Consider the characteristics of thermal paste when choosing it for your system.
Consider the characteristics of thermal paste when choosing it for your system.
I fixed the laptop I repaired, swapping the OEM thermal paste for Noctua NT-H1. It now functions properly. The main issue seems to be the cooler's mounting pressure being sufficient for NT-H1 due to its limited thermal conductivity and strong ability to spread into cracks. Should I consider a higher-conductivity paste like Kryonit, or are there other factors affecting my thermal throttling and low idle temperatures?
It’s a great paste, completely unrelated to mounting pressure. I’m skeptical about it. Could you share the laptop’s brand and model? Also, how do you assess thermal throttling? Most CPUs/GPUs shouldn’t slow down at 60°C, so what tool or method are you using to detect that?
sorry. i havent explained this correctly. This is a acer predator triton 500 i7 10750h rtx 2070 super idle temps are as staded and in moderate loads like watching youtube and light gaming like terraria or factorio it thermal throttles im using hwinfo64. the laptop uses a basic leaf spring mount with very little mounting pressure
Thermal paste and pads don't conduct electricity—won't cause shorts. However, liquid metal can damage your PCB if it gets in. 2. Avoid using liquid metal unless you're sure of what you're doing; extra steps are needed to keep it away from the board. 3. Most regular thermal pastes cost similarly, but quality varies; I've found MX4 models let me down lately. I ordered BeQuiet DC2 to check later. 4. Laptops usually run hotter than desktops and don't need strong cooling. 5. Proper cooler installation doesn't matter much if the pressure is correct.
There could be additional factors contributing to the throttling issue. It might relate to BIOS or CPU configurations, as temperatures between 60-70°C are typical and normal. I recommend testing a cooling pad to see if it helps; based on my experience, it can lower temperatures by 5-10°C, which may clarify whether thermal paste or coldplate pressure is the real cause.
the range is between 60-70 degrees, and its cooling reduction under light loads such as video streaming or light gaming is noticeable in terraria. i adjusted the leaf spring to increase mounting force and it improved. this explains the shift from 70-80 to 60-70. i also verified the thermal paste distribution to ensure even contact across all areas. more pressure seems beneficial. regarding the minimal mounting force a leaf spring provides, carefully opening the laptop and applying gentle pressure lowered temperatures by 10-20 degrees. i find it confusing that people focus on pressure or paste when the issue might lie elsewhere. my idea is that the OEM paste is meant for low pressure and thus less conductive, whereas noctua paste is built for higher pressure. i’ve confirmed the CPU settings remain at default, consistently. a balanced power profile seems to be the key.
The pressure has no influence on the paste. It doesn't matter whether the pressure is high or low.