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    should I replace cooling with artic silver

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by JJ_mclure, Dec 5, 2010.

  1. JJ_mclure

    JJ_mclure Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have a g42-230us turion II. the CPU temp is around 52c idle. should i replace the interface cooling material with a higher quality?
     
    JJ_mclure, Dec 5, 2010
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    Nick Professor Carnista

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    52C isn't horrible, but if it isn't to hard to get to your CPU, I'd re-paste.
     
    Nick, Dec 5, 2010
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    Trottel Notebook Virtuoso

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    It will always help, but if it isn't giving you any problems, you will never notice the difference. Tons of people do it just for the piece of mind though.
     
    Trottel, Dec 5, 2010
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    Charles P. Jefferies, Dec 5, 2010
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    JJ_mclure Notebook Enthusiast

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    thankyou for that wprime. never seen that before. i did run it and the temp stays at 55c. the fan on the laptop is set to not be on all the time hence the higher temp.

    i'm not ready ready to crack open the notebook yet. but i will and when i do i'm going to see what kind of material they have on there and replace.
     
    JJ_mclure, Dec 5, 2010
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    What is your ambient room temperature? If it's like 34-40C then your idle temperature isn't worrisome. If it's like 20C then you have an issue.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 5, 2010
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