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- Mar 18, 2015
I recently took apart my old laptop and redid all the fun stuff (new paste on the cpu , oil in the case fan, cleaned out all the dust etc) and I am unsure I have done well enough with the thermal paste and here is why: 1) when i checked out the temps , I maxed out just from browsing. 2) at first the fan stayed on low and only let out cool air, but now it is always going full throttle and is STILL only blowing cool air.
So I think I must have botched the application of the new paste. I used the good stuff and I thought I used enough but I dont think I got good enough contact on some of the ancillary chips that were also hitting the heatsink. Could my symptoms be caused by poor application ? Id take it apart to check, but I dont want to if I dont have to.... it wasnt as fun as I thought
So I think I must have botched the application of the new paste. I used the good stuff and I thought I used enough but I dont think I got good enough contact on some of the ancillary chips that were also hitting the heatsink. Could my symptoms be caused by poor application ? Id take it apart to check, but I dont want to if I dont have to.... it wasnt as fun as I thought