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Sono, I am more on the lazy side by using Ceramique 2 since years - it's softer hence easy to apply/spread (blob method) and still very durable. When I see this video I get tears in my eyes but you certainly will enjoy doing a bit xtra work

You use the original backplate which came with your mobo? - this is important! No worries when the backplate fits loose.. once you mount the cooler head the mount pressure, when fastening the 4 screws, will pull it tight in place.If there is contact with solder pins use tape to isolate the standoff where needed

It is fairly simple to unmount the cooler head (4 screws) then remove/clean the old paste from both sides and apply a small blob new paste on the CPU - mount the cooler and that's it.. should not take any more than 30 minutes. No need to remove the CPU from its socket! Check the case fans and airways/filters too and remove dust mats if needed.

"Lose Face" faith should not be in any customer service environment - end of story, no matter which country! Instead, they even admit being too uneducated (read dumb) to fix an issue by saying/asking "too difficult or can't you just accept it?" - Is that really Asian logic of "saving face/honor?" (sigh) However, the real problem is much deeper than that as other companies like MS, Google, Apple have a #### of a time to QA their products... instead the common attitude out there is to throw beta code at the customers and see what customers/users find out. Especially MS had a painfully steep corporate learning with that approach. The smartness/logic of software companies creating a $1000 software package BuT it cost them $2000 to fix all bugs involved... must be an modern world thing and it's good coz they don't need to hire expensive competent staff. Cat chasing tail? sure is!

The Floe can manage the CPU heat without the software running .... it's mostly for the light effects

My case is in a small corner flanked by the desk and paper/printer rack - no one can see that mess ... all good!

godevskii It certainly kept you busy for a while - I wish I would find the time to clean up the cable mess on the right

I can not disagree TT is not exactly an informative company

I think currently everyone is stuck at max "1800rpm" (AIO) and for most people it's plenty to keep the CPU quietly cool

Not sure what is going on but comparing your CPU voltages (under stress) I have same CPU ~1.2v (value) while you on ~1.4v which is quite steep My package temperature under stress is ~60C Perhaps try resetting to system/bios defaults and see?

Yes, the RPM adjust to the actual CPU temperature - in your case 40C the pump should run ~1300 rpm idle and under stress go up to ~1700 which usually is sufficient to keep the stressed CPU under 70C all provided your in-case temperature is no more than 5C higher than room temperature. Perhaps post a screenshot of TT RGB plus - lets see what's the temp display is there?

1) being on "Wave" is default behaviour when installing since a long time. Delete the Tt folder (C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\Tt) and recreate your custom profile 2) Save/archive the TT_RGB_Plus_Setup_1.2.xx software and you can reset to older versions any time

Every Rad 360 (or bigger) outperforms a Hyper 212 no matter which brand - temperatures will be ~10C better/lower

yes, both sides of the Rad - if you use same type/size/speed of fans there is no problem. However this is usually not necessary when the Rad is large enuf.

You can always mount a smaller Rad. no problem but watch the hose length to still fit on the CPU - it can get too short!