I don't think so.
Looks like a small metal bracket instead of a heatsink on the processor.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Retina+MacBook+2017+Teardown/92172
do you think replacing the stock "thermal paste" (if you could call it that) for a high quality arctic thermal pad like this one (Amazon.com: ARCTIC - Thermal Pad 120 x 20 x 1.0 mm Thermal Compound for All Coolers Efficient Thermal Conductivity Gap Filler Safe Handling Easy to Apply: Computers & Accessories) would help keep the temps more in checkNo, there is a bit of thermal paste between the bracket (which is a small heatsink itself) and the CPU.
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yeah i agree tbh but it cant hurt to try i guess, the worst thing that can happen is that if the thermal pad works like $h1t and i cant use the old "thermal paste". ill try it and update this thread i guessI doubt it would make much difference. But that's just a guess.
Not sure, I don't have much experience with thermal pads.do you think replacing the stock "thermal paste" (if you could call it that) for a high quality arctic thermal pad like this one (Amazon.com: ARCTIC - Thermal Pad 120 x 20 x 1.0 mm Thermal Compound for All Coolers Efficient Thermal Conductivity Gap Filler Safe Handling Easy to Apply: Computers & Accessories) would help keep the temps more in check
I also do realize im a bit late to this conversation XD
LOL honestly i might just deal with the thermal throttling and not give a crap because it seems like wayyyyy too much effort to dissasemble that pc, plus i always break the ZIF connectorsNot sure, I don't have much experience with thermal pads.
If you go through all the trouble of disassembling the machine and removing that bracket, why bother with a half-measure like a thermal pad? You already did 95% of the hard work, might as well put on the highest-rate thermal paste possible at that point. Why bother with anything less?