hp omen thermal paste replacement

[urboihassan]

hello there.. my 3 years old hp omen ce001ne laptop is getting high temps on the cpu almost reaching 100c on some cores the only thing that helps lowering the temps a bit is undervolting & disabling turbo boost.. my question is if replacing the thermal paste would help lower the temps and if so which thermal paste would hp recommend? and should i do this in a hp workshop (my warranty is over btw) or should i save myself the hassle & do it at home instead?

[samuel_fisher · Accepted solution]

DON'T be afraid of repasting!

hello hassan, your laptop is probably reaching such high temps due to the dried up low quality thermal paste that it has, 3 years is a very long time for not changing the paste.. replacing the paste will lower your temperature drastically & will get rid of overheating as well as giving you better performance overall, i personally change the thermal paste in every laptop i own from the moment i open the box. most laptop manufacturers including hp use low quality & cheap paste to cut corners & to save money at the cost of customers satisfaction. that said i recommend repasting the laptop yourself (look up online videos it's really simple & easy to do) and not giving it back to hp service workshop since they will only use the same low quality paste that your laptop already came with not to mention that they will charge you alot for it as your warranty has expired.

i personally recommend using higher quality thermal paste like the arctic silver 5, thermal grizzly kryonaut or my personal favorite to use on laptops the noctua nt-h1.. i wouldn't recommend using liquid metal although it's the best in the market with a whopping 70+ w/mk conductivity but it's a bit risky if not applied correctly since it's also electrically conductive.

good luck 🙂