Should I replace the thermal pads?

[pastel orchid]

Model:- Lenovo legion 5i pro gen 8

i7 13700hx rtx 4060

I opened up my laptop for replacing the thermal paste and found melted thermal pads. Should I replace them?

[dim shale]

don't

the one on the heatsink seem fine just keep them on

[pastel orchid]

Ok then thanks

[dim shale]

what are you repasting with??

[pastel orchid]

How to mark it as solved post in flairs

[pastel orchid]

Thermal grizzly kryonaut

[dim shale]

well

bad idea

[pastel orchid]

I know it doesn't have longevity

Are there any other issues

[dim shale]

ah no just that

at least you know

[warm copper]

Ptm is THE MUST

[pastel orchid]

Oh well next time I'll do that

Thanks for your time and insights

[pastel orchid]

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[warm copper]

PTM7950

[pastel orchid]

Noted

[warm copper]

It even lasts like yes

U have to do 3 cycles for full potential

20mins 80C - 20mins less than 45C

For 3 times

[pastel orchid]

I just googled it. That's a thermal pad right?

[warm copper]

Ye

Crazy how thermal pad performs better than a paste

[pastel orchid]

This is a thermal paste

[warm copper]

In

[pastel orchid]

So should I apply those pads instead of paste?

I thought you're supposed to put those pads only in those designated area

[warm copper]

I wouldn't touch the vram chips

[pastel orchid]

By stress test?

[warm copper]

Ye

[pastel orchid]

Noted

[warm copper]

Or u can just

Game

Like normal

Doesn't change end result

[pastel orchid]

It's been months since I played any games. I ran llama3.1

Didn't know that could melt the thermal pads

[warm copper]

Idk what pad thickness the vram needs

Needs to be precise af

[pastel orchid]

I'll research on that

Once again thank you for your guidance

Which dimensions should I go for

@dim shale @warm copper

[pastel orchid]

It's ptm7950

On Amazon it's around 27 usd so I found this online store where I found this in a reddit post

[dim shale]

40*80

[pastel orchid]

Thanks

[dim shale]

40*40 would also be enough

but idk just feels good to have more when it's not really expensive anyway

[pastel orchid]

40x40 is around 9 usd with shipping

Is one enough?

Before purchasing I'll check local stores as well

[dim shale]

yeah

its big

you can use it multiple times