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    Best Thermal Pad Thickness

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by onego, Dec 27, 2011.

  1. onego

    onego Notebook Consultant

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    Hello Everyone,

    I am planning to place a thermal pad on the CPU but the thermal pads in fact comes with various thicknesses. May I please know which thickness is the most suitable for lowering the temps on the CPU?
     
    onego, Dec 27, 2011
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  2. Kuu

    Kuu That Quiet Person

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    More like how much space is between the heatsink and CPU die, get one that is slightly thicker than that.
     
    Kuu, Dec 27, 2011
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  3. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    On your notebook ..... ?

    Check whether it uses a thermal pad in the first place, most notebooks I've tested use thermal paste between the processor and the heatsink.
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 27, 2011
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  4. tijo

    tijo Sacred Blame

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    What Charles said, it's most likely thermal paste that is used and it will give you much better temps. If you want a decent brand of thermal paste, we can recommend you many.
     
    tijo, Dec 27, 2011
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    miro_gt Notebook Deity

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    miro_gt, Dec 27, 2011
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