Need thermal pads replacements for hp.

[toyopl]

I took apart a laptop to clean it, the gpu thermal pad was ripped so I tried thermal paste instead, but unfortunatelly it was only ok for few days.
Now the laptops boots with temps of 70c and browsing puts it to 90's.

I need to buy a thermal pad somewhere because I'm guessing there's a gap.
Where can I buy replacement pads, and are there different sizes ?

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h91/sumiczek/1111.jpg

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[balance]

3M makes them try checking homedepot or hardware stores

[rageking]

Think of this as a 3 legged stool, with 1 leg missing the plastic cap now all 3 are unbalanced. If you feel desperate or adventurous enough, you could try removing the other 2 thermal pads then using thermal paste on all 3.

Trying to find the right thermal pad thickness might be a problem if you are trying to replace just 1.

[packardbell]

i have a 3 year old dell that the graphics card would overheat.
i have done exactly what you did and there was no need for thermal pads.
i used artic silver and it runs great.

I have an inspiron 9400 that kept on shutting off and freezing.
i dismantled it and cleaned the fans and heatsinks and still has the same problem.
then i dismantled it again and removed the heatsink for the graphics and cpu, clean the mating surfaces and applied some artic silver 5 and problem solved.

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9876.jpg
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9880.jpg
some artic silver 5 on the die
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9883.jpg
same time cleaned the heatsink fins thoroughly
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9884.jpg
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9885.jpg
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9886.jpg
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9887.jpg
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9888.jpg
with the lid off might as well do the CPU one as preventative maintenance.
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9892.jpg
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9893.jpg
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9894.jpg

http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9895.jpg
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9897.jpg
installed windows 7 ultimate 64 bits and it runs like a champ.:salute:
http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h343/packardbell2nhand/dell%20inspiron%209400%20overheating%20issue/DSCN9898.jpg

[596722]

i have a 3 year old dell that the graphics card would overheat.
i have done exactly what you did and there was no need for thermal pads.
i used artic silver and it runs great.

I have an inspiron 9400 that kept on shutting off and freezing.
i dismantled it and cleaned the fans and heatsinks and still has the same problem.
then i dismantled it again and removed the heatsink for the graphics and cpu, clean the mating surfaces and applied some artic silver 5 and problem solved.


Is that third picture the thermal paste you put on yourself, if so It looks like you put far too much thermal paste, something which I think might have been toyopl's problem. Thermal paste is something you are supposed to apply very little of, its just their to fill the tiny gaps between the chip (or heat spreader of the chip) and the heatsink, putting too much thermal paste on just makes thermal conductivity worse between the two parts. Thermal pads don't work as well as thermal paste because they don't fill up the gaps well as thermal paste, not making it run as cool as it could be, but it is a more or less fool-safe alternative.

[MkmBandit]

eeeeegad that's a lot of AS5. :-0

I put a line on the edge of the chip then use a business card to spread it evenly. Get about 3-4 applications from that tube.

[packardbell]

eeeeegad that's a lot of AS5. :-0

I put a line on the edge of the chip then use a business card to spread it evenly. Get about 3-4 applications from that tube.

well i gooped it on there first and used a small toothpick as a spatula and spread some of that onto the other die.

[MkmBandit]

In the end, as long as it works and is still efficient I suppose it doesn't matter how it's applied. Everyone seems to have their own method.. I've seen some people apply a rice grain worth of paste and still come out OK.

What did you use btw, to get rid of the old application/residue?

[packardbell]

the residue was hard like a rock on the heatsink so I used a razor and scraped it all off.
didn't take more than a few minutes.
i think they used some sort of thernal conductive glue.