Recent content by homulilly

Okay, thanks. The paste/compound that I have is artic 5. I'm not sure what to do about the pads though. The pad in the first picture is blue and kind of foamy and fluffy. The other pads are gray and a lot firmer. Not sure what the reason for the difference is.

So my laptop was overheating a lot so I decided I'd replace the thermal paste. After reading tutorials online, it seemed like I knew what to do. Opened the thing up and there is some thermal paste, but there are lots of thermal pads inside as well. Do I need to replace these too before I start...