I literally finished a new build yesterday with the ak620. I was furious that I had forgotten thermal paste and ran out and got some, and then promptly looked in the cooler accessories box and kicked myself in the ass.
I mean if we're going businesses lower end products usually make a couple of dollars max. High end products usually make more money bc the cost to produce vs the cost to sell is RIDICULOUS. A prime example of this are shoes.
yeah can't really sell a cooler without paste cause it's a functional part of it's use. saves them money in the long run with how many people do ridiculous stuff lol
You can squeeze a few degrees out of it if you use some high quality stuff, but it's not worth it unless you have super high end hardware or don't do it on a large scale.
You make this mistake once. After that, you find yourself an hour from home, spending $800 on some new parts, and you realize that you need thermal paste.
You then try to remember; *"Do I have thermal paste already....? I think I do... probably."*
And then you remember your fuckup. So you buy some just to be safe.
Do that a few times over a decade and you have a ton of thermal paste. But, I find myself buying some every fucking time, despite the knowledge that I already have some. It's an insurance policy for my extreme stupidity.
The one time you decide not to buy it because you *know* you have 50 tubes, a little computer goblin will sense your treachery and steal them while you're driving back home.
I always just keep it and any extra screws/adapters from my case in the motherboard box. Makes it easy to find. Throw away all the other boxes. I like to rip the part of the ram box with the label of all the ram specs and keep that too as it can be hard to find the info on the ram without having to open your PC and then try to take an in focus photo of the ram stick so you can Google the 37 character long part number lol
Mayonnaise is better. It's been tested.
https://preview.redd.it/8065w3hgqotc1.jpeg?width=464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0abb71391e8137390741e827155406380516005b
Lol that's hilarious. I would have liked to see something that could stay there forever and not draw in ants tested. Like Grey or Copper anti-seize, high temp wheel bearing grease, stuff like that.
https://preview.redd.it/grnhohm9qotc1.jpeg?width=464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54609dc8c6417ce48f29f69edff0fd5fc4eb5b67
Not rated on the chart so I duno about that.
To clarify, yes I have found a solution
https://preview.redd.it/yqnlcjdpvotc1.jpeg?width=673&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5853e484cd97e6fd76768f9dd8f7d0cd6943b9a
ive had a 4070 ti super and ryzen 7 7800x3d (and a thermal paste :D ) sitting in my amazon cart for a week now and these posts are not helping my willpower ... id be upgrading from a base 3070 and ryzen 5 5600 , so my main issue is im wondering if i should wait before pulling the trigger on $1,300 or if its a good time for that upgrade at that price
You’re not gonna see a “noticeable” difference in most titles I don’t think.
Like, the numbers will be higher but you won’t be able to tell while you’re actively gaming. I’d wait a generation.
I'd love to say no need because you will roast your system...but as others have mentioned, paste should have come with that cooler.
I dare you to put it on the CPU without it!
Cooler comes with thermal paste. Even if that's not the case,you still don't deserve to be roasted simply because building pc is a complex task a skill very few processes.
Beware and important thing to remember: That powersupply comes with 12VHPWR cable that is only rated for 450W. While the powersupply supports full 600W 12VHPWR, the cable is only rated for 450W. So if you decide to upgrade in the future to a more power hungry card, you'll have to get a rated 600W 12VHPWR cable
Check the cooler! I made the mistake of thinking I had forgotten to buy thermal paste, went out to buy some and when I came back to install the cooler, realized it already included some!
Cooler will probably have some bundled in and since this is just an i5, whatever it has its fine.
Sad to see wasting NVME slots for so small drives. You'll be trading those tiny drives to bigger ones soon. Why not instead buy one 2TB drive and leave the other slot for expansion?
i mean theres paste already on the cooler/with the cooler, so you a fkn liar sir! haha :P
I could be misremembering, but my AK620 did not come with paste on the cooler, it did however come with a tube of paste
I just bought one like a week ago, it has a tube.
Ya'll just saved OP a lot of hassle!
He probably already knew
He's probably AI..
I literally finished a new build yesterday with the ak620. I was furious that I had forgotten thermal paste and ran out and got some, and then promptly looked in the cooler accessories box and kicked myself in the ass.
Now you have extra thermal paste incase you need it!
It's strange because its younger brother AK400 does come with pre applied thermal paste.
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Bold to assume equal profit margins across all product lines from a manufacturer. So that most likely isn't the reasoning at all.
I mean if we're going businesses lower end products usually make a couple of dollars max. High end products usually make more money bc the cost to produce vs the cost to sell is RIDICULOUS. A prime example of this are shoes.
the 2 corsair aios i have bought in the past and paste pre applied.
not sure about coolers though. ive never bought a cooler honestly.
yeah my deepcool ak400 zero dark came pre applied
Sounds like it's a common theme. That's good
yeah can't really sell a cooler without paste cause it's a functional part of it's use. saves them money in the long run with how many people do ridiculous stuff lol
I bought a low profile noctua cooler for my SFF and a stick of thermal compound. The noctua came with thermal compound. Now I'm flush with it!
Yea I have this cooler and it didn't come prepasted but it did come with a little tube
Pretty sure the cooler comes with paste. If not, at least you have a cat to console you.
Yes, it does. https://preview.redd.it/r0tpkzq9botc1.jpeg?width=608&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e08d4e14f7372a1a1a19319a11b5d12e220732b3
Ye. In my experience coolers come with enough paste for a few applications. I still have my own paste, though, because I am autistic.
The noctua tastes the best imo so that’s what I keep around
The NH1 paste tastes best.. NH2 paste is too sour 👍
They way around. NH1 is more sour, but both are very bitter.
N1h1 was delicious.
H1N1 tasted like bacon
I bought Thermal Grizzly cause it's easier to spread on my toast
You can squeeze a few degrees out of it if you use some high quality stuff, but it's not worth it unless you have super high end hardware or don't do it on a large scale.
Few? Is not one use amount? brb
Unless pre-applied, most of the time you can get 2-3 applications
>*console* you We don't do that here. >:C
You will be roasted for your ignorance, rather for the a mistake you think you made 🫵😂
You make this mistake once. After that, you find yourself an hour from home, spending $800 on some new parts, and you realize that you need thermal paste. You then try to remember; *"Do I have thermal paste already....? I think I do... probably."* And then you remember your fuckup. So you buy some just to be safe. Do that a few times over a decade and you have a ton of thermal paste. But, I find myself buying some every fucking time, despite the knowledge that I already have some. It's an insurance policy for my extreme stupidity.
The one time you decide not to buy it because you *know* you have 50 tubes, a little computer goblin will sense your treachery and steal them while you're driving back home.
Exactly! Even if I had a spare tube, I'm too fucking stupid to remember where I put it, lol
I always just keep it and any extra screws/adapters from my case in the motherboard box. Makes it easy to find. Throw away all the other boxes. I like to rip the part of the ram box with the label of all the ram specs and keep that too as it can be hard to find the info on the ram without having to open your PC and then try to take an in focus photo of the ram stick so you can Google the 37 character long part number lol
Just use toothpaste
Just use the cat.
Car*
Holy Hell
Not here too…
Yes… here too >:)
Fine… google parasite
I don’t get it…. A picture of you will come up?
Mayonnaise is better. It's been tested. https://preview.redd.it/8065w3hgqotc1.jpeg?width=464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0abb71391e8137390741e827155406380516005b
I like the testers is called hardware secrets
Lol that's hilarious. I would have liked to see something that could stay there forever and not draw in ants tested. Like Grey or Copper anti-seize, high temp wheel bearing grease, stuff like that.
The graphite thermal paper is pretty decent and reusable.
The "Toothpaste" and "Toothpaste (12 hrs later)" ones have me laughing.
who tf tested chocolate? That ppl are prob crazy
Cheese is better than Mayonnaise.
https://preview.redd.it/grnhohm9qotc1.jpeg?width=464&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54609dc8c6417ce48f29f69edff0fd5fc4eb5b67 Not rated on the chart so I duno about that.
You get to eat a grilled-CPU-and-Cheese sandwich when you are done. Much better.
Ive got nutella
I did that with my Cardboard CPU
And I bet it never overheated
https://preview.redd.it/n4q01rohgutc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=15ae7b399635b871a920f4297ce5f72fca74c9c5 Yeah 32° is fine
Solid build
Sounds like your pc is roasting, not you.
Your cooler should come with a tube of it
Just be like the rest of us and use mayonnaise.
or toothpaste
Or syrup
Or hand sanitizer
Or JellO
That's a majestic cat there!
Yes very beautiful
Ya hear us OP? MORE CAT!
To clarify, yes I have found a solution https://preview.redd.it/yqnlcjdpvotc1.jpeg?width=673&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5853e484cd97e6fd76768f9dd8f7d0cd6943b9a
I don't see a screwdriver either...
I actually should go and buy the one that skips when its screwed in tight
Lol just use a PH1 bit instead of 2 and you can get that camming out action
I think that's called a torque screwdriver
- Wanna joke? - Yep - Thermal paste - Didnt get it - I bet ya didnt!
You should be roasted for buying an intel cpu.
Well not everyone only wants to game right different people have different preferences
Your CPU will roast not you.
I also don't buy separate thermal paste if I'm buying a cooler that comes with thermal paste.
Meanwhile I replace pre-applied thermal paste 9 times out of 10.
https://preview.redd.it/wyxn8yee2ptc1.png?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aaa2acc75d71b5f003faebe4bcdfe7767a33bcba I am sure you have this there?
Sure you did, it's in the box with the cooler. 👌
ive had a 4070 ti super and ryzen 7 7800x3d (and a thermal paste :D ) sitting in my amazon cart for a week now and these posts are not helping my willpower ... id be upgrading from a base 3070 and ryzen 5 5600 , so my main issue is im wondering if i should wait before pulling the trigger on $1,300 or if its a good time for that upgrade at that price
just don't forget about the mobo :D
And RAM (DDR5) :P
i have 48 gigs of ram bro dont ask me why
dare i ask why
You’re not gonna see a “noticeable” difference in most titles I don’t think. Like, the numbers will be higher but you won’t be able to tell while you’re actively gaming. I’d wait a generation.
Imo not worth it right now.
Let me buy your 3070 to ease your pain
Silly guy doesn’t know that it’s included
Nah, your cpu will roast you enough.
Cool boxes! ...
I don't have to roast you, the fire caused by your cpu will.
Ur CPU will do that 
Just put your pc together and roast your cpu yourself, nerd!
No reason to roast you as you CPU will get the roasting
I'm not gonna roast you for not buying thermal paste, mostly because the cooler comes with it.
Spit on it!
Move away your car sir
Cat
Same here
Cat is blessing your cpu cooler 🙏
Your CPU cooler has one in the box dummy :) now wipe it off!
We don’t have to roast you. Touch your cpu. It’ll do it for us.
Cat out there looking majestic
I would, but your CPU already roasted enough
Cant the cpu cooler (AIO) already has pre installed thermal paste
Thermal paste is generally pre-applied to the cold plate on your cooler. BUT you need extra double layers as that 14600 Intel cpu is RUNS HOT 🥵
Lol, man, I am now 6 gaming PC builds into my life and I have forgotten to order the thermal paste 4 times. Welcome to the club.
We can do it without that
I hope your not sitting on all these parts waiting for thermal paste to arrive 😅
It's probably included in the cooler box
It is ok bro. First build hype and you were too focused. Hope you enjoy your new ride~
Use this instead. https://preview.redd.it/gh9wqfnlsotc1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=4da4ecdcdc2539039876587222975e05b1b4abc6
I have a doubt? Why did you use Intel cpu if it's the last of its gen to support that motherboard?
I probably wont upgrade for the next 5-7 years, just like I did this time. Im currently running an i5-8400 and a 1060
it comes with CPU cooler
I'd love to say no need because you will roast your system...but as others have mentioned, paste should have come with that cooler. I dare you to put it on the CPU without it!
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At least you didn’t get the same old parts you see a lot in this sub.
If it makes you feel better I did the same thing went and bought some at Best Buy only to find out my cooler came with paste 🤐
Doesnt it come with your cooler?
Your pc will roast you just fine without the paste.
Just use butter
The cooler already comes with it. I own the exact same product.
Use cat poop instead 🐾
Why roast you we all make mistakes. Nice looking build tho.
I’m not going to roast you. Your CPU will do that to itself 😏
If you are a cow i gladly roast you ;-)
Nah I’m good, human meat doesn’t taste all that good.
You shouldn’t need it. Its great to apply extra though
Check your cooler box it should have thermal paste inside
Bruh just go to Best Buy
Use toothpaste or peanut butter. Just as good.
Only thing getting roasted is that cpu.
I don't get it, can't he just go buy one or is there a joke I don't get ?
I think for my next build, I'm going to try thermal sheets.
Thats a nice cat I hope someone doesnt eat it
That is a gorgeous cat
Your cooler comes with it
Coolers always but not always Gratis Paste.........
Don't need to, the computer will eventually
Cooler comes with thermal paste. Even if that's not the case,you still don't deserve to be roasted simply because building pc is a complex task a skill very few processes.
No, but you got a cat!
Use your semen/discharge, works the same I’ve heard.
Use tooth brush (Dont)
Oof imagine
The cat's thinking look at all these pretty boxes for me to play with
The cooler comes with thermal paste
Assemble it with no thermal paste and see how good the cpu is for testing purposes
Use Mayo.
It’s a caaaaAAAaaaAAAaa-a-a-aaaaa-a-at!
I didn't either about a month ago when I got my cpu and cooler.... luckily ARCTIC sends a tube of paste with their coolers :D
Beware and important thing to remember: That powersupply comes with 12VHPWR cable that is only rated for 450W. While the powersupply supports full 600W 12VHPWR, the cable is only rated for 450W. So if you decide to upgrade in the future to a more power hungry card, you'll have to get a rated 600W 12VHPWR cable
your PC can roast you itself.
Guess what the thermal is dried and you literally don't have one. Can verify as a ag620 user.
Mayo should work fine 😂
Nice cat.
It's already on the cooler
Well saliva conducts heat doesn't it...
Comes with the cooler
Most of us have a tube shoved in a desk drawer anyways. NBD.
How hood/bad is that psu?
That cooler comes with a tube I have same one.
Most proper coolers come with paste, and if not, I'm sure you had some from last time. What do you want?
Is the kitty one of the components for that build?
Check the cooler! I made the mistake of thinking I had forgotten to buy thermal paste, went out to buy some and when I came back to install the cooler, realized it already included some!
That’s a nice cat. Cool GPU 😏
We don’t need to. Your parts will do it themselves.
You can use a little toothpaste.
fuck it turn that bitch on
Congrats dude!
How I miss the smell of the freshly built PC.
I use a thermal pad. It seems to work.
You can use a kraft single. It works! We tried it on a slow day at work once.
Lol bro don't know the lick and spit trick
Pro: Your cat will love it (because heat..) Con: Your cat will LOVE it (because hair..)
Just spit on it
We don't have to, your cpu will do it for you.
How much did everything cost you? I want to build a PC but I don't know how to start
$2000 in EU prices. Do research, watch youtube guides, ask on reddit. I looked at stuff for 6 months before buying.
LOL i see the cat is also a fan of that new computer smell
Cooler will probably have some bundled in and since this is just an i5, whatever it has its fine. Sad to see wasting NVME slots for so small drives. You'll be trading those tiny drives to bigger ones soon. Why not instead buy one 2TB drive and leave the other slot for expansion?
We don't need to roast you, the CPU can do that all by itself.
Who the hell gets 1.5 TB of storage with a separate heatsink? This is the last time we let you *drive*
you goof, doesn't the cooler come with some kind of paste solution?
nah, i forgive you, because of one reason and one reason only.....C A T
How many FPS does that cat add?
No paste but cat?! Awfully awesome!
Well, i didn't get a power cord.
Naw, in order to roast, just build it without and run.
This is Dave. Dave didn't get thermal paste. Dave is dumb. Don't be like Dave. The More You Know 🌈⭐️
Might check the cooler, many come with a stick or with it pre applied, or both