Hi all,
Yesterday I decided to disassemble my M14x and apply some Arctic Silver 5 on the CPU and GPU, all I can say is; the result is amazing, all my cores were idling at arround 55c and loading at arround 85c, now I get low 40s idle and high 60s/low 70c load on all cores
. The GPU went from 46c idle to 41c and 67c load to 60c.
It's well worth it, even know the disassembly is a very long process, you literally have to nearly tear down the whole laptop to get to the heatsinks![]()
Will post more details about the temps later... with Prime95.
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hmmm whats the ambient temp usually? Im tempted to do this... but the temps have not been to bad.
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Didn't take any pics unfortunately, ambient temp is 20c.
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Wow that's quite the difference. Too bad it's such a hassle...
How much more would Dell have to charge if they used a better TIM? $5? $10? $25? All worth it to me... -
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Is it possible to do this without making the warranty void?
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I'm certain it would go unnoticed. With Alienware's in-home service, I doubt a tech would pay that much attention, and aren't paid to care really. Unless you strip half the screw heads, it might raise suspicion. I know if/when I buy mine I'm going to repaste with IC Diamond. Stock factory paste is nothing more than toothpaste, seriously. Might give you some nice minty fresh smell!
As long as there are no "warranty void if removed" stickers around.
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Ugh, the process sounds tediously long.
Would anyone trust a local computer shop with education credentials?
They're generally 40$/hr, so I assume this whole process takes between 1-1.5hrs?
I'm just curious, still haven't picked an M14 up yet.
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See, if it was me I'd just order it through HIDevolution where they can do a paste job with IC Diamond straight off.
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So do the fans spool up as much with the repaste?
One of the reasons I got turned off by the M14x was the very loud fans.
I know people will say "oh it's no big deal" and " you get used to it" but it's one thing that I really don't care for.
Yes I know it's a gaming laptop and expect some fan noise but the fans on the M14x are LOUD! -
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Excellent work then.
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My CPU goes 55/97 and my GPU 47/75 without overclocking.
After reading your post I decided that this huge delta might well be worth a total disambling
I just ordered some IC Diamond 24 and will update here once it's done.
Cheers.
Artcic Silver 5 Results
Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by vasvas, Jul 9, 2011.