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I was upgrading the chip in my acer 5100 aspire and had to remove the heat pipe running from the cpu to the gpu, then to the heatsink.
The problem I encountered was that the thermal 'paste' used by acer was literally a cement, locking the chip to the heat pipe. I was unable to get it loose enough and didn't realize exactly how tightly bonded the pipe and chip were. The chip pulled right out of its socket, even in the 'locked' position. Luckily the socket and chip suffered no harm and the new chip runs fine.
The issue is that while handling the heat pipe I slightly bent/squished it just after the gpu connection, as it heads toward the fan/ heatsink. I am concerned this will cause issues with cooling. This laptop currently operates in the 50 C range, but can go upwards pf 70 + C even before this upgrade, although Netbook Hardware Control and Prime 95 show its upward temp to be 79 C under stress test, post-upgrade.
Currently this computer is relegated to music and photoshop purposes due to the pathetically low radeon x1100 gpu, so it doesn't get run at extensive purpose anymore.
Did I snafu here, or is this something I shouldn't worry too much about?
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A small dent/kink is usualy fine, as long as the hallow part of the tube isn't blocked.
Think kinked garden hose
Possible Heat Pipe Snafu
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by celticveil, Sep 12, 2011.
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