ChipsXDAabout 2 hours ago
Repasting old CPU restores lost performance
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Repasting a five-year-old Ryzen 9 5900X with Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme dropped gaming temperatures from near 90C to about 80C and restored boost clocks from 4.4-4.5GHz back to close to 4.8GHz. Dried-out paste had caused thermal throttling and lost performance.
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