Linus Tech Tips

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The original was posted on /r/linustechtips by /u/Character-Ocelot-627 on 2025-07-25 02:25:24+00:00.

First off want to say I thoroughly enjoy the "bad cooling ideas" series and the overclocking stuff.

But watching ya'll insulate the motherboards with Vaseline for the socket hurts to watch.

https://preview.redd.it/33w47f7ykxef1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a46f589763267c279fbf6c1c515930dfd5ea992c

Speaking for the XOC community who's been doing this thing for 2 decades plus. It's probably caused ya'll more harm than good. Even with the ILM applying a ton of mounting pressure, Vaseline and other finger greases etc especially on modern CPUs/RAM contacts, due to the signal integrity they run at can cause major instability even at JEDEC.

Living in a 80%+ high humidity environment, you don't need vas in the socket. Once you go sub zero the condensation you do have to look out for is around the socket, not the socket itself. Even with the CPU dumping tons of heat.

https://preview.redd.it/x1c017c1lxef1.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=08d7ab3816122dd9ada37945e8182dca93023012

Hope to see more video with crazy cooling stuff, and hopefully less Vaseline. ;D