Hp EliteBook 8560p Thermal Pads Thickness

[ntxp]

Hello everybody )))

I have an old laptop HP Elitebook 8560p with Radeon video adapter. What is thickness of thermal pads on video chip and chipset?

[erico]

I highly recommend that you do not bother with thermal pads. That is a seriously old school method only used in factory assembly. 

Use silicon grease thermal interface material to achieve best heat transfer. Remove all of the old thermal interface material!

My own preference is Arctic Silver Ceramique, but you can use any mainstream brand that is available to you in Estonia.

https://www.arcticsilver.com/#

How to  use the thermal paste

http://www.arcticsilver.com/methods.html

[ntxp]

Thank you for information )))

Can you advice something from AliExpress? )))

[erico]

Ali Express? I am afraid not. The only things I have purchased from Ali Express are electronics components and kits.  

There are stores and online businesses in Estonia that sell thermal paste.

Here is one in a search that I did.

https://datagate.ee/arvutikomponendid-ja-lisaseadmed/arvuti-komponendid/jahutid/corsair-xtm50-high-p...

[ntxp]

I have  MX4 thermal paste, but as I know the thermal paste supplies for only CPU unit. On video chip and chipset it needs the thermal pads.

Am I correct?

[Huffer]

Thermal pads were the factory solution but its much better to use thin copper shim material. I have even seen gamers take a penny pound it out with a hammer and then polish it to a high shine and place that between the motherboard chip and the heatsink and also put on a small dollop of Arctic Silver. Much superior cooling performance. 

[erico]

You can use the thermal interface paste for the GPU as well.