Is the radiator-esque heat sink made of copper or aluminum? MBA 2018
Hi!
I’m getting quite high temps on my mac and was wondering if i can try apply liquid metal to the heatsink. I opened my macbook air and found a heatsink that looks to be made out of aluminum, but im not sure and can’t seem to find any information of whats it made of on google.
https://i.imgur.com/a7vwian.jpg
Update (04/15/2019)
Okay so no way to use liquid metal? Is arcric or grizzly paste best? I’ll have to go to the store tomorrow and buy some to use instead of metal
Update (04/16/2019)
I replaced my paste with arctic silver 5 and seems to be running a bit lower now. Switch to safari as well and this seems to drop the temp by like 10C so all good now :)
How much is good thermal paste on a macbook? I put as much as in the picture but when i took it off it had so much more paste. Like apple put sooo much more paste.
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Either one is good. There really isn't any difference between them.
por Dan
It's not always easy to determine how much is the right amount. You want enough to just cover the CPU can and not ooze over. Yet, you don't so little that the edges aren't covered so you get the maxim coverage to the heat sink. Do remember the paste is not intended to be thick its designed to fill the microscopic pits in the metal and transfer the heat across the void of the two metal surfaces.
The way you lay the paste is also important! I prefer the dot smack in the middle, that way there is no risk of capturing an air pocket as you press the heat sink down. A line also works when the chip is more rectangle, just becaseful you don't put to much at the edges.
por Dan