Compaq CQ50- GPU Cooling question.

Hello, my laptop runs extraordinarily hot (I believe it was a faulty fan/heatsink assembly.) So I purchased a replacement, opened up the laptop and replaced it.

Now I get underload temps Up to 94C on GPU (and around 80 on CPU -<big improvement from before I replaced the assembly.)

On the GPU there is no thermal paste, instead there is a soft pad, if I were to remove this pad and use paste instead, would that improve the Temp? Or is the pad specific to GPUs because they can go so much higher in temp than a CPU?

Also, is this temp dangerous for the GPU? It's a compaq CQ50-103NR - 8200M G Nvidia card.

Thanks in advance.

 

The pad is a thermal pad, which serves the same purpose as thermal paste.

That GPU temperature is quite hot and unhealthy, but it isn't to the realm of being dangerous yet. Your CPU is abnormally hot though, any hotter and you could have issues. Generally, 80-90C is the danger zone for the CPU and 100-110C is the danger zone for the GPU.

Are you sure the heatsink/fan assembly replacement you installed tightly contacts the CPU/GPU?

 

Yes, the CPU temp was worse prior to me installing the new fan/heatsink. It used to rival the GPU and they would both be at 90ish while under load.

Do you think changing the thermal pad to paste would help the GPU or harm it?

 

You cant use paste, the gap will be too big. You do the copper mod instead