MSI GS63VR Teardown Issue Help

[jnmbhj]

So my MSI Laptop is having some overheating issues now. The CPU will get to an average of 95c while just playing some CS GO. I have searched online and some people have replaced the thermal compound and got a 10 - 20c reduction in temps after doing so.  I bought some MX-4 and I am half way through tearing it down. I have removed all the screws from the motherboard but for some strange reason I cannot remove the motherboard. It wiggles but it seems that there is another screw that I have to take out.  

 

Edit: I forgot the remove a piece of tape and thats what held it in place. 

[genexis_x]

Why don't you just undervolt the CPU?

[jnmbhj]

14 hours ago, ZM Fong said:

Why don't you just undervolt the CPU?

Because that would mean going into the laptop's bios and changing voltage values but because its a laptop the bios is locked down. This means I have to use a program like XTU but it also means I have to have XTU always running in the background. Which uses power.(Not exactly great for saving battery) 

[exercutor5]

51 minutes ago, jnmbhj said:

This means I have to use a program like XTU but it also means I have to have XTU always running in the background. Which uses power.(Not exactly great for saving battery) 

How much extra power can one additional program even draw?

[jnmbhj]

25 minutes ago, exercutor5 said:

How much extra power can one additional program even draw?

If XTU keeps a constant clock speed it can use like 30w extra. 

[genexis_x]

4 hours ago, jnmbhj said:

Because that would mean going into the laptop's bios and changing voltage values but because its a laptop the bios is locked down. This means I have to use a program like XTU but it also means I have to have XTU always running in the background. Which uses power.(Not exactly great for saving battery) 

If you change the voltage in BIOS you can probably break your laptop.

 

Use Throttlestop. Runs at background without using additional power.

[Imglidinhere]

7 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

If you change the voltage in BIOS you can probably break your laptop.

 

Use Throttlestop. Runs at background without using additional power.

If the BIOS lets you change voltage normally, and the only outcome is that your laptop WILL break, then what's the point of being able to change said voltage?

 

Use XTU. It's designed to do exactly what you're asking without going into the BIOS.

[TheDankKoosh]

On 7/29/2017 at 5:36 PM, jnmbhj said:

So my MSI Laptop is having some overheating issues now. The CPU will get to an average of 95c while just playing some CS GO. I have searched online and some people have replaced the thermal compound and got a 10 - 20c reduction in temps after doing so.  I bought some MX-4 and I am half way through tearing it down. I have removed all the screws from the motherboard but for some strange reason I cannot remove the motherboard. It wiggles but it seems that there is another screw that I have to take out.  

 

Edit: I forgot the remove a piece of tape and thats what held it in place. 

 

 

Should have went with something better like gelid or IC diamond, mx-4 dries up easily and will give you similar temps after being there for a month or 2. One of the earlier pastes that I mentioned should give you a 5-15c drop depending on how bad the original stuff was. Keep in mind that the gs63vr is a very thin laptop with a decidedly ok cooling system, so set your expectations accordingly.

[jnmbhj]

1 minute ago, TheDankKoosh said:

Should have went with something better like gelid or IC diamond, mx-4 dries up easily and will give you similar temps after being there for a month or 2. One of the earlier pastes that I mentioned should give you a 5-15c drop depending on how bad the original stuff was. Keep in mind that the gs63vr is a very thin laptop with a decidedly ok cooling system, so set your expectations accordingly.

From my testing the temps dropped from 95c to 82c. From the general census of the community it seems that MX-4 is a very good and quality thermal paste. I avoided IC Diamond because of some users claiming to have abrasive particles. 

[TheDankKoosh]

Just now, jnmbhj said:

From my testing the temps dropped from 95c to 82c. From the general census of the community it seems that MX-4 is a very good and quality thermal paste. I avoided IC Diamond because of some users claiming to have abrasive particles. 

That MX-4 will show its true quality in the months to come after you see your temps going beck up slowly, The best pastes to use for laptops are the ones that stay wet and fill in the gaps best. I've never had any trouble with IC, but gelid and cryonaut are good alternatives if you don't trust IC.