I provide a little guide on removing the logic board from my MacBook Pro 2011 i7 quad core to re-paste with Arctic Cooling MX-4. My factory paste wasn’t as bad as it was with some people, but in the video I show my FIRST attempt with MX-3 which I wasn’t really happy with, which is why I re-made this video and applied MX-4. Comment with any questions you may have and I’ll try to respond ASAP. Feel free to mute as I have no commentary as everything is in captions. MBP 2011 15.4″ i7 2.3Ghz 2820qm AMD 6750 blah blah blah
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smith507 says
Will isopropil alcohol work the same as the arcticleaner?
MrDjRayner says
can u remove the cpu
lfshannu says
finally someone who can take proper video of a circuit board! WITHOUT DOF!!! thank you!
MetalSlab says
You should have lapped and buffed the chips and heatsink while you were at it! Only joking, good vid. Thanks.
getale says
what tool did you use for pry?
aznguyen316 says
@getale a “spudger” I ordered from ifixit
huynhmichael1989 says
what song is this hook me up with ur music haaha
jackgvogel says
I replaced the paste on my MBP. My trackpad just failed and I have an appointment for repair tomorrow. I hope my work is good enough to go un noticed. Il let you know.
aznguyen316 says
@jackgvogel You have no worries man. I’ve taken my machine in a couple times after a repaste and they had no idea it was opened. There are no tags that are removed etc so as long as you didn’t leave a note inside saying you were in it lol you’re good to go. Good luck!
jackgvogel says
@aznguyen316 Everything went great. Walked out with a new track pad no questions. Awesome.
Spyrofunk says
Don’t you think they have machines to apply the paste?…Well the difference could be on the paste itself…but the real question is, did you notice a real difference after applying the new paste? Any benchmarks?
ps31871 says
Hey man dont spread the thermal paste cus that will give you boobles and wont cool down very well use the dot method!
ATLMember says
The dot method works better than spread
MrBATMAN3927 says
wheres the cpu in these tings?
Seventhsenses8 says
Thanks for a really helpful video. I know it’s a rookie question, but should one be careful not to apply much paste? I know most manufacturers are fine with throwing balls of grease onto heatsinks, but filling micro gaps with gobs of paste?… This procedure seems more rational than leaving things to chance.
aznguyen316 says
@Seventhsenses8 np, yeah it can be BAD to put too much paste. You really don’t need much, just enough to cover the cpu die. So a pea size is fine or spread it yourself. Both works well and it’s debatable which method to use.
immatoll says
Ive got my late 15 and the fan noise while playing SWTOR are horrible. I will send it back and wait till 2012 (ivy bridge with 22nm, 35 TDP) and radeon 7000 with 28nm. I hope ithen games will be playable at 4000 rpm. The 6000 sux so hard. But the 6750 is nice to overclock (got 0,955V, 800/900mhz) = 30% increase (+10C*)
xartic says
Why do you spread the paste, rather than letting the heatsink squeeze itself on with the screws? I watched another video where a man uses acrylic to demonstrate the spreading, and without any hesitation, I stopped using the spreading method. It appears to leave way too many air bubbles, so I will stick to the line method.
I wonder if the temps would further decrease if you did change the method of applying paste.
Hope you guys don’t expect too much power if they truly redesign these MacBooks.
goldcup79 says
lol, thermal grease remover and surface purifier. That’s like shampoo and conditioner for people interested in beauty. Ok, the remover makes sense but what exacly does the purifier do?
YoLninYo says
This is a great video, but if I may point out, the amount of thermal paste still seems a bit too much. From the documentation that I have read (as I’m researching for this as well) it appears the bead of paste should be applied to one corner, then spread with a credit card etc. Also, the heatsink should be ‘primed’ with some thermal paste as well (rub a bit of it after cleaning). Nonetheless, Thanks for an excellent instructional video!!
aznguyen316 says
@YoLninYo You are very welcome!! Yeh it’s debatable on the thermal paste part. Do what you feel is best, this video is more about how to get to that point. I prefer now the grain method and squish it out. Less is more as well =)