Alienware 15 R3 Repaste (GTX 1070)
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- Опубликовано: 20 янв 2017
- This 15 R3 has the 6820HK and the GTX 1070. You may think the pre-applied paste looks familiar, and that is because it is actually Arctic Silver 5. This is my second attempt at repasting and the Arctic Silver really didn't do a very good job. (Maybe it was too thick?) The Thermal Grizzly paste did perform marginally better, but still too hot for comfort. Even after undervolting by -0.150v in XTU, and getting significantly better temperatures, the system was still not stable and continued to either run at base frequency (2.7ghz) or boost to a uninspiring at best 3.2ghz. Manual tuning got it to a stable 3.6ghz on all four cores, but the temperatures climbed all the way up to 98C. It didn't throttle, but anything greater than 85C is unacceptable. In the end, I ended up returning the machine to Dell, and opted to get the new revision of the 15" with the 7820HK that will hopefully fair better.
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Very systematic, short and to the point..... best repaste vid I have seen for the Alienware R series so far.... 👍👍
Thanks for the short cut! Last time I repasted I followed Dell's disassembly instructions and basically disassembled the whole laptop. Now I can finish the repaste in less than half the time it took me last time.
Got my 15r3 yesterday. After a stress test, the temp went all the way up to 90+. thinking about changing the thermal paste, really helpful video!
I also want to repaste, but I dont have a Lego ID card to open my r3. What can I do now?
Thanks for this, very easy to follow. My temps dropped about 5 - 10 degrees across the board.
Doesn't break 90 anymore, except for very rare occasions.
Have you tried undervolting? I dropped mine by 110mv and not only gained better temps but also better performance. Just use XTU
@@Muskers92 Hmm, I'll check it out. Thanks. :)
@@Esgrth just realized it's actually 170 and not 110. There also seems to be a bug where these settings don't save and reset after the computer either shuts off or even goes to sleep. But there are ways to fix that with a quick Google search 😉
@@Muskers92 use throttlestop instead
Glad to see that two years later, in the R3, they used significantly less paste on the CPU and GPU. Just repasted my A15 R1 after five years, as temps were getting in mid 70s on idle. I was disgusted to see the entire GPU - and I really mean the whole thing, die and surrounding pcb, even the metal bracket - covered in hardend goop. Same on the CPU. Was a pain getting those to clean due to all the small components on the pcb around the die. But got it all cleaned up, swapped the thermal pads as well and boom, 15 degress cooler on idle and the fans hardly even turn on when I'm just browsing the net or watching youtube.
I have an R3, which is now just a spare computer in my household. The thing runs its fans at full blast 24/7, so I think it's time for a repaste.
You kept me company on this Saturday afternoon, great video, very useful. Thanks :)
I was told someone was using a Lego VIP card to pry apart a laptop?
I mean.. they make those things out of really tough plastic. I use mine all the time for opening stuff, and I still use my card every Christmas at the Lego store 😅😅
U didn't follow the tightening order on the heatsink. This is crucial to getting a proper spread of paste and contact between the mobo and heatsink.
Gahdamn. I wished I watched your video before repasting mine. Dell's instructions were to defuse a bomb with the whole prerequisite thing. I'mma do this next time I repaste.
Mine is an Alienware 17 r5 btw. Same disassemble path as OPs if anyone's wondering.
Just did my 15 r 3 today perfect video
i had hard time removing the thermal cooler on the laptop i was worried to bend it
You say in the description that you upgraded to the 7820HK, does it get any better? Thinking of getting one myself
Ayo I need to fix my laptop. It’s an Alienware 15 r3 and it’s like three years old, when I try to play overwatch now the gpu gets to 91 degrees and my cpu gets to like 100. (Celsius) when it hits that temperature it starts to have random framerate drops and makes it too hard to play. I’ve undervolted it, I’ve Turned off turbo boost, and nothing. I don’t have an intact warranty on it I don’t think, will a repaste work?
Yes a repaste will definitely fix the issue
Just did my 15 r4 and it varied a little but this guide was still helpful. Sadly the 15 r4 doesn't appear to be able to do the fan shroud trick to avoid Mobo removal, but it's 100% worth it. 10-20c lower across multiple benchmark programs. Highly recommend
did you take off the mother board
Is there any difference between 15r4 and 15r3 if i want to repaste?
Not much
And how about your temperature? Mine is bad even after a repaste, the core temperature difference could be 20 degree, I had to return it...
Ya, my temperatures were only a few degrees cooler than the stock paste, and the core differential still existed.
@@ln103815 But in your next video you explain that the repaste drops all cores by 20 degrees?
Did mine over the weekend (7820HK CPU and 1080GTX GPU). Is the newer model so you actually have to take the system board out to disconnect the fans. And here is where things get tricky, because you will have to disconnect a lot more cables, and the connectors are really fragile). I lost my touchpad in the process (damaged the connector on the system board), but when the time comes I will fix that. I can do without for now. My CPU temperatures dropped to below 75C (was getting up to 91C before), so the results are good. But the pain to replace the paste! Dell should use proper paste in the first place so people don't have to take the unit apart themselves. So when taking the unit apart, be careful as some connectors have a latch you need to pull and other have a latch that you need to flip up! Refer to the service manual as backup during the process.
I’m torn apart between kryonaut or liquid metal conductonaut? Got temps are approaching 90C.which should I go with"
Thank you for video. One detail regarding Killer 1435 WLAN card antenna connectors aren't explained. In my case I abandoned attempt for repasting after breaking WLAN card antena connector, it is frustrating. I didn't use force, but it is so fragile and currently waiting for new card.
really helpful, Thanks!! for the upload.
Has anyone noticed his open tabs?
Thanks for the tutorial, though. My temps are going up now that I run it at 4.2 Ghz.
Wich temperature do you up to ?
Yeah. Just some continuous education on Communism and Marxism. Entry course if you want to become an Antifa member.
Enjoyed your sense of humor.
Did my 17r4 and now the gou doesn't work lol not found in device management or bios
While I was taking the heat sink off I disconnected the WiFi chip cable, how do I fix it.
Alienware has many disassemble videos you should just be able to reattach the cable though
Alienware cooling used to be so good, my M17x R4 never runs hotter than 65C, I would love to upgrade to new model, but the fact that disassemble process takes so long and cooling frankly suck I'm not going to do that just yet. If next revision is just as bad I might just turn to Asus or even Acer.
Is it just me or is the pulling up on the data cable really hard. The little black pull tab thing.
super useful video dude. thankyou so much!
one quirk i noticed is that when you lift the panel at 2:46, in my laptop the wire under the ram was going over/ looping over the panel, so i had to disconnect it. but in yours i see its already tucked under. have you already opened up your laptop before?
madmango yeah I used Arctic silver at first, but I wasn't really happy with the thermals still, but the thermogrizzly did the trick
wait did they change the fan connector locations on the kaby lakes so you dont have to take the motherboard off?
Epic! Thank you
Do you need to use a specific thermal paste, or will any work?
Are the screws the same? Does it matter what screws goes to what spot when putting it all back together?
Doing this my laptop got messed up. Errors like lcd failure and possible motherboard chipset. Any suggestions?
Thanks for the video. Why des it seems so easy for you to unscrew it... I tried to repast it a month ago but I just can't get the screw off! The one on the heat sink is just too tight and I end up with a big hole on the screw..
Derek Wang You need to be a little more specific. There are 7 screws on the heatsink. The ones on the CPU are numbered.
@@ln103815 I'm having the same issue. Your guide is great but I could only remove 1/7 screws. I tried different tools and tricks. They are now stripped. I will either have to give up or take it to a repair centre. I got a quote of $40 (+ new screws) to remove them. Do you think it's worth it? The laptop is already over 3 years old. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks!
@I see you you mean you did a re-paste and temperatures didn't drop? Yeah I was traveling a lot before but I'm not anymore so I'll be getting a desktop next for sure.
@@hip-hopkid I guess u can order the screws on ur own and fix just have confidence bro.. Don't loose hope !! 😊
@@rehanhanar thank you! I will try.
I splurged on Alienware 15R3 3+ years ago (also 7820hk and GTX 1070) and was rather disappointed, the laptop had myriad of issues from day 1 and after fixing them it was still underperforming, overheating being one of the issues. First and last Alienware I ever bought :|
Thanks for the guide! Just used your video to apply Artic Silver to my Alienware 15 R3, saw a 25 centigrade reduction at full load. 40% of the CPU due was. Not. Covered. By. Thermal. Paste....
i had the same model as ur laptop... did you change the thermal pad or you just reused it
so it's the manufacturer's fault for thermal issues ?
I’m on my fourth repaste I use your video everytime lol. I’ve use kryonaut everytime but I’m gonna try thermalright TFX for the first time
4th?! Dang, I haven’t done mine yet and I’m trying not to, seems like it’s be easy to mess something up in there
@@curtdontcare yeah I kept using kryonaut and it kept blowing out, it’s been a week now and the TFX is doing way better! Just be careful and it’ll go Easy. Make sure to clean the fans while you’re at it
so how are your temps when gaming like BF1? and temps when u overclock it? Want to buy this model but thermals rlly make me worry :/
The new one I got with the 7820HK stays between 80-90C when all cores are stressed 100%. While gaming with the added heat from the GPU, it went all the way up to 100C, but it somehow managed to stay at 3.9 ghz on all threads. This happened while playing the Wither 3 with GPU load at 100% for 4ish hours and the ambient temps were about 80 in my room. So while it doesn't run ice cold, without repasting and leaving everything just the way it is, it is stable. Also, while idling or doing web browsing, the fans turn off all together and the temps are typically stay below 50.
Brave_SirRobin So repaste and undervolt saves the day?
xXxBo5sANaCxXx Undervolting helps a lot, while the repaste job I did on the 6820HK saw little to no improvement for temperatures. After reading what the forums say, I think it's down to the heatsink just being uneven. I am hesitant to repaste the new one. Interestingly, I saw about a 10% drop in temps with the 1070... so maybe it is worth it anyway.
Brave_SirRobin What about liquid metal? i heard that that paste can lower ur temps by a lot like 20°C... but i saw no proof on HK CPUs only deaktop K ones...im actually little afraid to try it out haha
xXxBo5sANaCxXx I super don't recommend liquid metal for anything without a heat spreader. And even so, if you don't have experience with using electrically conductive paste, I would really just stay away from it. The proper way to do it needs electrical tape going around the die and with the constant expansion and contraction, there is no guarantee that it will stay on. Also, unlike a desktop, the laptop is going to be jostled around which would further encourage the protective tape to move out of place. People have done and continue to do it, but I don't personally, and I would implore you not to either for the sake of preventing an expensive mistake.
Just repasted my CPU and GPU with thermal grizzly kryonaut and I am experiencing normal thermals finally for this laptop.
I constantly would hit 95-97 degrees celcius when playing games or doing stress tests and the PC would thermal throttle and power limit throttle.
Now I'm able to play doom on ultra 1080p at 120+ FPS and the temps never hit over 86 celcius and that was just for a second.
First time I repasted with arctic silver also. However it didnt perform any different. Kryonaut did the trick. I put a small amount on the heatsinks, not much but just a bit. Then just a thin but well spread layer across both CPU and GPU. Gotta say I'm finally happy.
Best of luck with the repairs boys. Only took me about an hour and a half to do.
Bro could you help me while I do it
I mean what exactly you did and I dont understand the concept of thermal pads
Worked a treat. Thanks for the great vid.
Where is the GPU? And can it be replaced and upgraded?
can I use any kind of paste even liquid metal. will it void the warranty? and do I also need to replace the thermal pads?
Dan Dan liquid metal will void the warranty if it spills and short your board.
Only use LM if you know what u r doing
Thx alot man
Hi there! Is it difficult to replace the palm rest? Mine got scratched and its really annoying! Thanks
I'm sure there is, but it would more than likely be incredibly difficult (or at least time consuming) and I'm not sure where you'd even get the replacement parts.
is the alienware 15 r4 and the alienware 15 r3 the same disassembly parts?
This is easy compared to what I had to do on my 15r2.
Wow so you don't need to get the motherboard off to do a repaste? Last time I contacted Dell and they sent a guy here. He took the whole motherboard off to do a repaste. According to this video we just need to unscrew the heatsink and then it is ok. The whole process become much easier , thank you ! I guess 17r4 with 1070 follows the same procedure?
While I can't guarantee that they are the same, I would say they are definitely close. So I wouldn't try to follow the video EXACTLY in your case, but I'd say it's still a useful resource. I also found this video that may be even more helpful, and he does remove the MB. ruclips.net/video/nMud4ldFdWs/видео.html
With the AW17 you need to take out the motherboard, not with the AW15 (or at least not if you do it like in this video and undo the small screws on the fans)
So you repasted it and it still got to 98c?
THIS WORKS 20 degree difference for me on AC Odyssey
I'm dealing with the same thing right now. Didn't know what was going on until I ran some benchmark tests and monitored the temps. Glad to hear it works, about to spend the rest of the day working on this!
Thanks for the instructional just repasted my 15 r3 it is 20° cooler
i just ordered some thermal grizzly and am about to attempt it myself. do you have any suggestions? was it exactly like the video?
Nice and usefull video, but beware of opened other browser tabs, when showing the browserwindow ;-)
MrCarsten2011 he did that on purpose as a joke
Hey 2days back when i plug the charger in alien ware and he alienware power button light was stable and single color light,but today when i plug the color changes automatically and my laptop gets heated way too much help plsss
I would suggest you reset the BIOS to default setting (press F2 repeatedly on startup) and navigate to the right most tab and reset it. If that doesn't solve your problem, contact support.
Lol.... my computer crashed while playing Age of Empires so I went to this video to check into my computer reheating. I put on my headset and was like... how did the game automatically start back up???
Did you actually not spread out that thermal paste, just glob it on then press it down with the heatsink??
TheBego Erm... ya... that's a valid way to do it.
you put to much paste tho lol
ya, he did. this guy doesnt know what he's doing and shouldnt be making videos
Cant remove hard drive.
so what is the temp result 🤔
what's the thickness of the thermal pads
Know this old but I believe their are a few .5mm, 1mm and 1.5mm theirs a schematic on reddit.
@@laingadaing thanks for the reply.. already got the .5mm
TIM should be applied as thin as possible, you used way to much. To better repaste, it might help to spread the TIM and remove to overhead befor putting back the headsink. I mad this mistake with my P370EM and got extreme hot temperatures, causing shut downs after 5 minutes of heavy load. After doing a super thin and conservative repaste, temps got much much better. You also didn't follow the numbered pattern for the tightening of the heatsink.
I ended up using the spatula included with the thermal grizzly for the replacement unit and I got much better temps. Video on that soon. (The second I get some free time)
Question. I got a replacement after December 6th and while the temps are tolerable I still want to repaste. The thermal pads no longer need to be replaced then right?
No, just reuse the pads that are on there. Just be sure you don't loose any of them during the process, and try not to get anything on them.
Ok thanks!
is it an alienware 15 R3 2017 or 2016?
Aaron Al-Rasyid 16
is there a difference
LIKE!!!
I also returned my new AW17 R5 with i9 last week. repasting 3x even with condoctonaut the temps goes to 89C. really disappointed with the new cooling design Cyroblah blah 2.0 bullshit.
eh you can still return it after opening the unit yourself? O.o
Abcdefg Hijklmn yes, i didnt tell them i opened it xD
GG not unplug Baterry first.
Is it necessary? Why?
I want to replace the thermal pads on my Alienware 15 R3 Repaste (GTX 1060). Does anyone know the dimensions and thickness needed to do so? If I am going through the effort to do a repast, I might as well replace the thermal pads (in my opinion).
Probably 1.0mm
porn ok ... but Karl Marx... shame on you
That was just a bait, nobody can be this stupid to have porn and shop in the same browser, on windows, with no script blocking.
What brand motherboard is used in the Alienware laptops?
American mega trends with dells design of course
Thanks for the reply! Do you know if this brand is reliable when it comes to their motherboards?
Good Day Mate the motherboard has a thick cross section of cast aluminum throughout kinda in an X shape and on the edges, this machine is a fuckin tank bro I have dropped mine many times and nothing at all al lil scuff
Awesome! Good durability, but how about it's reliability for longevity? Reason why I'm asking if the motherboard was a reliable brand is so I would know if it would last throughout the years and not have any issues.
thats the bios. they are made by compal.
Is it possible to upgrade the CPU?
kittipit thanadkit No, it's permanently fixed on the board, sorry.
Sad:( my 15 r3 have bottleneck issue.
Try using q tips bud
What is the sound at 3:00?
Look up “Fate Game Theme”
Lol excellent
you know with that SpongeBob clip you ruined your chances at video monitization.
Chances? It's already monetized for one thing, and I doubt nickelodeon would really care.
Karl Marx, Dell Alienware, Thermal Grizzly... and porn.... ftw.
you did not paste your ram blocks? i hope your frying eggs with that high end laptop
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Manufacturers do a sloppy job of applying thermal paste. This much paste will actually cause the system to run hot.
Arctic Silver or bust.
Didnt need the music...
BoredThatsWhy Press 'M'.
Getting 53C while gaming
Karl Marx & PornHub )))))
Use liquid metal
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You put too much thermal paste. That maybe part of your problem too.
Too much hardly matters, too little on the other hands. There are multiple videos on YT that prove this. Too muchjust means you have a lot of past net to the chip die which you need to clean when you chose to repaste again.
Didn't even spread the paste. I can't beleive i watched 7 minutes and 54 seconds of this video just to see you not spread the paste. oh my god. Jesus lord. Down voted the shit out of this video
Muezick Sanus it will automatically spread when you put the heatsink on