Gotta admit, I don't know if GPUs commonly cannot be repasted (I only know CPUs can). I just gave the technician the laptop to be repasted and cleaned.

Thanks for all the advices!

Originally posted by WhamyKaBlamy:

Tried one of those laptop cooling pads?

I'm not sure those things are effective or not. I've watched some videos and concluded that it helps, but not significantly.

Replacing the fan itself is less impossible, but still a tricky project in a laptop. External cooling trays and vacuum pumps are the more usual fix for those.

Can you tell me what your frame rates are playing this game? no reason in my opinion to play this game at over 36 frames per second. Lower your frames. Lower your temps.

At 75 frames per second my temps are in the 80s at 36 they are in the 50's.

lol
Of course you can repaste most laptops. xD
It does not matter if they are soldered since you ALWAYS have heatpipes connecting cpu and gpu and there are like +1000 tutorials videos out there for every model.
I for myself did it with like 10 models that far and results can bring 2-10 degree down in average.

-You can also limit frames or vsync to reduce heat
-should you have nvidia you can force the gpu to run adaptive. not the best performance but it will never go full clock or hold max vcore so also a reduce in heat overall
-get a cooling pad if you have intake on the bottom or a vacuumcooler if you have intakes on the sides

Are there vacuum coolers for intakes? I thought those were just for exhaust vents.

I'd be super impressed if you posted a video of your renewing the cooling paste in a laptop GPU.

Originally posted by Ryzilynt:

I'd be super impressed if you posted a video of your renewing the cooling paste in a laptop GPU.

Step 1: Take laptop.
Step 2: Drive to computer store.
Step 3: Hand over money to technician.
Step 4: Computer work good now.

I am smurf. Shark. Smart. *hits head on desk*

Originally posted by Kitsune Dzelda:

Originally posted by Ryzilynt:

I'd be super impressed if you posted a video of your renewing the cooling paste in a laptop GPU.

Step 1: Take laptop.
Step 2: Drive to computer store.
Step 3: Hand over money to technician.
Step 4: Computer work good now.

I am smurf. Shark. Smart. *hits head on desk*

I'd be super impressed if you posted a video of a "computer store technician" replacing the cooling paste on a laptop GPU, then saying "I am smurf. Shark. Smart. *hits head on desk*"

Seriously though, best you can probably hope to achieve is to get a can of "dust off" or some other brand of canned air and blow everything out. Open up as much as you can and give her a good cleaning/dusting. GPU in laptops cannot be replaced or updated. Outside of maybe updating the drivers.

Originally posted by Ryzilynt:

Seriously though, best you can probably hope to achieve is to get a can of "dust off" or some other brand of canned air and blow everything out. Open up as much as you can and give her a good cleaning/dusting. GPU in laptops cannot be replaced or updated. Outside of maybe updating the drivers.

+1

If you have a thunderbolt port you might be able to add an external GPU though.

Store technicians usually know whats up though. I am 100% bet that a good enough one could replace any part in a computer. Computers are merely components assembled together in a system that allows the maximum allowable compatibility between its parts. Thermal paste Ive heard is relatively simple yes, but not something Id consider ever doing due to... incidents in the past.

Which means that this is coming from a person with zero expertise in the matter, but much experience in having good technicians be able to fix anything. The only thing you should be impressed with me is my ability to know when to call it in.

GPU in laptops are soldered into the circuit board in 99.9 percent of most laptops. They typically cannot be upgraded or re pasted. While Zer0 above was able to point to the fact that it is possibly for and upgrade-able laptop GPU to exist almost no one owns one. It'd be pretty cool if he could post some stats on the ownership/sales, and maybe throw in another ad hominem.

Tried one of those laptop cooling pads?

Originally posted by Ryzilynt:

GPU in laptops are soldered into the circuit board in 99.9 percent of most laptops. They typically cannot be upgraded or re pasted. While Zer0 above was able to point to the fact that it is possibly for and upgrade-able laptop GPU to exist almost no one owns one. It'd be pretty cool if he could post some stats on the ownership/sales, and maybe throw in another ad hominem.

While you're right that the GPU/CPU is mostly soldered onto the Mainboard you're dead wrong about the Paste, it is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of screws and dismantling but in the end the GPU/CPU Cooler are attached in a similar way then in your Desktop.

Proof of Concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRe0ZcZLA6w

edit: i still wouldn't recommend it for the average Joe tho ;-)