Getting to the GPU

What steps on the dis-assembly guide do I need (or can be skipped) just to get to the gpu to replace the TIM? I've already done the CPU and chipset. The GPU hasnt been done yet since new though. Thats almost 2 years I think. Thanks

 

Disassemble down to the mother board.

 

Why? It is a accurate answerer, you need to tear down the system to get to the GPU.

 

Did it answer my question? I feel like im asking on the WoW forums. What class is the best? OMG so sad.

 

Really? What else do you want, you asked what steps you need to take to replace the GPU "thermal past", well all the steps on the tear down guide, I can not suger coat it for you, it is what it is. It is sad.

 

You have to disassemble a bit further, because the MB seems attached to the bottom case it appears you actually have to remove the MB. I haven't though attempted this.

For me jobs like this take forever, I am just too retentive to blaze through it......................

 

he is not replacing the GPU, just the thermal past. Such a general question deserves a general answer.

 

I may have misunderstood him about the gpu, but its not even that bro.. its the fact of how he acted toward someone who was just trying to help.

 

I agree, no respect.

 

I figure he didn't need an in-depth answer, when there is a dis-assembly thread at the top of this section, and youtube videos. And I was wrong, the m-board has to come out.

 

From what I can telll he wanted too see if there was a shortcut, steps that can be avoided. We all shoulod be so lucky, this is why I dread doing my own.

Off Topic;

I'm just trying so hard to justify a new DTR machine, or to build a power house tower. I can't as this machine just plows through everything I throw at it. Only thng I would like is a IPS monitor, I was thinking a 30" IPS 2560x1600 but my current desk really won't support that large a monitor.

I really size wise can only justify 24" and these with HDMI to DVI-D will support 1920x1200 that they run at. since those really are only 24bit monitors not 30bit The laptop is still fine yet again.

This means though I will have to do the pull apart, clean and repaste at some point............................

 

So true my friend, I was thinking about building a powerhouse desktop myself, but I can't bring myself to waste the cash when I have a light, portable laptop that plays all my games perfectly well at high settings and hd resolution. And about the OP's question, yes it does take a while to get to the gpu... you have to follow the disassembly guide to the bottom and rebuild your laptop back up from the motherboard.

 

All the gamers i play on high have lines in them and you can see the lag in it. even with my specs now i cannot play on any sort of good resolution perfectly.

 

what games, and since when has this occured?

Edit; your video overclock is WAY too high, you will damage the memory. go back to stock and shut down (power down).

Then if all is still ok go up slowly to 700/900/1750. the last clock should always be 2.5x the first clock. hopefully you did not permantently break it..

Edit 2; with the stock power brick trying to get 4 GHz etc, even 3.3, you may have no extra power left for the video card, especially overclocking it...........

Edit 3; even with the 180w I had to go to slightly lower clocks with the addition of the 8GB ram for furmark not to have slight artifacts under a full stability run...........

 

Well I tried 2 PM and leave the message but Nothing back yet RW. I hope you have downclocked that GPU. It being that high will put the memory into a mode that it will play right and those GPU clocks will casue issues of its own.................

 

I totally dissembled mine and replaced all the paste with ICD7. The graphics memory never had any paste to start with between the chips and heatsink. It wasn't hard if following the guide. Just remember which screws go where. My graphics temps were lowered by almost 10C. Its also a good time to really clean and blow everything out.

 

good to hear all went well..............

 

I'll be replacing my DC board and the thought occurred to me this would be a good time to put paste on those memory chips.

/sigh

I am SO not looking forward to this -- might as well do it right while I'm in the guts of my machine.

 

Since you will already be there, may as well get it all done. I feel fopr you, not looking forward to my turn.......

 

Between my 7811, which is now a 7901, and my wifes 7805u, I have had these apart and back together about 10 times. Takes about a half hour.

 

Ayup, thanks much Tan. You know, it's not as bad as I thought it would be, so, don't dread too much.

I'm stumped with the GPU and adding paste, and, the heatsink with a real pad seems the pad is cracking and I understand those are hard to find, at least if I've read the forums correctly.

 

ICD works wonders...............

 

Aye, much appreciate the advice on the D&A thread.