Laptop cooling.

[PringleZ]

Hi there, I have a Dell G5 5587, with an I7-8750H, and a GTX 1060, and yeah, it thermal throttles horribly and even reaches 0.8Ghz and core speeds if it gets too hot. Undervolting didn't help much so I was thinking of changing the thermal paste, however I don't know which to choose between both.

Which one is a better option? and if there's something better I can buy please do recommend me.

Thanks in advance. :)

[CPT_BEEMO]

I repasted my CPU in my laptop with Arctic Silver 5 compound, Which is what I use in every build I have either made myself or helped with others. It is also the most recommended paste by my local retailers. I do not know much about the cooler master products, but I can wholeheartedly recommend the Arctic Silver stuff.

[PringleZ]

4 minutes ago, CPT_BEEMO said:

I repasted my CPU in my laptop with Arctic Silver 5 compound, Which is what I use in every build I have either made myself or helped with others. It is also the most recommended paste by my local retailers. I do not know much about the cooler master products, but I can wholeheartedly recommend the Arctic Silver stuff.

There's not much computer shop/maintenance where I live, and the one's they use is generic which is pretty much useless. All I can find is Arctic MX-4, have you tried it before?

[bowrilla]

The thing with thermal compounds is - yes there is a difference and it is very much measurable but the advantage of the best performing paste compared to the average is maybe 1-1.5K which is pretty much irrelevant. Even poor performing thermal pastes from somewhat reputable manufacturers are absolutely okay. Heck, even thermal pads get the job sufficiently done.

 

The issue is rarely the quality of the compound in terms of its heat transfer capabilities but the aging properties. Over time thermal paste gets dry and brittle resulting in worse heat transfer. If you repaste every 1-2 years you usually won't encounter really bad thermal compound conditions.

 

Most people will benefit from a thorough cleaning of the heatsinks a lot more than from a repaste.

 

Please see also this old (2017) yet very big (85 products) comparison test at Toms's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-comparison,5108-8.html

[PringleZ]

1 hour ago, bowrilla said:

The thing with thermal compounds is - yes there is a difference and it is very much measurable but the advantage of the best performing paste compared to the average is maybe 1-1.5K which is pretty much irrelevant. Even poor performing thermal pastes from somewhat reputable manufacturers are absolutely okay. Heck, even thermal pads get the job sufficiently done.

 

The issue is rarely the quality of the compound in terms of its heat transfer capabilities but the aging properties. Over time thermal paste gets dry and brittle resulting in worse heat transfer. If you repaste every 1-2 years you usually won't encounter really bad thermal compound conditions.

 

Most people will benefit from a thorough cleaning of the heatsinks a lot more than from a repaste.

 

Please see also this old (2017) yet very big (85 products) comparison test at Toms's Hardware: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal-paste-comparison,5108-8.html

The laptop didn't overthrottle that much when I bought it. It seems that poor thermal paste has been applied and even got dry. Ill be making sure that the head sink is cleaned with applying proper paste, thanks for your reply!