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    Gateway 7805u Thermal paste

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Jeguar, Sep 6, 2010.

  1. Jeguar

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    Ok, I just opened up my laptop after its out of warranty to see why it gets hot so easily, and i found this thermal paste on the graphics chip and processor, seriously, are they trying to kill me or something?
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    stupid tinypic
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    Jeguar, Sep 6, 2010
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    that was most likely the thermal PAD on the northbridge.... Time to get some IC Diamond paste to fill the gap between the chip and heatsink now.
     
    xxERIKxx, Sep 6, 2010
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    i replaced it already and my cpu and gpu is runnin about 20c lower now
     
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    Nice work. I am still on stock paste for the GPU and rarely go over 70c when gaming.
     
    xxERIKxx, Sep 6, 2010
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