07-26-2012, 07:30 AM
(07-26-2012, 12:59 AM)Fox Wrote: Unfortunately, yes. The replacement thermal paste from the first repair back in March was nothing but powder when they looked earlier. The unit was fine for the first month or so. Then i had to download the 4.11 update in order to go online and things just got hot from that point on.
You guys may not agree but that patch really did a number on my unit's cooling. The fan would go to level 3 after just thirty minutes or so of gaming, even with a fan focused on it.
Looks like you're going to have to learn to put thermal paste yourself if it dries up that quickly.