Ok I found them: Screw M1.6*3.5L K(T=1.2 D=4.5) BZ ICT NY" Part No. 6-35-82116-3R5
But can't find them anywhere online!
Any pointer would be most welcome, many thanks
I need to purchase new screws as I managed to strip the head of two out of the four gpu screws holding the copper of the gpu heatsink in place over the gpu.
Can you kindly please tell me the exact model/dimensions of these screws are so I can get a few more?
This is a p170sm.
Many thanks
Luca
No improvement, as expected, but i'll keep the stock bios.
How did you get such drop in temps?!?
that's amazing.
Did you order new heatsinks and fans, and both gpu and cpu but only installed new fans?
Do you still have the new heatsink?
Thanks!
Yes, it makes sense, however PCS bios was an older revision and doesn't allow granular control.
I've actually been juggling both, and am reverting to the stock one from PCS right now to see if it has an impact at all on temps.
yes, and fans should work fine, but don't really know. But I would find it odd that both would work but not at 100%.
Could it be aging cpu and gpu?
I have an i7 4800mq and 780m that are 7 years old and haven't repasted or cleaned the heatsinks as often as I wished.
If you wanted to test it...
Update. I replaced both the GPU and CPU heatsinks, repasted with brand new mx4 and replaced the old CPU thermal pad.
What do you think of the temps below?
Ultimately, what are your thoughts about being able to extend the life of this 7 years old laptop a few more years?
Also could it simply be...
Great, glad you sorted yours.
I ended up ordering a CPU and GPU heatsink replacements, but could only source second hand.
I received both the GPU and CPU heatsink replacements. The GPU one looks fine and will replace ASAP.
The CPU heatsink, the copper looks aged and stained. See picture...
thanks, yes a few times over 7 years.
I'm even thinking perhaps I could get a new gpu as well as heatsinks, maybe a 1060m or 1070m if suitable.
I'd love to find out more, thanks for your help
My Vortex4 has been plagued by overheating for a very long time and upon researching, it seems like other users with similar issues had them solved by replacing the GPU heatsink, on top of repasting.
This applies to both CPU and GPU, with CPU idling at 51C and reaching 95C upon heavy load, GPU...