Need to replace thermal paste, need help

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Conrad-N7

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Hey everyone, i am in need of some technical help. I have to replace my thermal paste but after seeing the... well, rather complicated looking hardware (at least vs regular PCs), i know i have 0 chance of doing it without an instruction manual or something. Is there any that i am able to get with PCS? I would much prefer to do it manually than send it to PCS.

My specs in case needed:

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Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 15.6" Matte QHD 165Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1440)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 9 Eight Core Processor 5900HX (3.3GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2933MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 - 16.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Recoil Series Integrated 94WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard Language
PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT UK MECHANICAL KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
 
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Plenty of videos on you tube that are easy to follow, I did mine for the first time several weeks ago
 
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Conrad-N7 said:
Hey everyone, i am in need of some technical help. I have to replace my thermal paste but after seeing the... well, rather complicated looking hardware (at least vs regular PCs), i know i have 0 chance of doing it without an instruction manual or something. Is there any that i am able to get with PCS? I would much prefer to do it manually than send it to PCS.

My specs in case needed:

Promotional Item
Get Battlefield 2042 with select GeForce RTX™ 30 Series GPUs
Chassis & Display
Recoil Series: 15.6" Matte QHD 165Hz sRGB 100% LED Widescreen (2560x1440)
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen™ 9 Eight Core Processor 5900HX (3.3GHz, 4.6GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair 2933MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3080 - 16.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 3300MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor
1 x 230W AC Adaptor
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
Recoil Series Integrated 94WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (2.4 Gbps) + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
1 x USB 3.2 PORT (Type C) + 3 x USB 3.2 PORTS
Keyboard Language
PER-KEY RGB BACKLIT UK MECHANICAL KEYBOARD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1MP HD WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Gold Warranty (2 Year Collect & Return, 2 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee
1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 5 to 7 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
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As it's a TongFang, the manuals aren't that easy to find on the interwebs, but if you get the chassis number off the parts label on the underside (will be next to TongFang) we'll have a look and see if we can find a support manual.

I promise though, it's a lot easier than it looks, normally the heatsink is one piece that bridges the GPU and CPU, you just unscrew required screws, repaste both the CPU and GPU, and replace the heatsink plate by screwing the screws in the correct order (they're usually numbered).

But if you let us know the chassis number, there may well be a YouTube video by someone for that specific model already.
 
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SpyderTracks said:
As it's a TongFang, the manuals aren't that easy to find on the interwebs, but if you get the chassis number off the parts label on the underside (will be next to TongFang) we'll have a look and see if we can find a support manual.

I promise though, it's a lot easier than it looks, normally the heatsink is one piece that bridges the GPU and CPU, you just unscrew required screws, repaste both the CPU and GPU, and replace the heatsink plate by screwing the screws in the correct order (they're usually numbered).

But if you let us know the chassis number, there may well be a YouTube video by someone for that specific model already.
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erm, it doesnt say tongfang anywhere on the underside of the case. says just a bunch of numbers
 
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Is there not another label?

If not if you check in your account at the order, it may state the chassis model in there?
 
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Conrad-N7

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SpyderTracks said:
No, nothing coming up that I can find.

Contact PCS and ask, double check your account as well as it may be in there.

Also, for laptops, I'd suggest this rather than Paste, this lasts forever, will never need replacing


You need the right size for your cpu.
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i will do so. hopefully they can send something fast

well i already bought the paste so might as well use it. Will save me money for now. However i will remember what you linked me and use it next time :D
 
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