x305-701 Overheating please help.

Hello guys my gf's laptop was having overheating problems, so i took it apart and repasted everything both cpu and gpu, i used antec 7 diamond compound.

I did the dot method, it makes contact fine im assuming at least the cpu did i never double checked the gpu. Anyway the gpu is still overheating running about to 97C like 5C less the before i repasted.

Idle it runs at 63C, when i removed the heatsink from the gpu i saw these pads on the memory, they looked like crap.

Could those pads cause the overheating? Does the memory cause overheating?

If so where can i buy those? Also, outside of these possible causes, if everything is pasted correctly and it is still overheating could there be something wrong with the gpu itself?

Any advice would be appreciated thanks.

 

Replace the pad with copper shim and the temp will be much lower.

 

Do the memory chips cause alot of heat? Also, wil the copper shins stay in place if the computer moves around and stuff?

 

RAM can run quite hot too, but since the chips are rather exposed, it's best to leave them alone imho. For the GPU, just make sure you get the right thickness copper shim. You can sand it down with 2000 grit sandpaper if required. Once the shim is sandwiched between GPU and heatsink, the compound will act as adhesive so the shim will stay in place w/o any chance of falling out.

 

Do you think i should just take the stupid pads off them? i dont even know if its a thermal pad its like this sponge like sticky pad. Maybe they are just there to protect the memory from the heatsink? There's about 3 of them.

Also, this is only for the memory the gpu has no pad it makes direct contact with the heatsink.

 

Then I will leave the pads alone because they help to transfer the heat. The reason they are being used is due to the nature of mass productions where the gaps between the RAM/GPU and heatsinks vary from sample to sample. We can custom fit copper shims for our own computers but will be impractical in the factories.

 

well i finally fixed it last time i never turned the motherboard over to get to the cpu heatsink.

Anyway the vent was completely clogged really bad lol, cleaned all out repasted the cpu it's weird the cpu is pasted on both sides, repasted cpu.

Now im running at 70C load, im sure if i game longer it will get to around 75C-80C but thats fine considering i would be at 106C

Do you guys think if i add a second fan it would help with getting the temp even lower?

 

yeah now its getting to like 83C load. What temps are you guys getting during gaming on high settings, load?

This is with the computer not elevated in the back to receive extra airflow.

 

by how much do you think the shim will lower temps by? I mean the gpu already makes direct contact with the heatsink, so i cant see how extra copper to already existing copper will make a difference.

 

The shim is to replace the pad for better transfer of heat. However, if there is no gap between the GPU and the heatsink, the shim is not needed. I would assume though that thermal compound was applied between the GPU and the heatsink, just like the CPU.

 

yeah there was no pad, just direct contact. Quick question is 83C on load high for gaming on max settings like portal 2, l4d2?

But what should avg. load temps be? I mean it is summer and its already really hot inside also.

Thanks.

 

well any temps? for the x305? anybody?

 

nevermind stupid nvidia drivers sucked ballz, they were probably a major cause its 100C temps in the first place. Beware of the new 275.33 horrible drivers will raise your temps by 20C and your fps will start crashing and not recover without a reboot. Could cause actualy damage to your card too.