{
  "id": 40519,
  "title": "I replaced the thermal paste on a five-year-old CPU, and got back performance I didn't know I'd lost",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/i-replaced-the-thermal-paste-on-a-five-year-old-cpu-and-got-back",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-02T11:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-thermal-paste-five-year-old-cpu-got-back-performance-i-lost/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It all comes down to thermal headroom and boost clocks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}