Note that thermal pads, although being a lot better than nothing, perform worse than thermal paste or thermal glue. If space allows it, gluing a piece of copper

Note that thermal pads, although being a lot better than nothing, perform worse than thermal paste or thermal glue. If space allows it, gluing a piece of copper or aluminium on each chip would increase the chip's thermal mass significantly, slowing down the speed at which the chips changes its temperature. Then one could add a thinner thermal pad to achieve even better thermal transfer with the laptop plate. https://www.ebay.com/itm/203942669848 https://www.ebay.com/itm/203942669848 https://www.ebay.com/itm/195034139133 https://www.ebay.com/itm/195034139133 (no relation with the sellers, just search for "copper heatsink" and "thermal glue") Before using the glue, a test with normal paste is advised so that one can find the right heatsink/pad thickness.