Reddit reviews Prolimatech Pk-3 Nano Aluminum Thermal Compound - 5g
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Superb performace, maximizing the heat trasfer between the heatsink and processor.Thermal Conductivity of 11.2 W/m-°CThermal Impedance of 0.013°C-in2/WExcellent long term stability with low dry-out. High thermal conductivity with low thermal impedance. Non-corrosive and electrically non-conductive. No burn-in time required.One 5 gram syringe and easy-to-spread applicator.
I would recommend reseating the HSF to see if that fixes the issue.
When you do, be sure to replace the stock TIM with something like this and report back with results (it might help others that have the same issue).
If that doesn't fix the issue, get an aftermarket HSF that will fit into your chassis. Something affordable like the Cryorig H5 or H7 should do quite well.
This one here? http://www.amazon.com/Prolimatech-PK-3-Aluminium-Compound-5g/dp/B008M5157W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377892394&sr=8-2&keywords=Prolimatech
>For a CPU...
Does this mean you wouldn't use it on a GPU?
ALRIGHT! Sorry for just getting back to you I've been trying to reply and mobile and kept accidentally deleting what i typed while trying to format my response. So had to move to the Laptop.
Anyways when I say you should repaste I'm referring to the action of removing the heatsink from the CPU and GPU clearing the provided "thermal paste/grease" (thermal paste or grease depending to who you talk to is a thermally conductive paste that is meant to be between the CPU/GPU and the heatsink to fill the airgap and conduct heat to the sink better.) from both and applying new paste. Here is also a video guide on how to apply thermal paste it doesn't pertain specifically to your laptop but gives you a good idea on how its done.
Now when it comes to your device I took the liberty of looking up the service manual and found a video guide on how to disassemble down the the motherboard here. If you've never done anything like this before it can be a little daunting, but if you have a friend with some experience it shouldn't be more than a few hours project and the outcome should be considerably better than before.
If you are going to go this route there are a few thermal pastes that everyone recommends and everyone has their own opinions but as I stated before any of these will be better than what you originally had so buy whatever fits your budget.
Artic Silver 5
IC-Diamond
Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
Prolimatech PK-3
There are plenty of others but any of these will do you good, with a major recommendation to the Silver 5 due to bang for the buck.
After all that and you decide that maybe you don't want to do a repaste (and even if you did repaste I'm still recommending this) you are going to want to get a laptop cooling pad. The reason is due to the nature of laptops and how compact they are sometimes depending on the surface they are laid on they do not get enough air to cool properly, dropping your performance into the shitter. I have a similarly spec'd laptop to yours (Lenovo Y50 4700hq and 860m) and I use the Notepal XSlim its not the best but it does the job and for $18 I can't complain. There are others but buy what feels right to you.
Sorry for the long winded post I hope this helps you some, and I hope you can get your laptop performance back as you have a more than capable laptop. Let me know if you need anything else!
Oh, there is someone else on buildapc that prefers PK-1 Thermal Compound too? I swear a lot of people don't know what a good deal it is! He said he prefers to order through Amazon, though.
And since he is ordering everything through Amazon (so big order over $35 and he probably has Prime), he has free shipping, making it cheaper than FrozenCPU.
There is also PK-2, which is easier to spread than PK-1, and PK-3, which offers the highest performance of the three.
Its hardware. Get some cpu paste and reseat the cpu and heatsink if you know how to.
https://www.amazon.com/Prolimatech-Pk-3-Aluminum-Thermal-Compound/dp/B008M5157W
This works quite well
I ordered a tube of Prolimatech PK-3 and Its been great stuff. The tube is gigantic by most thermal compound tubes sizes and it will probably last me for years, assuming it doesn't dry out before then. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008M516R6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Edit: Here is the more moderate sized tube https://www.amazon.com/Prolimatech-Pk-3-Aluminum-Thermal-Compound/dp/B008M5157W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8