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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tp4tissue on Sat, 12 October 2019, 19:29:16

Title: This is awful..
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 12 October 2019, 19:29:16

My laptop SSD heatspreader doesn't seat flat on the controller chip, so it's NOT TOUCHING all the way..  It's stupid, cuz the  only 2 screws are on diagonal corners of the heat spreaders,  which leads to this outcome.

Fire this engineer.


(https://i.imgur.com/rzEkOCY.jpg)

Title: Re: This is awful..
Post by: suicidal_orange on Sun, 13 October 2019, 12:06:31

Sounds like you need some Arctic Alumina (http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_alumina_thermal_adhesive.htm), as long as you never want to take it off that is :))

Title: Re: This is awful..
Post by: JP on Sun, 13 October 2019, 12:48:45

Quote from: suicidal_orange on Sun, 13 October 2019, 12:06:31

Sounds like you need some Arctic Alumina (http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_alumina_thermal_adhesive.htm), as long as you never want to take it off that is :))

I used that stuff to add heatsinks to a Raspberry Pi. I think the best solution for an uneven sufrace would be to use a thermal transfer pad such as this:
https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-Compound-Efficient-Conductivity-Handling/dp/B00UYTTLI4/ref=asc_df_B00UYTTLI4/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309776868400&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1718308706725900720&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-348881240082&psc=1

Title: Re: This is awful..
Post by: suicidal_orange on Mon, 14 October 2019, 05:53:46

I used AA to add the backside cooler from a Thermaltake IFX-14 to the backplate of my s115x (yes, I'm using the front part too) not sure it does much in the way of cooling mounted like this but looks good.  Even with 4" of heatpipe to use as leverage it's not coming off!

You might be right though, depends if the heatsink is bent/uneven or it's just a badly designed mounting system...

Title: Re: This is awful..
Post by: Sintpinty on Mon, 14 October 2019, 16:54:05

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 12 October 2019, 19:29:16

My laptop SSD heatspreader doesn't seat flat on the controller chip, so it's NOT TOUCHING all the way..  It's stupid, cuz the  only 2 screws are on diagonal corners of the heat spreaders,  which leads to this outcome.

Fire this engineer.

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(https://i.imgur.com/rzEkOCY.jpg)

Welp, your laptop is overheating.