reapplying thermal paste

tjnguyen · 08-02-2010, 04:50 PM

I just bought a refurbished g60vx from newegg.com and it was a bargain. anyways ive applied thermal paste b4 on my desktop using the dot method. But i was wondering is this an effective way to reapply it?
YouTube - How to apply Thermal Paste correctly part 2

what thermal paste would u recommend?
Reapplying to both my gpu and cpu, how do i go about applyin it to the gpu? i think the factory thermal compound is that is why my GPU is around 70c idle which is horrible and makes my eye pop and not want to play any games.

Mr.Mischief · 08-02-2010, 07:31 PM

I have a G51vx, so we basically, we have the same laptops. What I did was 1st take off the bottom panel. 2nd remove the heatsink that is on the CPU and GPU. 3rd clean the thermal paste off the CPU, GPU, and the heatsink. 4th I apply thermal paste by placing some on the CPU(or GPU) and spreading it very thin with my finger. 5th but it all back together.

I used Antec Formula 5, but any after market paste is better than stock.

This dropped my idle temps by 10C. From 58C idle to 48C. Gaming Temps where 94C CoD 4 after 15 minutes on stock thermal paste. With Antec Paste, it got to 93C after 1+ hour of gaming. After curing some more, the temps should drop even more.

Also use powermizer. There is a problem with the Nvidia drivers(at least with mine and sounds like yours). The problem is the video card won't downclock when not doing anything GPU intensive(e.g. gaming). Here's the link to powermizer: http://go.notebookreview.com/?id=525...ing-fixed.html

First, download, then open it as Administrator. I selected the option to turn powermizer on. It will clock up the GPU when gaming and downclock it when not gaming.

tjnguyen · 08-02-2010, 10:08 PM

okay thanks, but the video is a good way of doing it also right? it seems like a more efficient way of usin the thermal compound than the dot method.

Mr.Mischief · 08-02-2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tjnguyen

okay thanks, but the video is a good way of doing it also right? it seems like a more efficient way of usin the thermal compound than the dot method.

Ya, I don't us the dot method. I want to make sure it get all over the cpu and gpu. Like I said, I squirt some on the CPu and spread with my finger.

crayonyes · 08-03-2010, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by tHE j0KER

Ya, I don't us the dot method. I want to make sure it get all over the cpu and gpu. Like I said, I squirt some on the CPu and spread with my finger.

err.. using finger is not a good idea

Mr.Mischief · 08-03-2010, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by crayonyes

err.. using finger is not a good idea

Because of skin oil? Well, when I'm done spreading the paste, there's lots of paste on finger. I figure the oil is under that stuff.

Hello_Moto · 08-03-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tHE j0KER

Because of skin oil? Wel, when I'm done spreading the paste, there's lots of paste on finger. I figure the oil is under that stuff.

good comeback

sgogeta4 · 08-03-2010, 01:36 PM

Or you could always put your hand in a ziplock bag or similar (latex gloves, etc.) and spread it that way.

Mr.Mischief · 08-03-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sgogeta4

Or you could always put your hand in a ziplock bag or similar (latex gloves, etc.) and spread it that way.

I tried that once with plastic wrap. It was ok.

Aikimox · 08-03-2010, 02:55 PM

+1 for the plastic wrap. I always steal some from our kitchen

Works perfectly!