MBP 2021 heatsink fins and thermal paste replacement in the future?

[white7561]

Hi guys. So I've got some concerns about the new MBP. Like is the space between the each heatsink fins small enough that dusts will accumulate and clog it requiring cleaning? Or not?

And how about the thermal paste? . The normal CPU thermal paste is easy to replace with some normal thermal paste but the black thick thermal paste to cool the ram chips . That's kinda worrying. Since it's prob thicker too since the gap is wider. Does a thick high performance thermal paste gonna be a good enough choice then ? For the CPU and the ram? Since it is die to heatsink anyways..

My guess is thermalright TFX could work for both the CPU and the ram chips?

Also FYI, I'm just thinking about this since I'm gonna keep this laptop for years and knowing this will help in the future when it's needed . Any input is appreciated!! Thanks!

 

[white7561]

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[astorre]

adding this to my collection of overthinking posts

do you thermal throttle? is your MBP in very dusty enviroment?

 

[white7561]

adding this to my collection of overthinking posts

do you thermal throttle? is your MBP in very dusty enviroment?

It's not thermal throttling now. But yes. I live in a very dusty environment. Like everyday I always use a rechargeable Air can to dust the keyboard and screen because of dust.

It should be better tho since most of the time the fan doesn't spin up so minimal dust is sucked in. But yeh. After years of using. It's prob gonna need a cleaning and change of thermal paste.

 

[james z]

Hi guys. So I've got some concerns about the new MBP. Like is the space between the each heatsink fins small enough that dusts will accumulate and clog it requiring cleaning? Or not?

And how about the thermal paste? . The normal CPU thermal paste is easy to replace with some normal thermal paste but the black thick thermal paste to cool the ram chips . That's kinda worrying. Since it's prob thicker too since the gap is wider. Does a thick high performance thermal paste gonna be a good enough choice then ? For the CPU and the ram? Since it is die to heatsink anyways..

My guess is thermalright TFX could work for both the CPU and the ram chips?

Also FYI, I'm just thinking about this since I'm gonna keep this laptop for years and knowing this will help in the future when it's needed . Any input is appreciated!! Thanks!

hi, i am having the same idea and want to do the same thing, for the black thermal paste I found a thermal paste website that describe designed for the ram chip, you can try this out

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