[SOLVED] Do I need to replace my Thermal Paste?

[AngliaGye]

Hello, so let me give you the details.

I have a gaming ASUS TUF laptop(Intel i5-10300H), and bought it about an year ago.

Everything went smooth and well, I have been playing triple A games like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Biomutant and Death Stranding a lot.

Recently I bought a new SSD (512 GB) in order to have more space.

After a while. I was playing and noticed that my laptop is overheating. I went to see the Degrees on my CPU and it was 99 degrees Celsius. I was quite shocked because it didn't happen to me before.

I cleaned my laptop up because I thought the problem was from the cooling. IT actually helped my a little bit (max temperature went down by almost 10 degrees).

But still, what do I need to do? Do I have to replace the thermal paste? Or unmount the SSD?

Thank you in advance guys!

 

[Eximo]

Laptops tend to run hot. If it is running in the 90s after cleaning, that is probably normal.

You might be able to reduce it a little with a re-paste, but that does mean taking the laptop apart and all the potential dangers that comes with. Cosmetic damage, broken clips, broken cables/pinched wires.

The SSD probably did not significantly increase the temperatures in the system.

 

[KananX]

You don’t repaste thermal paste after a year, that’s a no. Not worth. After 2-3 years maybe, not sooner.

 

[AngliaGye]

You don’t repaste thermal paste after a year, that’s a no. Not worth. After 2-3 years maybe, not sooner.

But what am I supposed to do in order for my laptop to be back in shape and constantly at around 80 degrees?

 

[KananX]

But what am I supposed to do in order for my laptop to be back in shape and constantly at around 80 degrees?

Consider a laptop cooler maybe. Be sure it’s really cleaned and don’t obstruct the fans with anything.

 

[AngliaGye]

Consider a laptop cooler maybe. Be sure it’s really cleaned and don’t obstruct the fans with anything.

I do actually own a cooler (should have mentioned), and it still goes way hotter than usual.

 

[KananX]

I do actually own a cooler (should have mentioned), and it still goes way hotter than usual.

It’s one year old? Consider using the warranty.

 

[AngliaGye]

It’s one year old? Consider using the warranty.

I can't do that anymore because I unmounted the laptop in order to mount the SSD and lost the warranty.

 

[KananX]

I can't do that anymore because I unmounted the laptop in order to mount the SSD and lost the warranty.

So you seem to be fit with these things. Maybe take it apart and clean it then, I don’t think repasting is necessary but you can check it out or replace with a better TIM, Kryonaut or so.