The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    First ever re-paste job so far so good :)

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Bodycount69, Aug 4, 2011.

  1. Bodycount69

    Bodycount69 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    113
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Well after take'n Dallers advice i am going to save for a 940MX CPU.
    So i went ahead and re-pasted my GPU and CPU WOW :eek: i never sweated so much in my life was not that hard just didn't what to bugger anything up!.
    Well my CPU and GPU temps are about 10 to 9 degree Celsius (°C) lower i just got done now for a full night of gaming to test it out and hopefully i get no lock-up's or screen junk going to leave my laptop cooler off to.

    Here is the video i used to help me :
    ‪BTOtech.com | G73Jh & G73Jw & G73Sw Disassembly Take Apart G73 g73jw service manual‬‏ - YouTube
     
    Bodycount69, Aug 4, 2011
    #1
  2. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

    Reputations:
    1,086
    Messages:
    4,643
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    105
    That video is a good one but you do not need to bend the keyboard as they show in that video lol

    Good to hear you are getting better temps but my advice is always to get the 920XM not the 940XM because you can still reach the same clocks the 940XM can when the multipliers are unlocked and there is a big difference is price.
     
    Yiddo, Aug 4, 2011
    #2
  3. Bodycount69

    Bodycount69 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    113
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Ya i didn't do keyboard like they did lol and 920 it is :) ya temps are more like 9 to 8 but hey lowers better right lol off to play some bad company 2 ZZZooommm !
     
    Bodycount69, Aug 4, 2011
    #3
  4. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

    Reputations:
    1,086
    Messages:
    4,643
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Another post that supports our theory that repasting makes a difference :)

    920 indeed, I am making the last payment on my loan this month and going to treat myself to an SSD and just stick with my 900p screen I have decided.

    I think many of us can easily hold on till the G75.
     
    Yiddo, Aug 4, 2011
    #4
  5. Bodycount69

    Bodycount69 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    113
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    LOL loan for the CPU ? dam how much are they ?
     
    Bodycount69, Aug 4, 2011
    #5
  6. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

    Reputations:
    1,086
    Messages:
    4,643
    Likes Received:
    1
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Na I had a loan for modified cars back when petrol wasn't stupidly priced cos now I walk everywhere lol but still had to pay off the debt.

    Extra £200 a month will be nice need to do some research on SSD's though as I haven't got a clue and want a nice one that will last me.
     
    Yiddo, Aug 4, 2011
    #6
  7. Bodycount69

    Bodycount69 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    113
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    LOL well i just got done about 2 hr's of BC2 and gpu temp max was 85 i used GPU-z. I guess i will plug in my laptop cooler now im going to look into you overclocking cpu stuff.
     
    Bodycount69, Aug 4, 2011
    #7
  8. Bodycount69

    Bodycount69 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    113
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Hey Dallers i forgot to ask you when you repasted you GPU was there like sticky tape junk on the GPU's ram ? should i have removed that and pasted it ?
     
    Bodycount69, Aug 5, 2011
    #8
  9. DH48

    DH48 Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    342
    Messages:
    610
    Likes Received:
    19
    Trophy Points:
    31
    Thats a thermal pad and well its up to you. If you do not want to rework the heatsink i would keep it there + if you remove it then you run the risk of damaging the core.

    Im running wothout the pads. Had to modify the heatsink so it would cover the Vram. So far so good lol :D
     
    DH48, Aug 5, 2011
    #9
  10. Bodycount69

    Bodycount69 Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    113
    Messages:
    253
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Ya i left it on just the the GPU chip.
     
    Bodycount69, Aug 5, 2011
    #10
  11. swaaye

    swaaye Notebook Evangelist

    Reputations:
    1
    Messages:
    359
    Likes Received:
    14
    Trophy Points:
    31
    If you remove the pads from the RAM they will could overheat and be damaged.

    You can not use paste in place of pads because paste is not usable for filling gaps that wide. It will not stay in place.
     
    swaaye, Aug 8, 2011
    #11