CPU/GPU operating temps 2012 MBP (non retina)?

[Rico Muerte]

I recently bought 2012 MBP - see below:






It was filthy inside so I pulled it apart & blew/cleaned it all out.
I also removed the heat sink & reapplied the thermal paste to the CPU & GPU using Arctic Silver 5.
It was the 1st time I have reapplied thermal paste on anything.
I had watched a bunch of "tutorials" on how to apply thermal paste over the years so I was confident I did a good enough job.


The issue is that since doing that, Ive decided to try a little gaming on it & i notice its gets REALLY hot while Im playing the game.
The game in question is Diablo 3 which is not a system intensive game - requirements below:





& my graphics info:



Under normal operation/usage the CPU/GPU temps stay below 50, but when gaming all 4 CPU cores hit the high 80s, & the GPU can get upto 92 - is this considered "normal"?
Seems too high to me!
I went out & bought a laptop cooling stand with 2 large fans, & while it keeps the case of the laptop much cooler, the CPU/GPU temps are still high 80s & low 90s.


So my question is - do these temps seem right? Or did I do a terrible job of reapplying the thermal paste?


Thanks in advance!

 

[Rico Muerte]

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[Rico Muerte]

Nothing?

 

[easy4lif]

My understanding is arctic silver has a “bake in” period of 150 hours for ur to work properly.

from the site itself

it will take a up to 200 hours and several thermal cycles to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity.



Try Arctic mx4.

 

[Rico Muerte]

My understanding is arctic silver has a “bake in” period of 150 hours for ur to work properly.

from the site itself

it will take a up to 200 hours and several thermal cycles to achieve maximum particle to particle thermal conduction and for the heatsink to CPU interface to reach maximum conductivity.



Try Arctic mx4.

Handy to know - I had no idea about that.
Looking around a little online suggested that the temps I was getting while gaming may be "normal"?

Regardless, using SMC Fan Control & cranking the fans up with it while gaming keeps the CPU/GPU much cooler!