HARDWARE Short Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread - Reloaded

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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > HARDWARE Short Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread - Reloaded

Gibfender: Apr 15, 2007; Electricity In Our Homes

So I need to remove my heat sink to clear some dust buildup out of it. Do I need to clean off and reapply thermal paste or can I just stick it back on as is?

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Gibfender: Apr 15, 2007; Electricity In Our Homes

blue squares posted:

I built my PC using this forum as a guide in December 2011 or 2012. I have not upgraded it since. I am now considering getting a new CPU or GPU.

I have:
CPU: i3-2120 3.3GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon 6800 1024MB

The last game I bought was Watch_Dogs and that ran beautifully, but GTA V isn't doing so hot. However, I'm not a hardcore gamer, so maybe a new CPU would be better because it would improve my computer for more than just gaming? Its pretty slow.

You probably want this thread http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3671266 it'll have the answer to any question

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