how important is it to reaaply paste every now and then? ive had my i5 2500k for 4 years and ive never reaaplied.
if your cpu isn't overheating then you're fine
Check the temps. Are they higher than what they used to be? Then you need to reapply paste.
>>56597076
65>72c ish
anything under 80 is fine under load right?
>>56597103
thats a bit high, maybe you put too much
i've had mine for 6 years and it's 44 C idle, 70 at highish load