K kobrrra Honorable Aug 2, 2013 6 0 10,510 Aug 2, 2013 #1 Can I use Arctic Silver 5 on a laptop CPU. I have only used it before for desktop CPUs? I need to put thermal grease on an AMD Turion 64 X2 RM-72 CPU. The laptop is HP Pavilion dv4
Can I use Arctic Silver 5 on a laptop CPU. I have only used it before for desktop CPUs? I need to put thermal grease on an AMD Turion 64 X2 RM-72 CPU. The laptop is HP Pavilion dv4
Solution bignastyid Aug 2, 2013 Yes, I have done it myself many times on both laptop cpu's and gpu's.
bignastyid Titan Moderator Jun 19, 2011 33,510 1,627 159,590 Aug 2, 2013 Solution #2 Yes, I have done it myself many times on both laptop cpu's and gpu's. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Azrael47 Distinguished Jun 1, 2013 1,629 0 20,460 Aug 2, 2013 #3 Have fun! good stuff Artic thermal compound. Pretty easy to do. Upvote 0 Downvote
Someone Somewhere Titan Sep 23, 2012 22,291 8 84,965 Aug 2, 2013 #4 Yup, in fact I did it to the laptop I'm typing this on. Might I suggest pulling out hte fan and heatsinks and dusting them while you have it open? Upvote 0 Downvote
Yup, in fact I did it to the laptop I'm typing this on. Might I suggest pulling out hte fan and heatsinks and dusting them while you have it open?
Sn1992-1361850 Dignified Jul 13, 2013 4,360 0 16,960 Aug 3, 2013 #5 No problem in doin that Great to do Remember some laptop cooler have a sort ribbon sometimes as the compund they use is conductive so surely remove it as artic silver is not conductive Upvote 0 Downvote
No problem in doin that Great to do Remember some laptop cooler have a sort ribbon sometimes as the compund they use is conductive so surely remove it as artic silver is not conductive
Someone Somewhere Titan Sep 23, 2012 22,291 8 84,965 Aug 3, 2013 #6 Just saw the new photo. Make sure you clean off the old grey stuff first - something like rubbing/isopropyl alcohol is best. Upvote 0 Downvote
Just saw the new photo. Make sure you clean off the old grey stuff first - something like rubbing/isopropyl alcohol is best.
Sn1992-1361850 Dignified Jul 13, 2013 4,360 0 16,960 Aug 3, 2013 #7 Yeah a isopropyl solution above 70% would do The best way is to get alcohol swabs and clean it Upvote 0 Downvote