I decided to take the plunge and reapply the thermal paste on my macbook. I searched the net and found the following link iFixit Thanks to that information, disassembling the macb…

This thread is worthless without pix. P.S. I went thru that iFixit page and it definitely doesn't seem like a snap. Doable for a n00b like me, but not a snap. I'm not keen on voi…

I don't trust those number at all unless you exactly replicate the conditions and use of the laptop at when it was running at the higher temps. So far there are reports going arou…

Perhaps the thermal paste issue is overblown, but I can confirm that in my PCs, even the original Arctic Silver would best standard thermal goop by several degrees (or more at maxi…

I'll give you the 5 degree drop but these people are reporting 20. I have a feeling it is the way they are measuring it. They have the MB running all day doing whatever, take a t…

I duplicated my usage pretty accurately. Here's another statistic My macbook before the surgey was idling at 57c - just on, no activity no interaction. It got to that temperature…

Quote: Originally Posted by Socially Awkward Solo I don't trust those number at all unless you exactly replicate the conditions and use of the laptop at when it was running at t…

Oh it helps, but the Macbook I have now is running very cool so I don't plan on opening it up. It's to hard to open I could open, reapply and close in about an hour I guess.

I didn't think it was too difficult, just a lot of screws but I was nervious at trying to get the keyboard off. It was just not giving and I did not want to bend or misshape the pl…

Quote: Originally Posted by darth-vader000 My macbook before the surgey was idling at 57c - just on, no activity no interaction. ... by the way its been running now for a few ho…

Who gives a sh*t about a 5-degree temperature drop in a notebook. Really.

I'd like to find a way to drop the temp without voiding the warranty. 5 degrees is 5 degrees.

Just wait for better fan and temp management, it should be available shortly. It's like to be a trade off between fan noise and temp, but it's better than having the pos burn up in…

Quote: Originally Posted by DeathMan I'd like to find a way to drop the temp without voiding the warranty. 5 degrees is 5 degrees. That's just idling I'm noticing a 10c to …

That is correct, your warranty is still fine.

Quote: Originally Posted by Star-Fire That is correct, your warranty is still fine. His Warranty is fine, if he was a certified Apple Repair Technician. Unfortunately he's n…

Changing the hard drive doesn't involve dismantling the computer. The hard drive in the MacBook is considered a user accessible part by Apple, just like memory. Thermal paste is n…

Quote: Originally Posted by Eug Wanker Changing the hard drive doesn't involve dismantling the computer. The hard drive in the MacBook is considered a user accessible part by A…

Quote: Originally Posted by Eug Wanker Changing the hard drive doesn't involve dismantling the computer. The hard drive in the MacBook is considered a user accessible part by A…

Well I was idle at 70ish degrees. I did a PMU, PRAM, and NVAM reset now I'm idleing in the low 60s. I really don't think that thermal paste is the main culprit on heat issues on t…

Quote: Originally Posted by Eug Wanker I just checked, and AS 5 is greyish, not the white of the normal thermal goop. Any tech would instantly know. The original thermal p…

Quote: Originally Posted by j0nkatz Well I was idle at 70ish degrees. I did a PMU, PRAM, and NVAM reset now I'm idleing in the low 60s. I really don't think that thermal paste …

Quote: Originally Posted by darth-vader000 emphasis added Besides since there are no seals on the computer and I left the innards in better shape then before the operation how…

How on earth would resetting PMU, PRAM and NVRAM cool temps from 70 to low 60s??

Quote: Originally Posted by harrisjamieh How on earth would resetting PMU, PRAM and NVRAM cool temps from 70 to low 60s?? I dunno but I tried it before undertaking the oper…