I've already added a 3M thermal pad I had lying around.
I think the ideal solution would be to find a way to build up the heatsink so that it makes proper contact with the core. Maybe silver soldering a thin sheet of copper to it?
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Originally Posted by SolApathy
Why would you apply AS5 to the CPU, but put a thermal pad on the GPU?
Because the CPU and GPU cores do not sit at the same height. While grease is adequate to fill the...
I just received my M1210 last week, and I noticed that it would get very hot while playing games. I use my mouse left-handed, and if I'm not careful, I can actually get burned by the air coming out of the exhaust.
Temperatures idled...
K9387, I appreciate your response.
It's pretty much what I've been looking for all along. There have been many posts citing the virtues of a slot vs. a tray drive, but I have not come across any that mention why. You say one thing...
"LMAO"
"nice try dude"
"your argument sucks"
Yeah, real good way to have a civil discussion here.
Besides, who says I was arguing? I was merely pointing out the differences between a slot and tray...
Slot loading drives are neat, but they don't make me want to go and replace all my tray loading drives with them.
I had a Pioneer DVD106S on my desktop, and it served me well for a few years. Didn't have any trouble with it, but it...
Slot loading drives seem fine for desktops and automobiles, but I wouldn't use them for notebooks. In the process of moving your laptop around, dirt, dust, etc could get stuck the the fuzzy thing in the slot, and when you go to insert a...
