17" i7 Early 2011 MBP thermal paste results (9month update)

[sehnsucht77]

Source?

Just means that one of two things will happen before you processor conks out from overheating and being all OCD about thermal paste is only a very small part of the longevity equation. other things are more likely to happen well before the processor goes south on you, namely:

1) you sell your machine (happens a ton based on the Mac fanboys on here and the turnaround of machines)
2) other stuff in the machine will burn itself out before the processor goes bad, ie. logic board, display, act of God instances...blah blah blah

there is logic to the statement and i wouldn't require a whitepaper writeup on it to prove a point. way too much effort.

 

[Anti-Lucifer]

Just means that one of two things will happen before you processor conks out from overheating and being all OCD about thermal paste is only a very small part of the longevity equation. other things are more likely to happen well before the processor goes south on you, namely:

1) you sell your machine (happens a ton based on the Mac fanboys on here and the turnaround of machines)
2) other stuff in the machine will burn itself out before the processor goes bad, ie. logic board, display, act of God instances...blah blah blah

there is logic to the statement and i wouldn't require a whitepaper writeup on it to prove a point. way too much effort.

I never understood the mentality of people like yourself. If you are so against re-applying thermal paste and say it's a waste of time and money then why do you bother posting in my thread?

I'm sure many people here just use their $2500+ macbook pro's for a year and toss them aside for the next best thing to come along. If you have the time and patience and skill to do this, why not? The fact of the matter is lower C temps is better than higher C temps. It may not allow you to run your mbp for 20 years but I'll take 5 years+.

I don't have a money tree in my backyard and reapplying some TDP compound will not be in vain.

 

[sehnsucht77]

I never understood the mentality of people like yourself. If you are so against re-applying thermal paste and say it's a waste of time and money then why do you bother posting in my thread?

I'm sure many people here just use their $2500+ macbook pro's for a year and toss them aside for the next best thing to come along. If you have the time and patience and skill to do this, why not? The fact of the matter is lower C temps is better than higher C temps. It may not allow you to run your mbp for 20 years but I'll take 5 years+.

I don't have a money tree in my backyard and reapplying some TDP compound will not be in vain.

reapply if you want. all i said was what the person posted made sense, i never said i was against it. and, yes, cooler is better so if it makes sense in your mind to do so, start smearing that arctic ice on those heatsinks.

whether you believe the benefits or not, ultimately, it is your call to do what you want on the thing and to weigh the benefit of it being insignificant or not. fact is, you've got just as many people running their MBPS out there without new paste out there and their machines are lasting long fine which doesn't do much to strengthen the longevity aspect but, hey, if it makes a difference to you -go for it. in the end, do what makes you sleep well and happy.

 

[Anti-Lucifer]

reapply if you want. all i said was what the person posted made sense, i never said i was against it. and, yes, cooler is better so if it makes sense in your mind to do so, start smearing that arctic ice on those heatsinks.

whether you believe the benefits or not, ultimately, it is your call to do what you want on the thing and to weigh the benefit of it being insignificant or not. fact is, you've got just as many people running their MBPS out there without new paste out there and their machines are lasting long fine which doesn't do much to strengthen the longevity aspect but, hey, if it makes a difference to you -go for it. in the end, do what makes you sleep well and happy.

Of course I'm going to do what I want. Not only that, what I've done is also justified. Believe what you will about stock machines running "fine". All I know is that I am keeping this one for the next 5 years. So yes, maintaining low temperatures is exactly what needs to be done to prolong life.

What I don't dig is your condescending tone. What you don't like to do is your own prerogative. But clearly you are smearing fud around. Don't be afraid of a little TDP compound my friend.

 

[phyrexia]

i hear about more logic board failures than cpu failures, anecdotally.

 

[miles01110]

All I know is that I am keeping this one for the next 5 years. So yes, maintaining low temperatures is exactly what needs to be done to prolong life.

Your machine would run perfectly fine for 5 years and more without re-applying the thermal paste. Millions of machines manage to do just that. You're deluding yourself, but clearly logic has no place in this discussion so continue believing whatever you want to believe.

 

[Anti-Lucifer]

Your machine would run perfectly fine for 5 years and more without re-applying the thermal paste. Millions of machines manage to do just that. You're deluding yourself, but clearly logic has no place in this discussion so continue believing whatever you want to believe.

Another fud post. Given you have an early 2011 i7 running more than 5+ years

Delusion is from you not seeing what you can't fathom possible. Haters come all the time here I guess...

 

[shardey]

Well regardless of all the people who just negatively impact ones thinking, I reapplied my paste so I could under volt and over clock my GPU while maintaining COOLER temps than before. I don't have to worry about my CPU throtting, as It doesn't come close to the CPU temperature threshold.

Until someone post sources that prove that the heat doesn't have any dramatic effects on components, I'm going to stick to Reapplying paste.

 

[Anti-Lucifer]

So here's your proof tdp compound does improve quite substantially. Haters are gonna hate, however, no matter how you present valid test data...

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/14/intel-ivy-bridge-thermal-paste/

Now, Japanese site PC Watch has taken the next logical step, by replacing the stock thermal paste in a Core i7-3770K with a pricier aftermarket alternative to see what would happen. Just like that, stock clock temperatures dropped by 18 percent, while overclocked temperatures (4GHz at 1.2V) fell by 23 percent. Better thermals allowed the chip to sustain higher core voltages and core clock speeds and thereby deliver greater performance.