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    thermal pad questionsexperts come in~

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by elflegolas, Aug 8, 2011.

  1. elflegolas

    elflegolas Notebook Consultant

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    Well...i dun know wth dell tech did to my card, mem temp raises to 96C when its on 100% gpu loading...
    which i never saw it higher than 80C be4 he came
    so i think imma do sth myself
    I bought those liquid metalpad from coolaboratory
    but just wondering how to place it on the ram of the graphic card?
    shud i just place on it directly?or just place it above the thermal pad ?
    thx
    EDITED------
    now i've resized the pad to cover the edge of the gpu
    is better than be4
    but the memio is still 30c over dispio
    clock speed are 800/1000
    when the gpu usage are on 50%
    the memio will be on 85-90c
    is this too hot？
    fan speed is set on 100% with hwinfo32
     
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    IrateMike Notebook Geek

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    Sounds like the thermal paste wasn't applied correctly, needs to be redone. As stated before, the MEMIO temp is on the die not on the memory.
     
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    be VERY careful with liquidpro products. they're conductive and you run the real risk of destroying your hardware with a short. not to mention that they're a pita (sometimes impossible) to remove without damage.
     
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  5. elflegolas

    elflegolas Notebook Consultant

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    Now i've placed few more pieces on it, the memio dropped to around 76-82C
    while the dispio is only around 58-60 ,is that normal?or i still doing the wrong thing?

    @xero ya i heard of that, but ppl say they fixed it from their 2nd gen product, and the pad is 2nd gen so i hope its doing fine :(
     
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    lol sure hope so.
    wouldn't want the die to be stuck to the heatsink after trying to remove it.

    i take it those are load temps right?
    during furmark or 3d gaming.
     
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  7. elflegolas

    elflegolas Notebook Consultant

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    3d gaming
    after 3hrs afk in game, now it dropped to 62-65C now
    its weird...i did nth :0
     
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    Jdpurvis Notebook Evangelist

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    This is not really surprising. Some thermal pastes (Arctic Silver, for one) are known to "cure" and get better over time - some seem to reqauire quite a bit of time, more than you experienced.

    Joe
     
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    elflegolas Notebook Consultant

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    i see...cause from the reviews wrote by other gamers, they said coolab's stuff don't need to cure up....so i guess its not true or metal pad is different from compounds........this thing is working great now,not over 65C
     
    elflegolas, Aug 9, 2011
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