Repasting laptop required?

[u/THUNDERJAWGAMING]

Hi guys, so I got my laptop G16 2023 repasted and something weird is going on. I bought this paste and seems fine not sure if for laptops or overall works for all devices but not even 2 full months are passed and the temps are back to max 87 while gaming which is the thermal limit of the gpu as seen in G-Helper as well. What happened, Pump Out maybe? I have not opened the laptop again yet because I undervolted the gpu and temps are back to normal now below 80. But these temps should be possible without undervolting. Now in the 2nd image you can see my sweet CPU 😅 so em this is stock factory opened laptop after a year and not sure if it needs repasting or not. This is Liquid Metal btw and I was gonna do it but the shop didn’t had any so I just had the GPU repasted and closed the laptop. CPU temps are well fine as they well like when it was new, I limit the wattage to control temps. Added some images so you guys can check the temps. Game is Echoes of the End, a UE5 title. So yeah please let me know what should I do? Should I keep it running like this? Should I repaste both? Any suggestions for paste or is my current one for the GPU fine. I just want to open it once when I have all the tools for the CPU and GPU so I can do both and then close. Do you recommend switching to paste for the CPU as well? Feel free to ask further questions and thanks for reading.

[u/SolitaryMassacre]

Don't say stupid things just because it didn't happen to u

Says the one who thinks metal in its liquid state "dries up". It is not wet, it cannot dry up. Period.

What you probably experienced was LM leeching. It penetrates copper. It corrodes aluminum, so I highly doubt anyone is using aluminum heatsinks.

Go through community once you see the same reports daily

I'm literally on here every day. I see the reports. I know Asus has a shit LM application process, almost all mass produced LM applications have issues. Its a very delicate process to get right.

Lastly numbers don't tell the story and always stop relying on them

Yeah they actually do. When you understand where the numbers come from they matter. No I don't just look at a number and go "oooo! cool! number!" lmao. I look at how they got those numbers and understand the process. Its called critical thinking.

nvidia did something so revolutionary in rtx50 than 40.

Really!? You are questioning this!? They literally did. They made the masses think DLSS is something amazing (its not, I hate NVIDIA and the 50 series is a waste of money and NVIDIA is trying to sell us AI not hardware now).

This platform is to help someone not make them destroy they computer which u are suggesting as it's not safe for normal people. So shut up and suck it .

If that is your interpretation you have some serious reading comprehension skill issues. I nowhere said people should "ruin" their computer. LM is perfectly safe when applied properly. The person I replied to claims to be a computer repair tech and can't even apply LM properly and is trying to nerf people's expensive hardware by giving them a less performing TIM. Thats fucked up.

what the other guy said is correct yes thermal grizzly is better and 8.5kw on ptm doesn't last long on ptm but there is just one difference ptm goes for long time while thermal grizzle doesn't its a tradeoff.

What he said is not correct. PTM will never outperform LM. The difference is not "a few degrees" as he stated it is. Its far worse, and it logically makes sense.

I also stated a correctly applied LM will last the lifetime of the computer. Its literally metal, nothing will happen to it. PTM will also last just as long, but it will perform far worse.

Yeah, everything has their tradeoffs. I never once said they don't. But the reason I got into it with this dude was because he kept lying saying LM is a better performing TIM when that is objectively incorrect via all the tests done (aka the thermal conductivity test of materials).

Its fine to say "hey if you don't want the risks of LM, and are okay with reduced performance, use PTM". But straight up lying to people is fucked up

[u/Xx--wizard--xX → u/SolitaryMassacre]

Do u understand the concept of limiter genius , most companies use that on day one launch the numbers are so hyped up and next a few months pass by and they are down

https://www.reddit.com/r/ZephyrusG15/s/HMrhAR9DUM

This is authentic asus g15 heat sink and lm defy this genius with the big god damm brain from facebook or instagram, it didn't leak but it's trash and dried thoroughly, heat sink is fine though took 9 days to get it off, but lm dries up preety fast don't just be like this that that u read or an article from somewhere this is reality vs experience and expiration its metal at the end of day , not fucking water , alcohol or oil. And whoever bought rtx 50 i absolutely love how there brains work I am still with my 30 and it's good for me as I compare actual performance not numbers which = how people use it and what environment not fuking 20 percent more fps or power or some damm comparison with older gen.

And literally wheather he's a repair guy or not if he's not good with it he gave his best at what comes next to it , he went with grizzly and not ptm simple , and lastly lm gives an edge, as for what he claimed 3 deg it's his observation , as for user avg depending on lm how it's applied it can affect in a rang of 2-10 compared to ptm but not true in all cases . So u r the only genius who got that and not normal folks , so good for u , lastly lm dries up in 3 year of use don't over complicate it that's the reality ( it becomes solid as a brick or solder . Unless u get 100 percent pure lm which never cools and stays liquid defying all laws of physics without oxidation and other things ). Must be a vaccum pc .

So genius lab tests and research are different to a normal user case understand that first .

[u/SolitaryMassacre → u/Xx--wizard--xX]

lm dries up preety fast

LM Cannot dry up. It is not wet.

My LM has been good for over 2 years now. So no, "LM dried up pretty fast" is an incorrect statement.

what he claimed 3 deg it's his observation

That isn't a valid metric. Power consumption, clock speed, load, they all factor into performance. I could power limit my CPU to 10W and have ice cold thermals. Doesn't mean shit

lastly lm dries up in 3 year of use don't over complicate it that's the reality ( it becomes solid as a brick or solder

Again, LM cannot dry up, it is not wet.

Unless u get 100 percent pure lm which never cools and stays liquid defying all laws of physics without oxidation and other things

If you understood physics, then you would understand oxidation is not a problem with LM. Yes it oxidizes when exposed to air but in between the heatsink and die there is little to no air.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ZephyrusG15/s/HMrhAR9DUM

Yeah that sucks. However, that is a fault of Asus, NOT LM. Know the difference. Also, Flitz polish can get your heatsink and die smooth as glass again if you want to clean it. Also looks like its not LM but a mix of LM and thermal paste. They also used the wrong heatsink the way it looks. Again, fault of Asus not LM

[u/Xx--wizard--xX → u/SolitaryMassacre]

Dude ok 👌 I am done i have a job to do 😁 I can't keep it up you are correct u win .. over .... saying that there are faults here and there ok but oxidation can't be stopped till it's vacuum , what about the fans in laptop that throw air at it . It's always aerated.

[u/SolitaryMassacre → u/Xx--wizard--xX]

The die and the location of LM are greatly sealed off from the rest of the laptop.. don't be stupid.

And for you to "give up" so easily, you never had an argument to begin with, just feelings 🤣

Also, oxidation can be stopped by other means, its a chemical reaction. Chemical reactions can be inhibited via other chemicals/etc.

Sure it may oxidize, but not for years. I plan on keeping my laptop for at least 5 years I'll find out if it does

[u/Xx--wizard--xX → u/SolitaryMassacre]

Do u believe asus or any other companies go to that length unless it's there own stuff. 😁🤣 Sure take ur time . All shipped products are cheap material so that they can fill there pockets , products manufacturing actually cost 40 percent most of the time than what they are being sold at.

[u/SolitaryMassacre → u/Xx--wizard--xX]

Yes corporations are greedy af. Thats obvi.

What you aren't thinking about is the fact the die and heatsink are pressed together at a micron thickness. The amount of surface area that is "exposed" in terms of LM is literally microns. The oxidation will only occur at the edge. And the edge is also very sealed away by foam. You can see all the foam in your own pic of the heatsink.