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    Anyone know if HIDEvolution will solve the heatsink problem on order?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by indifferent, Jan 11, 2017.

  1. indifferent

    indifferent Notebook Enthusiast

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    Noticed that HIDEvolution has a custom thermal paste option that includes 'optimal readjustment of thermal pads'. Does anyone know if this involves fixing the uneven pressure problem?
     
    indifferent, Jan 11, 2017
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    judal57 Notebook Deity

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    i think yes, because one of the problem was that they used too thick thermal pad on a vram zone ... so they fixed it using 0,2mm thermal pads that is really hard to find
     
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    I just got my 17r4 with 6820 / 1080 from hidevolution last week. With oc profile 3 i'm seeing temps in the high 60s to low 70s with core differential of 2-3 running occt. I selected the CLU/ICD option.

    So far i'm happy with the laptop. Only problem being they don't honor the free games advertised on the configuration page.
     
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    There's a few places to source some from.
    One must search for thermal tape rather then "Thermal pads"
    Also, they are more like 0.1mm.
     
    DeeX, Jan 11, 2017
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    Wormwood Notebook Evangelist

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    It should unless the heat sink itself is damaged (and hopefully they'd catch that before they sent it out to you). If I hadn't gotten such a good deal on my 13 R3 I'd have considered ordering from them for the repast service and if they offered that by itself I'd be very interested.
     
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    Alright, sounds good guys. Having a service to do the repasting for me puts the Alienware several notches up my list of possible purchases. Thanks!
     
    indifferent, Jan 12, 2017
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