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    Please help with GPU FX3700M & its heat sink Arctic Silver 5 application sites & possible thermal pad usage.

    Discussion in 'HP Business Class Notebooks' started by ePhysician, Jun 4, 2012.

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    Dear Forum Members,

    If I swap a FX3700M w/ its heatsink from an 'older' #2 8730w to my better spec #1 8730w which however has the FX2700M w/ its heatsink, my question is what if anything goes on top of the 'old' thermal pads factory installed. Am I to apply Arctic Silver (size less than grain of rice) just on the surface of GPU, or am I t oapply some as well to the 'then' 'ripped' thermal pads to compensate that they got messed up when lifting the heat sinks up. Has anyone done this. I know based on the manual the steps to follow. But I have never seen the undersides of the heatsinks nor after extensive websearches did I find any clear information as to the correct areas to applying Arctic Silver 5 to ?

    Pictures would greatly be appreciated and step by step application SITE instuctions.

    Thank you :)
     
    ePhysician, Jun 4, 2012
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