Hey everyone. I just opened up my Dell XPS M1710 to change thermal paste of my Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 CPU and to clean out the vents. So I did that. The computer seems to be a little quieter now, but the CPU temps remain the same @66 Celsius idle per avg. What could be the problem? Would putting on too much paste cause this? I don't think I did though. The GPU temps went down by a 5 degrees just from cleaning out the vents. I'm afraid something bad is gonna happen...
Laptop's processor runs hot after replacing thermal paste.
- Thread starter RobertXPS
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Well, the heatsink is screwed to the MOBO with spring assisted screws, so that too much pressure wouldn't be applied. They won't go in any deeper, so heatsink is as close to the CPU as it possibly can be. I also pushed down on it gently after applying the thermal paste, so that the pressure from the heatsink would help spread it. I'll try opening up the laptop again at some point in the near future to re-apply the thermal paste. Mainly to see how the thermal compound has spread.
The tubes are not bent.
Thanks for the reply!
bigboss619
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Depends on what kind of thermal paste you used. Most have a "curing" period where it could seem that temps are running higher because it has to go through a few (heat) cycles of the pc being on and off.
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