Sony SZ and Artic Silver V - worth it? Also... is there a heatsink on GPU to stick ASV on?

So after repeated crashes and unable to use my laptop because of the melting temperatures (~ 97 celcius) and also melting my inverter + backlight... I found out my cooling system was clogged with dust.

Now that everything is fixed and cleaned, it runs reeeeally cool. woot!

Now, has anyone noticed any differences with Artic Silver V?

Is there a heat sink / cooling system for the video card? If so, where is it and would it work if i applied Artic Silver V on it? (I'm thinking of overclocking the 7400 Go video card).

 

1. AS5 should lower the temperatures a few degrees C when applied correctly (rice grain sized amount)

2. The 7400 should be a part of the CPU HSF action, however there might be a silicone thermal pad to close the few mm gap between the die and the HS surface, so AS5 won't work there if that is the case.

-J.B.

 

I use undervolting to lower my CPU temperature without opening up my laptop.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=235824

 

I put some ocz freeze xtreme thermal paste on my cpu, gpu and something else D) and it didn't change a thing. Undervoltiong would be a good option^^

 

I don't understand 'undervolting'...

I mean, if it just decreases power consumption and heat, without any performance decrease.... why don't the manufactures just undervolt all CPUs then?

To me... it just sounds like "adding additives to gasoline" to get more MPG. Why wouldn't the gas companies do it then? ya know?

So there are NO bad effects of undervolting?

 

Because it isn't efficient for the manufacturers to test each CPU's tolerances and install software to implement an appropriate undervolt on every machine that they sell.

Each CPU is different, so Intel gives a recommended voltage which is safe for ALL CPUs of that type... i.e. playing on the safe side.

Some chips they will cope with only a little shaved off the 'safe' value before they become unstable and other chips will cope with much lower voltages before they become unstable. You can't tell this without testing your own CPU. If you can be bothered to follow the guide, it's an easy way to help save power and help cool down your laptop (and thus improve battery life and reduce fan noise, etc).

 

It tried using AS5 combined with undervolting and wow good result. I mostly try this on my desktops but in laptop i preffer undervolting it because i hate opening my notebook I hard to put it back and takes a lot of time and patience.