Hello everyone.
I've had this god forsaken M17x R4 withe the GTX 675M for about 20 months, and during that time i had to replace the gpu TWICE (meaning i'm using the THIRD gpu), first time was due to a short circuit caused by improper assembly by dell, the second time was because the thermal compound (which apparently is the worst quality compound Dell could find) had dried out and shrunken, providing less thermal conductivity and eventually overheating components.
Now i'm very paranoid, i don't know how often i should reapply that compound, and i don't know if it'll be available when i want it, and it's been three months since they last reapplied the purple paste (not the green one).
I always monitor my temperatures, but that's the thing, my temperatures are normal all the time, and despite that, parts of the gpu go bad and cause it to crash, so i'm a bit skeptical about using temperatures as a point of reference.
So, what i wanna know is, how often should i be reapplying the thermal compound to my gpu, taking into consideration that i use the laptop for extended periods of gaming (4-6 hours) and work almost everyday??
note: the thermal compound they use on my card is a rectangular purple sponge-like strip, and in other parts it's thinner green strips.
I've had this god forsaken M17x R4 withe the GTX 675M for about 20 months, and during that time i had to replace the gpu TWICE (meaning i'm using the THIRD gpu), first time was due to a short circuit caused by improper assembly by dell, the second time was because the thermal compound (which apparently is the worst quality compound Dell could find) had dried out and shrunken, providing less thermal conductivity and eventually overheating components.
Now i'm very paranoid, i don't know how often i should reapply that compound, and i don't know if it'll be available when i want it, and it's been three months since they last reapplied the purple paste (not the green one).
I always monitor my temperatures, but that's the thing, my temperatures are normal all the time, and despite that, parts of the gpu go bad and cause it to crash, so i'm a bit skeptical about using temperatures as a point of reference.
So, what i wanna know is, how often should i be reapplying the thermal compound to my gpu, taking into consideration that i use the laptop for extended periods of gaming (4-6 hours) and work almost everyday??
note: the thermal compound they use on my card is a rectangular purple sponge-like strip, and in other parts it's thinner green strips.
