Following up from my previous post, it was time to replace the thermal paste on the CPU/GPU on the Samsung NP-Q460 laptop (known to Best Buy and Future Shop as the Q460-JS01CA in Canada) to see if I could reduce temps.
It involves some fairly major disassembly. Worth noting a few things before we get started here:
- The Q460 is one of the harder notebooks to disassemble. There are many plastic clips and you’re going to have to do a lot of careful prying.
- Even if you’re careful, you may end up with some cosmetic damage around the case seam, particularly if you use a sharp object to do the prying. Oh, and you’re probably going to have to use a sharp object to do the prying.
- I didn’t see gains by replacing the paste (details at the end). YMMV of course.
- This will probably void your warranty. You’re doing this at your own risk. If you’ll be extremely sad/mad if you break the system, and/or you’re not comfortable doing this, you probably shouldn’t attempt it.
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So, let’s get started!
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STEP 1 – the easy stuff (you probably haven’t voided your warranty just yet….)
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You’ll see I’ve already removed the access panel. It’s removed by continue reading…


















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