Alienware Laptop Which thermal paste.

[The Torrent]

I’m getting a repaste done on my aw 17 (for free).

 

ive been told I can use my own thermal paste which has got to be better than their toothpaste.

 

people recommending mx4 and kryognaut

 

i will probably never repaste it again so it needs to last at least 10 years (in 5 years time the laptop may be obsolete but it should still run google).

 

im gold mx5 doesn’t last much longer than a few years.

 

kryognaut is quite exoensive and I doubt I’ll use the whole tube, anyone here who’s willing to sell me half a tube XD (being serious).

 

What should I use

 

many Thanks 

[Jurrunio]

the paste that lasts 10 years will be the stock paste, which as you found out is rather crap because they didnt use enough of it. Too bad you can't buy it separately. Repasting say every 3 years is just what pastes usually do.

[The Torrent]

8 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

the paste that lasts 10 years will be the stock paste, which as you found out is rather crap because they didnt use enough of it. Too bad you can't buy it separately. Repasting say every 3 years is just what pastes usually do.

So theres no paste that will last??

 

Also 'they didn't use enough of it' so if they used more it would be fine?? AW are doing the repaste so i could ask them to just use stock but use more of it.

[mockedarche]

Repasting every 3 years as Jurrunio is generally the time frame. That being said mx4 i've heard lasts a long time and anything that lasts much longer will probably be rather bad thermally.

[Jurrunio]

32 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

So theres no paste that will last??

just not more than 5 years. Thermal paste itself is not sealed against the environment and will get dry over time. The only way to eliminate this problem is to solder the CPU to the base of the cooler, which is not doable on a laptop CPU with no lid.

 

33 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

 

Also 'they didn't use enough of it' so if they used more it would be fine?? AW are doing the repaste so i could ask them to just use stock but use more of it.

At least stock paste would suck less if they used more of it. I doubt if they will put more on request though, that's not what they do.

[The Torrent]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

just not more than 5 years. Thermal paste itself is not sealed against the environment and will get dry over time. The only way to eliminate this problem is to solder the CPU to the base of the cooler, which is not doable on a laptop CPU with no lid.

 

At least stock paste would suck less if they used more of it. I doubt if they will put more on request though, that's not what they do.

Worth a try if not slip em a fiver.

 

 

Anyway, ok then 5 years. What’s the best thermal paste I should use.

 

i want my laptop to be quiet. I can’t overclock it so overclocking paste would be useless.

 

 

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, The Torrent said:

Anyway, ok then 5 years.

by 5 years I mean it will get worse over time, and whether it's still bearable at that point is totally up to you.

 

2 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

What’s the best thermal paste I should use.

Kyronaut is quite expensive, but you need that to last long. Cheaper paste like the MX4 (like really, $4 a tube) arent that durable though.

 

7 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

 

i want my laptop to be quiet. I can’t overclock it so overclocking paste would be useless.

No such thing as overclocking paste (not recommending liquid metal for obvious reasons), but good paste are used in overclocking so this makes no sense.

[The Torrent]

1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

by 5 years I mean it will get worse over time, and whether it's still bearable at that point is totally up to you.

 

Kyronaut is quite expensive, but you need that to last long. Cheaper paste like the MX4 (like really, $4 a tube) arent that durable though.

 

No such thing as overclocking paste (not recommending liquid metal for obvious reasons), but good paste are used in overclocking so this makes no sense.

So...

 

...what do you recommend.

 

 

i wasn’t specifically talking overclocking paste, just saying it doesn’t need to be that good.

 

 

i don’t mind if it gets worse over time, as long as it’s lower bound is the toothpaste that comes stock. If it becomes worse than that, there’s no point.

[Jurrunio]

43 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

So...

 

...what do you recommend.

Kyronaut

 

55 minutes ago, The Torrent said:

just saying it doesn’t need to be that good

if it's not that good it won't be durable enough to be better than factory paste 5 years later. These aftermarket pastes put durability in the back seat because people bother to do repaste usually do yearly cleanups. Almost like a new year resolution.