Help with repasting laptop

(Couldn’t find the most appropriate lemmy community to post due to lack of activity.)

Hey guys & gals!! I need help choosing the appropriate paste for my laptop.

Model: MSI-GP66 Leopard 11UH

Current max temps (Skyrim AE with mods and ENB) GPU: 95 C CPU: 96 C

I’ve read good things about PTM 79XX thermal pads, however there are also reports of pad size not meeting certain laptop manufacturers’ heatsink space leading to poor contact and increased heating.

Therefore I would like specific suggestions for this model. Thank you all.

bloodfart,

Just use arctic silver like a normal person.

lemmy_nightmare,
@lemmy_nightmare@sh.itjust.works avatar

Even for VRAM?

bloodfart,

as long as your heatsink is designed for it, then yes.

generally speaking you can replace what’s in the laptop 1:1 safely, so paste for paste and pads for pads. pads are used in a lot of cases where the heatsink doesn’t make good contact with the thing in question like fets and vram. so look at what you have and replace it with the same kind of thing.

DarkDarkHouse,
@DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Here you go

https://lemmy.sdf.org/pictrs/image/a9901d36-c7d6-4382-803e-ad3f6cb8ba20.png

Moghul,

😒 Is this like an ad for that site or what?

toofpic,

I guess that’s just a first google picture result for that model

Moghul,

None of the first page image results are that for me, but it might be regional.

lemmy_nightmare,
@lemmy_nightmare@sh.itjust.works avatar

It was the first google image result for my model. For some reason, lemmy wouldn’t let me post without a picture

Moghul,

Really? Is that on the web client or one of 87 different apps? I mostly post pictures so haven’t had this issue.

Silentiea,

I can post without images all the time, on boost on Android.

HurlingDurling,
@HurlingDurling@lemmy.world avatar

It depends what instance you created your account in lemm.ee doesn’t allow upload of pictures regardless of what instance you are uploading it to

lemmy_nightmare,
@lemmy_nightmare@sh.itjust.works avatar

Voyager app on iOS

Moghul,

Try Boost, if it’s available for ios

deranger,

Change the post type from Photo to Text at the top before you submit.

Wahots,
@Wahots@pawb.social avatar

I tend to like thermal paste a bit better, gets in the (nano) cracks and doesn’tcause clearance issues. I use arctic silver 5 as I’ve found it to be a good mix of longevity and performance over time. High heat will slowly cause it to dry out over years. I’ve tried ultra high performance pastes and was annoyed that they dried out in about a year.

neidu2, (edited )

I get the impression that Arctic Silver 5 is the jack daniels of cooling paste: not really good, but it works and is available everywhere.

But yeah, it gets the job done. I even use it at HPC clusters at work with no issues. I’m convinced that if the paste brand makes such a big difference, there are other issues at play too.

MeowZedong,
@MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml avatar

Thank you!

Outside of high-performance applications, most people are probably just as well using the $3 automotive thermal pastes. If I was feeling cheeky, toothpaste, but I suspect that would dry out quickly too.

Consistent, reliable performance is what matters. Who wants to apply new paste regularly?

deranger,

I disagree with “not really good”, I barely notice a difference between it and my fancy thermal grizzly paste. It’s fine, and the “good” pastes are also fine.

neidu2,

Quite possibly true. I just remember reading a very heated argument somewhere on the matter. These are probably the same ones who have very strong opinions on whether it should be applied in the shape of a dot, X, or line. (Spoler: it doesn’tmatter). But personally I find that Arctic Silver does the job, and beyond that I honestly don’t care that much.

However, it is my understanding that some thermal pastes are conductive, and I steer away from those. The hardware I deal with at work is simply too expensive to risk it.

bjoern_tantau,
@bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de avatar

I can’t help you, but thanks for the post! My kid doesn’t want to use the cheap laptop we got because it is too loud. And for some reason I didn’t think of trying to repaste it.

I’ll use Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut.

Wahots,
@Wahots@pawb.social avatar

Just as a heads up, I used that in my watercooled rig (max temps in 60s/70s) and it dried out in a year, which was really annoying. I recommend getting a longer lasting paste like arctic silver 5. Even though it won’t cool as much, it will last years longer. Repasting laptops is kinda a pain in the ass.

Sagar,

Laptop should have multiple LEDs everywhere to be perceived as something wonderful! Now, the processor, it’s motherboard, libre software, etc. is irrelevant.

ProfessorNeurus,

What does this have to do with the post?

Sagar,

Everything doesn’t have to be spot on for the post. Somethings are just pure expression. As Bruce Lee said, “The more I live, the more I’m convinced that true expression is most important”.

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