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    Where all should I apply thermal pads besides heatsink

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by 133794m3r, May 31, 2018.

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    I'm going to use some as5 for the repeating because I still have some left, so as the title says where's the best places to put thermal pads to reduce overall temps on a laptop.

    P.S. it's a chrome book I bought to lug back and forth to the Hospital/rehab(long story). It's not passively cooled so I know there's the simple fix of reapplying good paste, but where are the best places for thermal pads?

    Ram/nand are soldered in place and soc is a 15w model.

    P.p.s yes I realize this is insane overkill but I always at least repaste all CPUs/GPUs on all laptops I ever use.
     
    133794m3r, May 31, 2018
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