Hi,
I know that this question has been answered before and thus, I also made some research before posting however, I am still in doubt which thermal compound/paste will be best for my problem. My problem is that I have a Compaq Presario CQ60 laptop and it overheated resulting in no video (in a nutshell it is the problem of the onboard Nvidia chip). My dilemma on which compound to buy is because even though I will be replacing the thermal pad supplied with the laptop with a copper shim to decrease heat every degree decrease from the compound will count. My problem is whether I should buy either Arctic Silver 5 or Arctic Cooling MX-4. From the research I made, I found that Arctic Silver 5 is the best compound to use with the copper shim repair. Is this true? However, it has a 200hr curing time and this is the trouble because this means that it will not be 100% effective until this time has passed. Moreover, Arctic Silver 5 is electrically conductive and I am worried that by wear and tear or heat the compound/copper shim may come in contact with the rest of the mobo and cause a short. Finally, should the size of the copper shim be the same as the factory thermal pad or the size of the whole GPU?
I would be very grateful if you would give me suggestions and advice regarding this dilemma and even some advice if I am confronting this situation in the right way or if there are better repairs for this problem.
Many Thanks
I know that this question has been answered before and thus, I also made some research before posting however, I am still in doubt which thermal compound/paste will be best for my problem. My problem is that I have a Compaq Presario CQ60 laptop and it overheated resulting in no video (in a nutshell it is the problem of the onboard Nvidia chip). My dilemma on which compound to buy is because even though I will be replacing the thermal pad supplied with the laptop with a copper shim to decrease heat every degree decrease from the compound will count. My problem is whether I should buy either Arctic Silver 5 or Arctic Cooling MX-4. From the research I made, I found that Arctic Silver 5 is the best compound to use with the copper shim repair. Is this true? However, it has a 200hr curing time and this is the trouble because this means that it will not be 100% effective until this time has passed. Moreover, Arctic Silver 5 is electrically conductive and I am worried that by wear and tear or heat the compound/copper shim may come in contact with the rest of the mobo and cause a short. Finally, should the size of the copper shim be the same as the factory thermal pad or the size of the whole GPU?
I would be very grateful if you would give me suggestions and advice regarding this dilemma and even some advice if I am confronting this situation in the right way or if there are better repairs for this problem.
Many Thanks
