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    p-6831 chipset thermal pad

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by delukard, Mar 21, 2010.

  1. delukard

    delukard Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, does anyone know what is the thickness of the thermal pad in the p-6831fx?
    Is it 1mm?(if it is can i buy any 1mm thermal pad form ebay?)

    also can the copper mod be applied with a 1mm copper shim?
    this guy in ebay is selling them

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-Sized-Th...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a55e709a3

    I applied some antec silver compound to the cpu and unfortunately i damaged the thermal pad(i still used a leftover of the pad on top of the chipset and it's idling at TZSO 41c and TZS1 50c)
    thanks in advance!!
     
    delukard, Mar 21, 2010
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    xxERIKxx Notebook Deity

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    Im not sure if its 1mm but you can also look into icd 7. its a really thick thermal past and can replace the thermal pad on the chipset. icd 7 is what i use and it brought my temps down from arctic silver 5.
     
    xxERIKxx, Mar 21, 2010
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    idiotpilot Notebook Evangelist

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    It's roughly 1mm, but finding something larger never hurts!
     
    idiotpilot, Mar 21, 2010
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    Hehe, after taking mine apart 4 times that pad got so disfigured and torn up, I ended up taking a tooth pick and kinda reforming it, its a lot like clay/playdough, tz0/1 idling at 39/49 C 50/60 C under stress. What are safe temps for the chipset btw?
     
    WysockiSauce, Mar 22, 2010
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  5. delukard

    delukard Notebook Enthusiast

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    thanks for the advice
    i imagine someone already changed the thermal pad and will tell us the thickness
     
    delukard, Mar 22, 2010
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    I tried using a .03mm thick pad and was able to make contact with about 1/4 of the surface of the die. Based on this I decided to use a thick coating of AS5 instead of a thermal pad. It's probably more risky that way given the electrical conductivity of AS5, but I think I guaged it right. My temps now are good and the computer works just fine. If ICD 7 isn't conductive, then that would be my recommendation as well.
     
    Starcub, Mar 22, 2010
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    delukard Notebook Enthusiast

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    anyone have the thermal specs of this laptop thanks
     
    delukard, Apr 25, 2010
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    Yeah the ICD7would probably do well to replace the chipset pad due to the fact its a good compound, and kind of "waxes" so it wont run.

    As far as the thermal designs go, i dont believe we've ever had a tech sheet for it but a rough draft would be:
    CPU: 100 Max
    GPU: 105 Max
    Chipset: 105 Max

    Ideally you want to stay WAY clear of this number though because even short bursts into temps that high will more likely than not cause damage. I would say a safe "max" temp for everything should be about 85degrees. If your system starts pegging higher than that you need to do something about it.
     
    Kamin_Majere, Apr 25, 2010
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