Question Weird thermals after repaste

[Seheron]

I received my Alienware 15R3 with an i7-7700HQ and GTX 1060 6GB that got repasted and cleaned a day ago that has been displaying peculiar thermal readings, especially while charging. When idle it reads anywhere from 50-60°C but occasionally shoots up to the 90s for a few seconds. Additionally, while gaming or stressing, the temperatures hover at 91-99°C, and this is an immediate temp. increase, going from idle temps. to throttling in a few seconds. This behavior is not displayed however when running on battery power. What could be causing this? It's frustrating because prior to the repaste, overheating would only occur after gaming or stressing for several minutes.

 

[Zephyl]

Got repasted, as in you weren't the one to repaste? Well, whoever repasted it could have used too little paste or didn't secure the cooler well enough. It's not possible to tell without opening it up, though. Just to be sure, though, the fans are spinning, right?

 

[laviniuc]

happened to me too on an older dell, after it was first repasted (chipset needed a reball) it was never the same in regards to how the temp spiked.

 

[Seheron]

Got repasted, as in you weren't the one to repaste? Well, whoever repasted it could have used too little paste or didn't secure the cooler well enough. It's not possible to tell without opening it up, though. Just to be sure, though, the fans are spinning, right?

The fans are working normally.

 

[Zephyl]

The fans are working normally.

In any case, whoever replaced the paste did something wrong. You can try to find and fix the problem, or you can try to contact whoever did it and get them to do it right. Otherwise, there are probably services in your area that will fix it.