This is the only video/resource I've found that actually shows which thermal pad thickness is needed on which parts of the cooler. Thank you for showing that! I have now ordered some Thermal Grizzly pads and Kryonaut Extreme paste with the hopes of getting my brand new work laptop to no longer double as a space heater just from booting Windows.
3:17 i saw somebody use 1,5 mm thickness on the other chips, i understand the manufacturer uses 0,5 mm for a reason but it might not result in better cooling but costs saving so i wanted to ask for your opinion, do you think the 1,5 mm pads would work best or at least as good as 0,5mm because i have some 1,5mm at home and don't want to buy 0,5mm
If you apply a 1.5mm thermal pad, the heatsink won't even touch the GPU and CPU die surfaces. A 0.5mm pad is what you need. Using a thicker one would reduce thermal conductivity to the heatsink-so what's the point?
@@ElectronicsComputers thank you very much i watched someone who did that and he said he did research and came to that conclusion so i wanted to double check
Hi everyone, first of all I wanted to thank you for your great detailed video. But I had a question, do I need to buy three thermald pads with different thickness???? Regarding to 3:14 Thank you in advanced for your time dedicated to answer my question!😊
All those pads have different thicknesses, so yes, you need to buy several pads with specific thicknesses. In a desperate situation, you could try squeezing thicker pads into thinner ones, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. Instead of thermal pads, you can use thermal putty like Upsiren, which will adjust to the required thickness when pressed by a heatsink.
@ElectronicsComputers thank you a million. I also think that those adjustable thermal pads are the solution. Would you please send me a link for buyin them? Maybe the high-quality one?
Thank you for this great and simple tutorial! You helped me repaste my second hand xps 15 9500 and now runs at great temps 😄 it thermal throttled at 100°C to install windows updates before 🤣🤣
hey, whats your opinion on the New Honeywell PTM 7950 pads that people have started using instead of paste for the CPUs, theyre apparently 8.5W/Mk so they can actually handle temps real well.
Grizzly Kryonaut = 12.5 W/mk, Grizzly Conductonaut (Liquid Metal) = 73.0 W/mk. The cool thing about Honeywell is that it's very easy to apply but apart from that I don't see any reasons to switch to that thermal solution.
Any info about size of both chips? Recent trends suggest to use thermal pads with phase transition as a nice, long term, non-drying solution. And they usually come in pre-cut package
@@ElectronicsComputers Thank you very much for the clarification. Many say that 1.5mm is too thick for the 4 chips under the pipes, and will not allow for contact between the heatpipes and the chips. Good to know it will work.
Hello, for the thermal pads, is there any harm or advantage in using the 12.8W/mK or the 15W/mK instead of the 8W/mK? Thank you for the video, trying this next week with TPM 7950 pads instead of paste.
Thank you very much for this informative and detailed video. Courtesy of your guidance and excellent video, I was able to successfully repaste as well as upgrade the thermal pads on my XPS 15 9520 👌🏻
I have a 9700 and the same process is valid for that too. I had no end of overheating problems until I repasted and reseated the vapour chamber cooler. Paste job on most Dell laptops is terrible.
Well, that depends on what you're doing. I also have a 9500, and I installed 64GB of RAM because I need it for my work. I run several virtual machines on that laptop simultaneously, each requiring at least 8GB of RAM, along with other heavy software. This setup uses about 40-50GB of my laptop’s RAM. For most other tasks, like working with graphics or gaming, 32GB of RAM would be more than enough. Considering that our model is already somewhat outdated, it doesn’t make much sense to invest in 64GB of RAM, especially since you'd be buying older memory sticks that won’t be compatible with modern laptops that have already transitioned to DDR5.
Do you recommend the same thermal pad thicknesses as in the video for the XPS 15 9530 also? Dell claims they use 1.5mm thickness for all thermal pads in 9530. If the thermal pads are not damaged, is there any reason to replace them with GELID GP Ultimate 15W? To me, it seems like the extra conductivity of these pads might not make a difference. I notice in your video that you do not replace your thermal pads; you left the original pads in place.
It's up to you whether to replace those pads or not, but in reality, it won't make any difference. The original ones are not bad, but those chips don't generate much heat in the first place. Just apply the best thermal paste to the GPU and CPU (don't use liquid metal), and your laptop will be happy and will last long. Also, in the Dell Power Management console, make sure that your cooling profile is not set to silent. In that mode fans turn on when the chips are nearing 80°C. Set it to cool or high performance.
Check the temperature of the CPU and GPU. If it's high, the CPU and GPU might not be making proper contact with the heatsink due to the thick thermal pads.
Only if you have an infrared rework station. ABout 10 years ago all CPU were easily upgradable by a user, nowadays WiFi adapters, CPU and GPU are soldered to the board. Some companies like Apple even solder SSD and RAM to the board.
@@ElectronicsComputers I never spread the thermal paste with a palette. Should I just go with the classic grain and press the cooler or you suggest to still spread it a little before that?
@theorganizationXII I used a piece of glass to show you what's going on under the heatsink with different application methods. Technically, any method will do the job. The question is how good.
@@ElectronicsComputers +1. With spreading you have total control, with grain you don't see anything after you cover the chip with the heat sink. Could you please explain the heat sink screws tightening method? Do you screw in 1-2-3-4, one by one to till the end or first screw them in lightly and then tightening? Trying to do that with my 9570, not very effective as yet.
my Dell precision 5570 fans are always run. my laptop built in April 2023 and it seems that thermal system is still clean. but during normal work such as internet exploring, both fan brought in service. if i will replace thermal paste, my problem to be solved?
Try to check the temperature of your CPU/GPU with some software like AIDA64. You an download it for free from my Patreon page. If the temperature is over 70C, then replace the thermal paste.
Hey bro can you please help me I have other issue? I don't remember my Admin account password and my laptop goes on automatic repair and disgoising process and if I do anything option like system restore or like that it ask for password of Admin account and as I mentioned that I forget password. Can you please please give me any solution regarding this? Waiting for your reply ♥️
Watch my new updated video for Windows 10 and Windows 11 which explains how to reset PIN, password and how to deal with Microsoft account: th-cam.com/video/-0crAEE-6hA/w-d-xo.html
This is the only video/resource I've found that actually shows which thermal pad thickness is needed on which parts of the cooler. Thank you for showing that! I have now ordered some Thermal Grizzly pads and Kryonaut Extreme paste with the hopes of getting my brand new work laptop to no longer double as a space heater just from booting Windows.
Glad it was helpful!
How'd it end up?
Thank you so much man, just did it and my computer went from being excessively noisy to dead quiet on startup. Much appreciated !!
Great job! I'm happy to help.
Finally!! A bloke who knows what he's doing!!... I love ya mate
Thank you for the comment!
3:17
i saw somebody use 1,5 mm thickness on the other chips, i understand the manufacturer uses 0,5 mm for a reason but it might not result in better cooling but costs saving
so i wanted to ask for your opinion, do you think the 1,5 mm pads would work best or at least as good as 0,5mm because i have some 1,5mm at home and don't want to buy 0,5mm
If you apply a 1.5mm thermal pad, the heatsink won't even touch the GPU and CPU die surfaces. A 0.5mm pad is what you need. Using a thicker one would reduce thermal conductivity to the heatsink-so what's the point?
@@ElectronicsComputers thank you very much
i watched someone who did that and he said he did research and came to that conclusion so i wanted to double check
Hi everyone, first of all I wanted to thank you for your great detailed video. But I had a question, do I need to buy three thermald pads with different thickness???? Regarding to 3:14
Thank you in advanced for your time dedicated to answer my question!😊
All those pads have different thicknesses, so yes, you need to buy several pads with specific thicknesses. In a desperate situation, you could try squeezing thicker pads into thinner ones, but I'm not sure if it's worth it. Instead of thermal pads, you can use thermal putty like Upsiren, which will adjust to the required thickness when pressed by a heatsink.
@ElectronicsComputers thank you a million. I also think that those adjustable thermal pads are the solution. Would you please send me a link for buyin them? Maybe the high-quality one?
Thank you for this great and simple tutorial! You helped me repaste my second hand xps 15 9500 and now runs at great temps 😄 it thermal throttled at 100°C to install windows updates before 🤣🤣
Glad I could help!
hey, whats your opinion on the New Honeywell PTM 7950 pads that people have started using instead of paste for the CPUs,
theyre apparently 8.5W/Mk so they can actually handle temps real well.
Grizzly Kryonaut = 12.5 W/mk, Grizzly Conductonaut (Liquid Metal) = 73.0 W/mk. The cool thing about Honeywell is that it's very easy to apply but apart from that I don't see any reasons to switch to that thermal solution.
@@ElectronicsComputers Because it's almost as good as LM without the intervals
Love these thermal paste videos, especially when it`s the same model laptop that I own. If this video wen`t for 2 hours I would still watch it 😊
Thank you for the comment!
Any info about size of both chips? Recent trends suggest to use thermal pads with phase transition as a nice, long term, non-drying solution. And they usually come in pre-cut package
For the XPS 15 9560, are 1.5mm thermal pads too thick for the 4 large chips under the heatsink? Should I get 0.5mm instead?
For the XPS 9560 you need 1.5mm thick pads.
@@ElectronicsComputers Thank you very much for the clarification. Many say that 1.5mm is too thick for the 4 chips under the pipes, and will not allow for contact between the heatpipes and the chips. Good to know it will work.
Hello, for the thermal pads, is there any harm or advantage in using the 12.8W/mK or the 15W/mK instead of the 8W/mK? Thank you for the video, trying this next week with TPM 7950 pads instead of paste.
The higher the better. Nowadays we use GELID Solutions gp-ultimate 15W/MK which last very long and that's what we recommend to use. alii.pub/6oy399
Thanks. Event the official disassembly service manual does not tell the thickness of the thermal pads.
I'm happy to help!
Thank you so soooo much, I followed every steps in your video and now the overheating problem is solved on my xps!
Great job! Glad it helped!
Thank you very much for this informative and detailed video. Courtesy of your guidance and excellent video, I was able to successfully repaste as well as upgrade the thermal pads on my XPS 15 9520 👌🏻
Glad it helped!
I have a 9700 and the same process is valid for that too. I had no end of overheating problems until I repasted and reseated the vapour chamber cooler. Paste job on most Dell laptops is terrible.
Great job!
this is great thanks I was able to install a new 4TB ssd and changed the thermal and it become so quite on startup.
Great job! Glad it helped.
Hey, for the 9500, would you recommend upgrading to 64gb ram ?
Well, that depends on what you're doing. I also have a 9500, and I installed 64GB of RAM because I need it for my work. I run several virtual machines on that laptop simultaneously, each requiring at least 8GB of RAM, along with other heavy software. This setup uses about 40-50GB of my laptop’s RAM. For most other tasks, like working with graphics or gaming, 32GB of RAM would be more than enough. Considering that our model is already somewhat outdated, it doesn’t make much sense to invest in 64GB of RAM, especially since you'd be buying older memory sticks that won’t be compatible with modern laptops that have already transitioned to DDR5.
Do you recommend the same thermal pad thicknesses as in the video for the XPS 15 9530 also? Dell claims they use 1.5mm thickness for all thermal pads in 9530.
If the thermal pads are not damaged, is there any reason to replace them with GELID GP Ultimate 15W? To me, it seems like the extra conductivity of these pads might not make a difference. I notice in your video that you do not replace your thermal pads; you left the original pads in place.
It's up to you whether to replace those pads or not, but in reality, it won't make any difference. The original ones are not bad, but those chips don't generate much heat in the first place. Just apply the best thermal paste to the GPU and CPU (don't use liquid metal), and your laptop will be happy and will last long. Also, in the Dell Power Management console, make sure that your cooling profile is not set to silent. In that mode fans turn on when the chips are nearing 80°C. Set it to cool or high performance.
Do you use two different types of thermal paste for the gpu/cpu?
No, it's the same paste. There's no need to use different paste.
@@ElectronicsComputers thanks!!
Thanks for this. One of my 8 cover screws has stripped (as the torx5 is very fine). So I can’t remove the cover. Any suggestions?
In such cases we use flat-head screwdriver with sharp edges or a screw removal kit like this: alii.pub/6xnq6q
This helped me so much, thank you 🙏
Glad it helped!
Awesome video, man ! Cheers
Thank you
Great video, man. I also have XPS 15 9520 which gets hot like crazy and I didn't know about those thermal or performance modes. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for the comment! I'm happy to help 😊.
How many grams of thermal paste should I buy?
The smallest one, 2 gramms is more than enough.
Will this tutorial for the thermal pad applicable for XPS 15 (9570). Thank you!
The process is very similar.
Thank you 👍
You are welcome
Perfectly executed
Thanks!
I put (dell xps 9570) 1 mm thermal pads instead of o.5 mm, is that still ok? Thanks
Check the temperature of the CPU and GPU. If it's high, the CPU and GPU might not be making proper contact with the heatsink due to the thick thermal pads.
@@ElectronicsComputers The temperatures seem ok , I also changed the thermal paste because it was now dry, thanks for reply
out of curiosity, can you upgrade the cpu in this model of xps?
Only if you have an infrared rework station. ABout 10 years ago all CPU were easily upgradable by a user, nowadays WiFi adapters, CPU and GPU are soldered to the board. Some companies like Apple even solder SSD and RAM to the board.
Quick question would it be possible to solder and upgrade the vram on this laptop
Will spreading the thermal paste cause air bubbles?
No, if you do it right.
@@ElectronicsComputers I never spread the thermal paste with a palette. Should I just go with the classic grain and press the cooler or you suggest to still spread it a little before that?
@theorganizationXII I used a piece of glass to show you what's going on under the heatsink with different application methods. Technically, any method will do the job. The question is how good.
@@ElectronicsComputers +1. With spreading you have total control, with grain you don't see anything after you cover the chip with the heat sink. Could you please explain the heat sink screws tightening method? Do you screw in 1-2-3-4, one by one to till the end or first screw them in lightly and then tightening? Trying to do that with my 9570, not very effective as yet.
my Dell precision 5570 fans are always run. my laptop built in April 2023 and it seems that thermal system is still clean. but during normal work such as internet exploring, both fan brought in service. if i will replace thermal paste, my problem to be solved?
Try to check the temperature of your CPU/GPU with some software like AIDA64. You an download it for free from my Patreon page. If the temperature is over 70C, then replace the thermal paste.
@@ElectronicsComputersthank you.
Hey, is this applicable to 9530?
Yes, the same process.
Muchas gracias, con tu video fue fácil de hacer.
¡Estoy feliz de ayudar!
I have a new XPS 17 (9730). Is this tutorial applicable?
The process of removing the back cover is the same the rest is different. That model has different heat sink and different thermal pads thickness.
107C! before ,this could be reason of Thermal trip detected bios error
Yeah, it's critically high temperature.
The gpu hotspot went from 59 degrees to 71 degrees ... What happened?
It was 82C degrees before, so what's surprising you?
Is a fan upgade a thought worth entertaining?
You can't upgrade the fun. But you can adjust it speed in Dell Power Management app.
@ElectronicsComputers I'd love to see if someone would 3d print the chamber
And now my computer wonts start🤦
If the battery was disconnected it takes way longer time for the initial start, because the BIOS was reset.
Hey bro can you please help me I have other issue?
I don't remember my Admin account password and my laptop goes on automatic repair and disgoising process and if I do anything option like system restore or like that it ask for password of Admin account and as I mentioned that I forget password. Can you please please give me any solution regarding this? Waiting for your reply ♥️
Watch my new updated video for Windows 10 and Windows 11 which explains how to reset PIN, password and how to deal with Microsoft account: th-cam.com/video/-0crAEE-6hA/w-d-xo.html