does artic silver paste deteroate?

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when i first put on the paste to my p4 3.2 it sat idle at 26 degrees and around 36 load, i overclocked it to around 3.8 and it ran sweet for ages. the other day i tried it at 3.2 again and im getting 30 idle and 50 load. at 3.4g's i get the same temp, its not until i go around the 3.6 mark the idle and load temps rise a good bit. i was just wondering would it be a good idea to clean the cpu and apply new paste
 
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when it does dry, is it easy to remove? or does it set hard? as ive been a muppet and put a shed load on my cpu right now and im worrying about removing it when i need to as ill probably pull straight out the socket :(
 
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fullfat said:
when it does dry, is it easy to remove? or does it set hard? as ive been a muppet and put a shed load on my cpu right now and im worrying about removing it when i need to as ill probably pull straight out the socket :(

I wouldn't worry about it. Change it every 6 months or so if it bothers you :D
 
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