Order thermal paste before getting np9150 or wait?

I just ordered my NP9150 and am planning on ordering a new mouse from amazon (looking at Razer Deathadder or maybe a logitech). I'm wondering if I should go ahead and order a tube of thermal paste (MX-4?) from amazon now or just wait and see how the stock paste performs?

Quick Edit: If anyone has a link to a tutorial for repasting the gpu/cpu it would be greatly appreciated. I think I remember seeing such a thread before, but not positive.

 

If you plan on ordering parts from Amazon i'd go ahead and get the thermal compound as well. While the stock thermal compound does an OK job you'll get better results from applying a better kind.

 

i am doing my own paste job from now on. I would get new paste. Check out Gelid Extreme. Its amazing. Dropped my temps 4C over IC diamond

 

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so easy to apply it yourself, might as well as do it, takes 5 min max

 

Would gelid extreme be better than MX-4? - I have no idea what is better than what; I just checked amazon for it and I found the mx4 but not gelid extreme.

 

i had to get gelid off of newegg. Ive used mx3, noctua, icd7, and gelid. Gelid is by far my favorite. So easy and consistent results for me at least.

 

As stated above, Gelid is nice

Basically any thermal paste will do, buy one and paste, it'll lower your temps anyhow

 

Personally, I think any paste will do as the main problem here seems to be the application of the paste by Sager which cost an absurd amount considering they buy these things en masse and then they simply use IC Diamond vs the stock paste so there's not a whole lot more labor involved if any /end-rage

Might as well order the MX-4 now, it works good on my desktop and as I said, the important thing is how you apply it, not so much the paste itself as long as the paste is from a reputable manufacturer. Paste lasts forever, so if you don't use it, you can just put it on the shelf and it'll work fine 5 years down the line if need be.

 

Sounds like a plan. I didn't find any gelid on amazon.ca, which is unfortunate. I looked it up via newegg.ca and found it for 14.99 + tax, and had stellar reviews. Sadly it cost another 20$ for shipping, so I don't think ill be getting that. The MX-4 is 9.80 + tax & whatever shipping costs on amazon, so I guess i'll just grab a tube of that.

I did get concerned when I noticed someone who just got their laptop from Reflexnotebook (where I just ordered mine from) that their laptop was running hot; even after they paid extra for the IC diamond. Figured that repasting it myself would be a smart move - even though i've never done it before.

 

Even if your temps stay the same, applying your own thermal compound is a good idea.

Sager uses the stock compound applied by the factory (AKA Foxcon) which is silicon based and while it is effective, you'll want to apply your own for a few reasons. The first is, products like IC Diamond and Gelid are more reliable and even 1 Degree Celsius cooler makes a difference in both system longevity and noise. The second is, knowledge is power and reapplying thermal compound is a handy skill for any type of electronic device with a CPU or GPU. (X-Box or PSIII) Finally, not to disparage the fine, overworked, under-aged, slave-labor at FoxCon, but it's your computer. You can apply your compound with much more love than they ever could.

 

Another factor to consider is the fact that the heat-pipe and radiator assemblies are not secured to the chassis. The amount of mishandling, impacts and vibrations undergone by the package during shipment will most likely induce enough force on these components to thrash around sufficiently to compromise the integrity of the TIM layer by the time one unboxes the laptop.

So, there's a chance that the system builders may not be complete incompetent idiots w.r.t. the optional ICD paste job they offer. For these systems, I would say it should be standard proceedure to redo the paste job yourself, or have it done by a competent local shop where the laptop can be handed-off in person.

 

Forgot where I saw it but someone did a thermal paste test and they all work about the same (IC DIAMOND, Artic Silver..) and even Mayonnaise!!! worked pretty well. So it seems as long as something is put on the CPU, GPU it will help the cooling process