Is it possible to change thermal paste to thermal pad like kryosheet (laptop PREDATOR HELIOS 300)?

DOOM1000FPS
DOOM1000FPS Member Posts: 3 New User
edited August 2024 in Predator Laptops

I'm not sure what to buy, although I want to change the thermal paste on my laptop for Thermal Pads on the GPU and CPU, in this case using Kryosheet, it has a thickness of 0.2 mm, the thing is, there are other components that also need this, the VRAM and the chips, should I buy more of those same thermal pads with the same thickness to cover these other components? or should I use some special pad, can I use a different thickness? do those other components need a different thickness? that's what I don't know, I'm lost.
In short, if I replace the thermal paste on my GPU and CPU with Kryosheet, what product should I use to replace the other components that are in this image with blue pads.

Laptop termal paste.png

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 13,879 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1292109#Comment_1292109

    Good move to use what Acer uses oem which is the liquid metal paste, with the pad thicknesses, you need to make sure that the cpu/gpu and vram chips once covered with appropriate paste are all covered and make contact with the thermal module of the laptop evenly and efficiently to cool these components down, its a trial and error, I bought the 120x20mm and the 0.5 and 1.0mm thick Minus pads above and it was enough to cover all the vram chips.

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  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 13,879 Trailblazer
    edited August 2024
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/710951/is-it-possible-to-change-thermal-paste-to-thermal-pad-like-kryosheet-laptop-predator-helios-300

    When you are talking a high end gaming laptop like a Predator laptop then its oem paste is liquid metal that Acer specially applies, and that cant be replaced with a lower grade thermal pad of any thermal dispersion quality. Acer has a guide of how to change Liquid Metal thermal paste for the Predator range of laptops which you should apply to the CPU ONLY.

    The best paste imo is the Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal for the CPU while for the GPU you should apply the Kryonaut Extreme is a high performance paste and for the VRAM chips apply their Minus Pad Extreme which come in two sizes of 120x20mm and 100x100mm @ thicknesses of 0.5.1.0.1.5,2.0 and 3.0mm. Btw I've just used these Thermal Grizzly paste and pads on my Nitro laptop, and these products are excellent and the best that I've ever used especially the liquid metal that has reduce CPU temps as much as 20C

    Warning: Be very careful with liquid metal as its a conductive paste and it can destroy CPUs and mainboard chips and traces if you apply too much, and if it spills onto mainboard circuitries and especially and underneath CPU and GPU so only apply liquid metal as per guide. Good luck and hope this helps you out.

    Here is the SG liquid metal application guide for the Predator laptops:

    Liquid Metal Model Maintenance SOP (Service Kit.pdf

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  • DOOM1000FPS
    DOOM1000FPS Member Posts: 3 New User
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1292048#Comment_1292048

    thanks for responding so quickly, yes liquid metal is better, but I wanted to apply that thermal pad, because supposedly you never have to change it again, that is, I wouldn't have to do maintenance on the gpu and cpu for so long that I would have to change the laptop by the time it stops working or breaks, if what they say is true, based on what I want to achieve with that product, if for example I put this 0.2 mm thermal pad on the CPU and GPU, and for the chips and vram the product you recommended https://www.thermal-grizzly.com/en/minus-pad-extreme/s-tg-mpe , those pads go from 0.5 mm onwards, does it interfere in any way that the thicknesses of the cpu and gpu are different from those of the other components?

  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 13,879 Trailblazer
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1292053#Comment_1292053

    Thermal pads dry out even with vram applications which don't get as hot as a cpu, stick to the liquid metal paste that Acer uses and I've give you the detailed application guide for, as Acer uses liquid metal for a very good reason as they have tested this out for best results, otherwise you will cause damage to your Acer product, soi be careful.

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  • DOOM1000FPS
    DOOM1000FPS Member Posts: 3 New User
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1292055#Comment_1292055

    ok I will listen to you and buy the liquid metal for the cpu and the other paste for the gpu, but for the minus pads what Thickness should I use?

  • StevenGen
    StevenGen ACE Posts: 13,879 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓
    https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1292109#Comment_1292109

    Good move to use what Acer uses oem which is the liquid metal paste, with the pad thicknesses, you need to make sure that the cpu/gpu and vram chips once covered with appropriate paste are all covered and make contact with the thermal module of the laptop evenly and efficiently to cool these components down, its a trial and error, I bought the 120x20mm and the 0.5 and 1.0mm thick Minus pads above and it was enough to cover all the vram chips.

    If this answers your question and solved your query please "Click on Yes" or "Click on Like" if you find my answer useful👍

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