#thermalpaste

Kevin Karhan :verified:kkarhan@infosec.space
2025-06-05

@mrmasterkeyboard np.

  • I thought the glare was excessive due to the lights, but then again I'm not gonna complain more about it. Noone expects you to have a fancy mattebox with turntable to make some professional product photo.

Also even if people don't have a donor to transplant a screen assembly from or don't feel comfortable fiddling with eDP cables they could just remove the screen and have a compact AiO Desktop.

  • If it has like a "full function" #USBc port with #PowerDelivery than this can result in a sleek desktop that also looks good and doesn't require much space. Ideal if the battery is busted and a replacement isn't worth it! I've seen those in like #RepairShops where they basically setup some #MacbookPro that way as a DFU machine to reflash / reinstall other #Macs.

I think it's a necessity that we as #TechLiterates propagate the need to #UseLonger and the #RightToRepair as essential, given that #tech inherently is expensive in terms of #resources and that avoiding #eWaste and #Upcycling is an act of #EnvoirmentalProtection.

  • Tho make shure to safely remove any "#DangerPillow|s" and handing it over to the relevant #recycling provider(s)...

If I had the necessary €€€€€ I'd literally start my own "#upcycling" #business, even employ some folks collecting all the #surplus'd #Windows10 machines and just cleaning, wiping, repasting, fixing and selling them as cheap #used #PC|s for those that kinda need something to do their casual "#office", #LightGaming and #MediaConsumption.

  • I mean people are surprised how zippy even old hardware can be with just few tweaks (more RAM, a fresh SSD, cleaning it of dust bunnies and repasting the cooler with some quality (longlife #ThermalPaste, like #ArcticMX4) "#ThermalGrease" (that costs like €1/g in a 20g syringe and a #RepairShop can easily go through one in a shift)...
2025-05-23

Repasted my Laptop

Idle temps dropped from 55c to 35c
Load temps dropped from 98c to 65c

The old paste had a serious case of pump out and dryout at the same time.

#Laptop #Maintenance #MSI #ThermalPaste

Wizards Anonymouscrft
2025-04-29

It makes sense that the thicker the layer of is the more it may insulate for heat transfer. It's great to see the data presented so openly here by youtube.com/watch?v=1BfSx5IG42c

2025-04-28

[der8auer] The secret of testing thermal paste

[der8auer] The secret of testing thermal paste #hardware #thermalpaste #der8auer #thermalgrizzly

youtu.be/1BfSx5IG42c

2025-04-28

[Gamers Nexus] We made perfect thermal paste in a factory, ft. Der8auer | Made in Germany

[Gamers Nexus] We made perfect thermal paste in a factory,... #gamersnexus #hardware #thermalpaste #thermalgrizzly #der8auer

youtu.be/HsIk_mMrt2w

2025-02-14

Looks at established "Retro Tech" * Forum -

Everyone : It's recommended that you should replace your thermal paste in laptops every 5-6 years

:: nervously eyes 2006 MacBook ::

Me: uh-oh..

[ Yes! At almost 20 years ago, 2006 is officially Retro and ~that is in fact how Time works~ but I can still be salty about it.
Yes I can. ]

#MacBook #ThermalPaste #RetroTech

2024-12-28

Hey #PCMR / #PCgaming people: would you consider #CPU *idle* temperature to be a reasonable way to assess the state of one's #thermalPaste?

I ask because measuring and comparing CPU performance under load is rather complicated and difficult. Seeing an idle temp of 30°C and calling it good is a heck of a lot easier…but is it actually good?

#BuildAPC #PCMasterRace

Kevin Karhan :verified:kkarhan@infosec.space
2024-12-21

I think that #CAMM is a bad design compared to #SODIMM & #DIMM...

Still, just gimme regular-ass socketed Chips & #DIMMs ffs!

  • Also we don't need to make the THINN-nest machines ffs - just make them #repairable and #serviceable and #upgradeable, because #AntiRepairDesign is way more unsustainable than the 0,1% of idiots who give a shit about whether their #DDR5-RAM can do 6400MT/s or 4800MT/s, simply because most users won't notice that at all (unlike switching from a 2,5" #SATA-#HDD running at 5400rpm to an #NVMe-#SSD that maxes out #PCIe 4x connections.

#FACT: #RAM & #SSD|s are inevitably dying due to age and use and like #ThermalPaste need to be #replaceable for a device to work longterm!

I'd rather have a #THICC af #laptop that actually survives my daily use than some flimsy #tablet that snaps in half if I sneeze at it.

  • No seriously, most devices can't even fit proper ports and cooling fans for no good reason whatsoever!

Also I think it's insulting to frame basic things like "stability" as a negative.

2024-12-07

o hivemind, what's a good place to buy thermal pads for delivery in the UK that's not Amazon? Overclockers, perhaps? RS?

(Recommendations welcome too, but it's only for a Pi 5 that I'm rehousing)

#electronics #RaspberryPi #AskFedi #ThermalPaste

If you had to replace the thermal paste on a 2012 Macbook Air, what would you use? Longevity is priority. #ThermalPaste #cpuheatsink #laptoprepair #macbookair

2023-07-30

Watch "I did a repaste on my Laptop... did it make a difference?!" on YouTube

youtu.be/ue7HQc3NdMk

#JayzTwoCents #Tech #Laptop #ThermalPaste

2023-03-22

After taking apart more of my HP Pavilion ze4800 laptop than I wanted to, finally got to the CPU. And this is what I saw.

At first, I panicked the old thermal paste had pulled off bits of the die, but after microscopic examination, it was a layer of black on top of the pink die.

#Laptop #PC #Repair #Retro #Heatsink #CPU #ThermalPaste #TIM #HP #HPPavilion

AMD Athlon laptop CPU, without the usual lid typical of a desktop CPU. The die can be seen directly, with some old thermal paste stuck to it.AMD Athlon laptop CPU, without the usual lid typical of a desktop CPU. The die can be seen directly, with some old thermal paste stuck to it.AMD Athlon laptop CPU, without the usual lid typical of a desktop CPU. The die can be seen directly, with some old thermal paste stuck to it.AMD Athlon laptop CPU, without the usual lid typical of a desktop CPU. The die can be seen directly, with some old thermal paste stuck to it.
📡 RightToPrivacy & Tech TipsRTP@fosstodon.org
2022-09-18

Replacing Old Thermal Paste Keeps Your CPU/GPU Cooler, Extending Life, Increasing Performance:

🧊 💻 💦

#CPU #GPU #ThermalPaste #Thinkpad #Hardware #Tutorial #Tech #Peertube #Video
tube.tchncs.de/w/8dJbgV3cwjC7T

(RTP) Privacy & Tech Tipsrtp_tips@tube.tchncs.de
2022-09-16

💻 Replacing (CPU) Thermal Paste For 🧊 Cool Temps (Thinkpad)

tube.tchncs.de/videos/watch/3a

2021-02-04
La meilleure façon d'appliquer de la pâte thermique
#hardware #cpu #thermalpaste
2021-02-04

satisfying to watch #thermalpaste

#TrueStory - I just sat down to watch a 15 minute video of an #Indian guy applying #ThermalPaste to a HP #CPU. I watched intently as I tried to learn. I had FULL confidence that he was teaching very well. I mean he's Indian right? They're all smart buggers. Then he stopped, paused and said: "I have never opened a laptop before". I nearly died laughing. I still learned a lot..

youtube.com/watch?v=rMN-GN3pNl

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