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    Need help: Thermal paste/pad for XPS 13 GPU

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by moshnz, Aug 18, 2009.

  1. moshnz

    moshnz Notebook Geek

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    I need some help. When I was applying Arctic Silver 5 on my CPU I accidently removed the thermal paste/pad (whatever it was) for the NVIDIA chip. Here is the NVIDIA chip: http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8524/dsc00271kdy.jpg

    I applied Arctic Silver 5 on it like some of the youtube videos specified but my graphics card temperatures are now 80 degrees C + and if I do anything that requires the use of the graphics card the computer shuts down (temps goes over 95 degrees). Also now my 3dmarks 06 has gone from 3900 to 2400 when it completes without shutting down.

    Can someone please tell me what paste the original system came with? and What paste I should apply. I tried virtually every technique of applying Arctic Silver 5 on the GPU (paper thin layer, streak layer, heavily layer, very small blotch) none worked but some are worse than others.

    Someone told me to try thermal pad, i dont know if that will work or not.

    Can someone please help, much appreciated.
     
    moshnz, Aug 18, 2009
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    BlackRussian Notebook Deity

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    What you have done is to leave a gap between the heatsink and your video card by removing the pad. you need to
    1.replace the thermal pad
    2.place a copper or ally plate in between 14mm square by 1.5mm thick apply AS5.
    3.Don't use the laptop.
    Next time pay attention to mods you under take.

    plates can be order from ebay search for metalcutoffs
     
    BlackRussian, Aug 18, 2009
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  3. moshnz

    moshnz Notebook Geek

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    BlackRussian,

    I took your advice and used Aluminium as they did not have Copper at the local shops. I followed ur guide step by step and did exactly as your guide specified. My GPU temperature went from 80 degrees to now around 59 degrees. So thanks alot for your advice it really has helped. No more rebooting anymore.

    Also the Aluminium piece was not entirely flat as it was an effort to cut the plate. So I wonder what temperatures I would get with a perfectly flat piece of copper. Should really bring the temperatures down.

    Thanks again!
     
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    No problem well it's better than you had after your 1st run in temp should get a bit lower after the break-in of the AS5.
    Take care. :)
     
    BlackRussian, Aug 19, 2009
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