Repasting the CPU and GPU on my Nitro 5 AN515-44 R7ZU

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edited August 2023 in Nitro Gaming

If I'm repasting the CPU and GPU on my laptop, can I leave the stock putty or pad on the VRMs, or should I also replace them? Because at the moment I'm having trouble finding thermal putty that will not deliver in 6 days or less (they are coming from China and they will arrive in a week or more), and buying thermal pads is quite an expensive one since I need to buy a couple because of different thicknesses, and if I do use it, I might not be able to put the correct pad.

To add, I'm using PTM7950 for my CPU and GPU, and from the reviews I've seen, once the phase change happens, it is kind of hard to separate from the heatsink.

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