Is this enough paste?

Merlin5 · 20 Oct 2016 at 20:52

Hi guys. Just a quick question. I've taken my laptop apart and fixed something. As I'm down at the motherboard, I've taken the opportunity to redo the TIM. I did it a few months ago using the spread method that someone recommended. I spread it very thin but my temps were rubbish. I normally do the centre blob and let the heatsink squish it so I'm doing that again. Here's a pic of my MX-4 on the CPU and GPU. About the right amount?

Also, can someone link me thermal pads to buy for the surrounding vrams? Mine are knackered.

Merlin5 · 20 Oct 2016 at 21:22

Thanks new boy.
Yeah, I've no idea how to find out which one I need. Here's a couple of pics of what I have. 2mm thick perhaps?

Merlin5 · 20 Oct 2016 at 23:23

Smffy said:
Buy 1mm and stack if you need bigger...

Great stuff. I haven't looked yet but is there a particular product you recommend from OCuK? I'm assuming covering the vrams with thermal pads will help reduce my CPU and GPU temps?

Merlin5 · 21 Oct 2016 at 10:38

Yeah that would make sense to have measured it

I've screwed the laptop back together again now. But from memory and looking at a tape measure, I think that it's more like 1.5mm thick.