Thermal paste for G73JH GPU

[Sabre-shin]

Ugh...I opened up the bottom of my g73jh when I got it back from RMA due to the screen not turning on and finding my temps raised about 4-5C to find the GPU overflowing with thermal paste. I could actually see it without removing anything except access panel. Gonna redo it sometime within the next 2 weeks using ICD7.

[Hetzers]

Originally Posted by Sabre-shin

Ugh...I opened up the bottom of my g73jh when I got it back from RMA due to the screen not turning on and finding my temps raised about 4-5C to find the GPU overflowing with thermal paste. I could actually see it without removing anything except access panel. Gonna redo it sometime within the next 2 weeks using ICD7.

It seems that the ICD7 club is outnumbering.

[Tim4]

Just looked through reviews of TIMs and decided to go with Arctic silver Matrix. It's renamed TIM-Consultants TC Grease 0098. Showed pretty nice results in most reviews, 1C lower than ICD7. Will post results next week when I will arrive home and repaste mine.

[<MarkS>]

Originally Posted by Sabre-shin

Ugh...I opened up the bottom of my g73jh when I got it back from RMA ... to find the GPU overflowing with thermal paste. I could actually see it without removing anything except access panel.

I'm guessing you're seeing one the pads that are on the memory...it would take quite a bit of paste on the GPU to see it from the access panel.

[iemie]

Hi guys, I am also the proud owner of a G73 since a couple of weeks and found this forum very informative. Thanks everybody.
And aye, mine needs ‘re-pasting’ too. I’ll do it ones I am home. Still at sea at the mo here. I found this test on tinternet: 80-way Thermal Interface Material Performance Test | Thermal Interface Material,Thermal Paste,Heatsink Compound,80-Way Thermal Interface Material Best Thermal Paste Heatsink Compound Cooling Performance Comparison Benchmark Tests

Very interesting stuff I would say although this 80-way comparison is over a year old now. But have a look how little of the paste is needed if both surfaces are properly lapped. Amazing !! And very well explained by the guy.
Good luck disassembling, pasting and assembling everybody.

iemie

[gstboy]

doesn't really matter what kind of paste you use, the application of it is the key, plus all the good ones are only 1-2 degrees of each other if applied right.

[Jody]

Originally Posted by gstboy

doesn't really matter what kind of paste you use, the application of it is the key, plus all the good ones are only 1-2 degrees of each other if applied right.

I can agree with that, but I will qualify it by saying that you're talking one or two degrees difference in premium TIM products. I wouldn't spend that much time carefully removing and repasting the GPU and use the standard stuff that comes with a new CPU or anything like that. I'll agree that AS5, ASM, ASC, ICD7, and similar are all within a degree or two if applied correctly.

I considered this when I did mine. I had a tube of AS laying around that was still good... hadn't set up in the tube or anything. I also had a fairly new bottle from Zalman. However, I decided it was so much work to get to the GPU that it was worth a few bucks and waiting a few days to get an additional two to three degrees.

[Tim4]

Originally Posted by iemie

Hi guys, I am also the proud owner of a G73 since a couple of weeks and found this forum very informative. Thanks everybody.
And aye, mine needs ‘re-pasting’ too. I’ll do it ones I am home. Still at sea at the mo here. I found this test on tinternet: 80-way Thermal Interface Material Performance Test | Thermal Interface Material,Thermal Paste,Heatsink Compound,80-Way Thermal Interface Material Best Thermal Paste Heatsink Compound Cooling Performance Comparison Benchmark Tests

Very interesting stuff I would say although this 80-way comparison is over a year old now. But have a look how little of the paste is needed if both surfaces are properly lapped. Amazing !! And very well explained by the guy.
Good luck disassembling, pasting and assembling everybody.

iemie

Hello and welcome iemie! Could you please post here after repasting yours? Share your experience and temps before and after.

[Tim4]

I was looking the web in search of best way to apply thermal paste and found those two intresting links. Take a look Benchmark Reviews: Performance Computer Hardware Tests and Applying Thermal paste - OverclockersClub Forums - Page 2 Updated first post with these 2 links.

[iemie]

Hello Tim and thanks for the Welcome and for the links. I sure will share my experience and results here, I promise. But don’t hold your breath coz I won’t be able to re-paste for another 6 or 7 weeks or so due to work and stuff. But ones I get round doing it I will gladly share my experience with everybody here.

iemie