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    gpu cooling

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by feri00, Jan 30, 2008.

  1. feri00

    feri00 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yesterday I disassembled my T60 and when I put out the fan assembly I was surprised that on the gpu and the chipset there was not thermal grease like on the cpu. When I put it back together the cpu temperatures are lower (probably because I put better thermal grease on it). I wanted to do the same with the gpu but I didn't know if I could remove the thing from the heatsink. It seemed too thick to be replaced with thermal grease. Now my gpu is hotter than before - 78 degrees idle , 94 in games (measured with tpfancontrol). I would like to know if I can put my thermal grease on the gpu instead of the thing lenovo put there. Thank you for any advice. [​IMG]
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    feri00, Jan 30, 2008
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    PocketAces21 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just so you know, TPFC underestimates GPU temperatures. Your temps are actually 5 - 10C higher.
     
    PocketAces21, Jan 30, 2008
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    BrendaEM Notebook Consultant

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    EEEK!

    About the thermal grease, did you use a silver based product? Perhaps there is something in an official service manual on whether or not to apply what where.
     
    BrendaEM, Jan 31, 2008
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    Stunner Notebook Deity

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    I am pretty sure that disassembling your notebook like that would void it's warranty...
     
    Stunner, Jan 31, 2008
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    feri00 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, I used arctic silver
    I don't think so.. why would Lenovo sell user serviceable parts then?
     
    feri00, Jan 31, 2008
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    For people that want to service their parts when their machine is out of warranty...
     
    Stunner, Jan 31, 2008
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