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    Repaste Laptop CPU

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by seamon, Sep 1, 2015.

  1. seamon

    seamon Notebook Consultant

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    Should I repaste my Laptop CPU with ICD? I have a MSI GS 30 and temps go upto 91 degrees when gaming . It doesn't throttle though.
     
    seamon, Sep 1, 2015
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  2. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Have you tried cleaning out your heat vents/intake/heatsink fins before repasting? Could save you plenty of time/effort.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Sep 1, 2015
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  3. Deks

    Deks Notebook Prophet

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    You probably should.
    Though, in case of thermal pastes, I think it was stated that GeLid Extreme and Liquid Ultra are even bettern than ICD.
    ICD is no slouch, and should be more than adequate for your needs.

    But, Tsunade_Hime also provided an excellent suggestion.
    When was the last time you cleaned out (manually) your heat vents/intake, fan, and the area between the fan(s) and the vents?
    Dust buildup contributes a lot to temperatures, but so does incorrect application of thermal paste (seeing how OEM's can be notoriously BAD in applying thermal paste on electronics - they usually put too much, and use the lowest quality thermal paste)
     
    Deks, Sep 1, 2015
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  4. TomJGX

    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Exactly... I would try clearing vents otherwise repaste with ICD or Gelid GC Extreme... Liquid Ultra might be overkill for the GS30 and it's really for pros IMO :p
     
    TomJGX, Sep 1, 2015
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  5. seamon

    seamon Notebook Consultant

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    I bought this laptop this week LOL
     
    seamon, Sep 1, 2015
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  6. D2 Ultima

    D2 Ultima Livestreaming Master

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    Yeah it might be best to try a repaste with ICD.

    If that STILL isn't enough for you, then looking into CLU might be worthwhile.
     
    D2 Ultima, Sep 2, 2015
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