itsmattgw Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Very interested in this as I think this is key to making my fans stop running incessantly after I play a game. Has anyone actually tried using thermal pads on it? Size? Brand and results? I'm going to go out and buy some tomorrow and will post my results, any experience would be appreciated - looking at this right now:http://www.frozencpu.com/products/23144/thr-233/Alphacool_Double-Sided_Thermal_Adhesive_Pad_-_15mm_x_15mm_x_05mm_12097.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guilherm3 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I actually purchased the same copper shims and was wondering if you put paste on both sides? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guilherm3 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Did this mod yesterday my PCH is running at 64c (147f)... Perhaps I did it wrong? This is while running 2 screens for quite a few hours. No gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgiaimo Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Mine runs around the same as yours, (60-65c) but thats down from 70+ which was annoying with the hairdryer of a fan. Anyone heard of another fan fitting? Been searching and found nothing in terms of a fan upgrade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xralex Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 After having used my M14xR1 for almost three years, I think I owe it to myself to disassemble everything, clean it and put it back together using some of these ideas. The fan does come on a bit longer than I think it would need to during simple computer operations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR20807 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I found one with 0.5mm thickness, should work fine or better get a 1mm? Also, can it be recommended to use as a sandwich between the GPU/CPU and the heatsink as it is only 0.5mm? (Chip + thermal paste + Cu shim + thermal paste + Heatsink) I'm using the same M14XR2 with i7 3630QM GT650M, 3 years old now, facing severe thermal throttling issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo731 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) @MR20807 Sandwiching between the GPU/CPU and the heatsink: you have to make sure the heatsink can sit properly. Thinner the copper shim the better. You can also install right on top of the heatsink, that should also help with the temps. I've tried this on a 3740qm HP 2570p. Edited October 25, 2022 by Enzo731 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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