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    DV7T-6100 overheating and thermal paste help

    Discussion in 'HP' started by nick779, May 21, 2012.

  1. nick779

    nick779 Notebook Geek

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    hey guys, i have a DV7T-61xx thats about a year old, and i may be getting a new mainboard since the ethernet port is messed up on the factory one, as it stands now my processor easily gets to 65C while doing email, and hits doesnt go much lower at idle, and will hit 93C while playing battlefield 3, does that sound right? or is there something fishy going on with how the thermal material was applied?

    i ordered some arctic cooling mx4 from newegg, but i just realized i have no idea if i can even use regular thermal paste instead of a thermal pad.

    has anyone reapplied thermal material on these laptops or had an overheating problem? is there a guide floating around somewhere? can i even use thermal paste instead of a pad if it uses pads?
     
    nick779, May 21, 2012
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    xAcid9 Notebook Deity

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    the CPU and GPU use thermal paste but the chipset use thermal pad.
    i accidentally ruin the thermal pad on chipset.. so i use thermal paste on it instead. not really a good move since the gap between the heatsink and chipset is pretty high but so far my laptop don't experience any abnormal behavior.
     
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    nick779 Notebook Geek

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    do i have to buy the $79 thermal pad set from hp or is there a generic sort of thermal pad i could use on the chipset?
     
    nick779, May 22, 2012
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    skappascrap Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've used thermal paste instead of a thermal pad for a Dell Vostro 1000 graphics, worked perfectly fine after and decreased a few degrees.
     
    skappascrap, May 22, 2012
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    nick779 Notebook Geek

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    has anyone done this before? to replace a processor or just to reapply thermal paste on this specific laptop?

    what thickness thermal pad should i order and how many do i need?

    i just want to make sure i have everything before i do this

    right now with light web browsing im hitting 145F on cpu, and the cpu will easily hit 199F when playing games with turbo boost disabled, would a repaste help keep things cooler?
     
    nick779, May 23, 2012
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    bchreng Notebook Evangelist

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    My DV7 (in sig) was overheating as well. Turns out there was a little bit of dust clogging up part of the heatsink assembly. The problem is that I had to take apart the entire thing to remove it. Once I got that out, it ran nearly as cool and quiet as when I first powered it on. Though, it's a generation or two older than yours, the design (issues?) might still be the same. If your notebook's out of warranty now, you might as well give it a look.
     
    bchreng, May 23, 2012
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