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There are multiple factors, but slimness is probably not the only culprit. I don't think Apple (or most other PC vendors) use the best thermal compound on thei
by slantyyz 8y ago
There are multiple factors, but slimness is probably not the only culprit.
I don't think Apple (or most other PC vendors) use the best thermal compound on their CPUs.
When my early 2011 MBP was having heat problems, I replaced the compound over the CPU and GPU and got noticeable although not spectacular reductions in heat.
Of course, that's not something you can do on a "modern" Macbook Pro, since they're not intended to be user serviceable any more.
- AmVess 8y agoThey can use an okay quality thermal joint compound if it is applied well. My Dell's thermal joint compound looked like someone was trying to make a PBJ sandwich with the stuff. Applied too thickly, and it becomes an insulator. Mac used to have this problem in the past. I repasted my Dell and got 5F reduction at load right away. The problem with all high end mobile CPU's is that they are given a tiny heatsink and heatpipes which are simply not up to the job. They quickly become heat soaked and the fans are unable to reduce the heat, so the units throttle.