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Title: 1st gen MacBook re-application of thermal paste.
Post by: iMav on Sat, 03 November 2007, 07:30:46
I posted this a while ago on another (now defunct) forum site.  Just throwing it up here for preservation (and for those that might find it interesting).

Before pics and measurements.  This was all performed in a climate-controlled room (A/C) at 75 F.

Idle after 15 minutes:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01621.JPG), pic2 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01622.JPG), pic3 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01623.JPG), pic4 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01624.JPG), pic5 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01625.JPG)

Idle after 30 minutes:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01626.JPG), pic2 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01627.JPG), pic3 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01628.JPG), pic4 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01629.JPG), pic5 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01630.JPG)

Max temp at full CPU utilization (both cores ala two instances of "yes > /dev/null"):
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01633.JPG)

Stabalized temp at full CPU utilization once fans kick in and do their job:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01634.JPG), pic2 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01635.JPG), pic3 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01636.JPG), pic4 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01637.JPG), pic5 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01638.JPG), pic6 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01639.JPG)

Stabilized idle temp after 100% CPU test was completed:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01640.JPG)


AFTER photos/measurements.

Idle after 15 minutes:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01653.JPG), pic2 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01654.JPG), pic3 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01655.JPG), pic4 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01656.JPG), pic5 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01657.JPG)

Idle after 30 minutes:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01658.JPG), pic2 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01659.JPG), pic3 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01660.JPG), pic4 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01661.JPG), pic5 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01662.JPG)

Max temp at full CPU utilization (both cores ala two instances of "yes > /dev/null"):
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01668.JPG)

Stabalized temp at full CPU utilization once fans kick in and do their job:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01670.JPG), pic2 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01671.JPG), pic3 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01672.JPG), pic4 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01673.JPG), pic5 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01674.JPG), pic6 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01675.JPG)

Stabilized idle temp after 100% CPU test was completed:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01676.JPG)


Miscellaneous additional pics:

Thermal grease on the heat sink (sorry, these are a bit blurry):
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01644.JPG), pic2 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01645.JPG), pic3 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01646.JPG)

Thermal grease on the CPU and GPU:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01647.JPG)

Fresh coat of AS5!
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01649.JPG)

Clean heatsink:
pic1 (http://www.uhhh.org/~lherzog/macbook/DSC01651.JPG)