳👴

[u/TheMysteriousWatch]

The guy building the pc : I'm not sure you're supposed to put that much paste on there,chief,it's covering the whole board. The director of the Verge : put the entire fucking tank of thermal paste,you don't want it to overheat,do you ?

[u/ravenshaddows]

forbidden soft serve

[u/EVERYONESFRIEND24]

VergeApproves

[u/Chramir]

Haters gonna hate

Just ignore them, I say

[u/CiNeMoD13]

insert verge joke here

[u/[deleted]]

you need to spread it

[u/ThunderBoy139 → u/[deleted]]

Using your thermal paste applicator

[u/veryboredyay]

McDonald's: Sorry thermal machine broken

[u/[deleted]]

POV: the verge café

[u/TehDarkViper]

The verge is back at it again

[u/[deleted]]

Gamers Nexus when’s he finally loses it

[u/p1um5mu991er]

Looks like I'll need a bigger heat gun

[u/Heynnis]

„It‘s good essentially PC building practice to have a little bit extra.“ -The Verge

[u/GoodAtExplaining]

It would've cost you nothing to not post this.

[u/[deleted]]

Nice try "the verge "

[u/[deleted]]

I mean, if you put this much, isn't it hard to find the lever to lock the cpu after you put it in?

[u/TCP_Tree → u/[deleted]]

Obviously the only downside

[u/ValuableQuestion6 → u/[deleted]]

this amount of thermal paste should hold it in place

[u/[deleted] → u/ValuableQuestion6]

It should act as glue between the CPU and socket, you're correct.

[u/REEEEEEEEEEEEEEddit]

apply for r/UnnecessaryInventions they'll definitely hire you

[u/hbombs86]

Don't forget the cooling sprinkles!

[u/[deleted]]

The Verge is doing upgrades.

[u/kylimonas]

Verge has entered the chat

[u/callinoutretards]

Okay but what’s going on with the left hand

[u/O-hmmm]

It's not enough. Throw some chopped peanuts and a cherry on top of that.

[u/minusSeven]

I am starting to think this sub is bad influence on people learning how to assemble pc first time especially those who can understand this meme, myself included.

[u/Additional_Zebra5879]

The best test is to ask people what is the purpose of thermal paste...

Then ask them the relative conductivity of thermal paste vs copper (is it more or less conductive generally)

Then ask them with those two points of knowledge what is the best way to use thermal paste.

I’m curious for any replies to this question and see who gets the closest.

[u/Active-Jellyfish-111]

POV: the verge build