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Dual 2.3 G5: disassemble, clean, apply new thermal paste?
Just got a dual 2.3 GHz G5 from a friend who had it in his basement. I got it home, booted it up, and everything works. However, I'd like to take it apart, give it a thorough cleaning, and put new thermal paste on the CPUs and Northbridge. I've googled but haven't found any specific...- dpny
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- cleaning ppc g5 thermal compound
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MP 6,1 Anyone redo the thermal paste on a trashcan?
Just looking for advice on the spreading method for the processor and the GPUs. I checked intels recommendations but the E5 is not listed. Also what brand do you recommend? I am looking at Gelid GC-Exteme. Thanks! -
i would like to know what component is this?
i re-applied thermal Compound of Mac. i have few question from that task. 1.what component is that on 1st Photo that i pointed. 2. is the right way to apply the thermal compound on 2nd photo? 3.after applied new one, temperature is being very unstable with simple tasks as you can see on 3rd...- Logan Lee
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- macbook pro thermal compound
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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NEED HELP!! MBP late 2016 left fan always on!
Long story short I decided clean the fans of my late 2016 MBP and, since the laptop was already opened, i also opted to replace the thermal paste, now after having reassemble it the left fan is constantly spinning at 100% while the right one spins at minimum speed even under heavy load. I tried...- M0bi0us0ne
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- fan help late 2016 mabook pro spinning thermal compound thermal sensor
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Looking for ASD 2.5.8
Hello, I have a Powermac G5 DP 2.5 and it runs hot (50C Idle, up to 72C at full load). I want to replace the thermal paste to extend the life of the machine but also in hopes of getting the fans to run much slower as the computer is extremely loud most of the time (around 40-50% CPU usage...- punger
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- asd powermac g5 thermal compound
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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iMac 5K - 4790K, M295X - thermal compound + second SSD upgrade + Air Vents MOD
Hi all! It was a pleasure to find this forum beginning of this year. I have iMac 5K with i7-4790K and m295X. After almost 2y of using this desktop, I stuck with unusual high temperatures for CPU and GPU. Idling with Chrome and YouTube, EyeTV, CPU was around 70 up to 102'C while gaming on Windows...