ASUS G14 Repaste with PTM7950 and K5 PRO

My 2022 Asus G14 AMD Ryzen 9 and AMD Radeon RX 6700S was have issues thermal throttling and or randomly shutting down under full load (Ultimate mode and Turbo). So I decided to try cleaning and repasting everything.
Quick Background About Me!
I am not vary handy but got to the point where I was ready to risk it all to fix this issue. So bare with me as I made a lot of mistakes lol
Honeywell PTM7950 SP Super Highly Thermally Conductive PCM Pad
www.moddiy.com/products/Honey...
K5 PRO Viscous Thermal Paste for Thermal pad Replacement 20g
www.amazon.com/dp/B00UTX7K2E?...
Results - Before (w/ Liquid Metal)
Temps GPU High 96c / CPU 88c / Junction 101c
Cyber Punk 2077
Low Settings (across the board) 30-40 FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Mixed Settings - 50-60 FPS (Capped due to frame drops)
AMD FS2 2 in Balanced Mode
Effects Quality - Medium
Material Quality - Ultra
Fod Quality - High
Sky Quality - Medium
Foliage Quality - Low
Post Process Quality -Medium
Shadow Quality - High
Texture Quality - Ultra
View Distance Quality - Low
Population Quality - Low
Results - After (w/ PTM7950 and K5 PRO)
Temps GPU High 78c / CPU 72c / Junction 80c
Cyber Punk 2077
Ultra Settings (across the board) 30-40 FPS
Hogwarts Legacy
Ultra Settings - 60-70 FPS
AMD FS2 2 in Balanced Mode
Madden 23
Ultra Settings - 60-120 FPS

[@Wilk22]

For anyone wandering he bought 50x50mm 7950, he said it in comments in a Reddit post

[@filsdugrand]

Hey, great video. This is what I plan to do. After countless shutdowns I finally decided to open the vapor chamber of my G14 2022 yesterday. Still had a year of warranty, but couldn't take it anymore. Terrible job by Asus service center in my country (was serviced some months back). There was barely any LM on both dies and most of it had leaked. There were huge spots completely bare. There was no PTM 7950 in my country so my order will only get here in a month. In the meantime I used some Noctua NT-H1. I finally was able to play BG3 for hours with no issue (never managed to last an hour before it shuts down). If I ever need warranty I'm planning to just take out the PTM and put some LM back. (The seal was never put back by the service center, so..) The issue is with the K5 Pro on the VRM/Capacitors. There is barely any paste left on my machine but once repasted, I don't know if I can get back to its original state! Do you have any Idea what was used initially on the VRMs? Its kinda blue paste. Thanks

[@asdfsdfsadfasdfsf]

k5 pro is the worst putty but many people still recommend it. you can easily find cheap aliexpress pink putty that much better than k5 pro. that shjt has problems with boils up, bubbling, gap filling,...

[@filsdugrand]

@@asdfsdfsadfasdfsf Really? Any tests on that? What alternative would you recommentd?

[@nSpiraliArchitectb]

If you haven't already buy a canister of CX-H1300 13.5k as replacement for the thermal putty on the VRM's. It is cheap and widely available. I recommend putting it in the fridge before application as it can be a bit sticky when it gets warmed up, making spreading a little annoying.

[@nSpiraliArchitectb]

Love the convenience of PTM once it's on but good lord getting that plastic sheet off the 2nd side is an absolute nightmare. Tossing it in the freezer for a bit beforehand helps to a degree, but even still, I've raged hard trying to get that stupid plastic off.

[@MythicDomain]

Nice one, the liquid metal definitely seems to be the limiting factor on this machine. I've heard of it leaking out and frying motherboards before too, If only manufacturers could figure out how to get a solid thermal paste application at the factory

[@gessin64]

Agreed, crazy how different it feels after removing the liquid metal. Seems to be more trouble then its worth.

[@nathancasey7712]

I just bought this laptop but my temps seems amazing. I guess some liquid metal applications are fucked up​@@gessin64

[@eraldorh]

I noticed a burn mark on both the cpu and cpu cooler where the liquid metal had mvoed and wasnt providing coverage on yours and mine as well as pictures of other people who had done the same. The cooler obviously isnt sitting close enough to stop the LM moving and not providing full coverage and i suspect this is the reason for the high temperatures even though the LM has better thermal conductivity. After i did this my cpu temps were down by between 12-16c depending on the game. My gpu which didnt have LM for some reason went up by about 2c but the gpu temp was never an issue for me.

[@warrenmcclure7819]

Hey, thank you for the video. My G14 was overheating an I ended up exchanging it just to have the same issue. I ended up watching a video saying to adjust the tempt profiles which did help but it still gets hot AF. Now after seeing this vid Im going to do this once Im back home. I didnt want to open it due to it using "liquid metal" which I guess it really does but its not enough an Ive read that over time some units even broke due to the metal seeping out. I want this beauty to last a long time and I think with this it will

[@Dominik-iv6ek]

how was it?

[@alexchng]

I'd like to repaste mine as well, but it does seem like a lot of work--not to even mention the risk involved. I'm not experienced or knowledgeable enough to pull this off. I just use an IETS GT500, which brings my temps down by 10-15°C, on average. The noise fucking sucks but I'd rather not poorly attempt a repaste.

[@gessin64]

I'll try it out. Thanks

[@darrylgreen7554]

Nice...My rog is doing the same exact thing, random shutdowns and high cpu temps even in idle. I just bought paste today but what are the plastic things you cut out to put over the CPU and GPU? gonna give it a shot whenever I have free time.

[@gessin64]

I used PTM7950 for the GPU and CPU www.moddiy.com/products/Honeywell-PTM7950-SP-Super-Highly-Thermally-Conductive-PCM-Pad.html Check out my write up on reddit www.reddit.com/r/ZephyrusG14/comments/11i1s01/repasted_g14_6700s_with_ptm7950_and_k5_pro/?

[@asdfsdfsadfasdfsf]

k5 pro is the worst putty but many people still recommend it. you can easily find cheap aliexpress pink putty that much better than k5 pro. that shjt has problems with boils up, bubbling, gap filling,...

[@ernawilis-te1gt]

why after i try it gets worse? I checked to open again the heatsink the paste ptm literally gone was like pump out

[@khangtran9344]

Honestly, the K5 Pro is not very good, the heat transfer between the hot surface is quite poor, it often accumulates heat to make the heatsink hotter than usual. With my heatsink modding experience, I replaced the MX-6 thermal paste for the K5 Pro. The results are very good, the temperature is much lower and more stable than when using the K5 Pro. With Arctic's MX-6, the thickness of the cream is more concentrated than other thermal pastes, which is why I chose it to replace the K5 Pro.When I used K5 Pro, the temperature never stabilized in one place, about every 1 minute the temperature suddenly increased to more than 90 degrees. And when using the MX-6, my laptop's gaming temperature is stable at 45-50 degrees Celsius, never suddenly rising above 80 degrees when in idle mode. When playing games, the average temperature is about 65 degrees Celsius, too cool compared to the K5 Pro. You can try, I have tested for many months and the stability of the system has not changed. But for gaming laptops, you should do that, and normal laptops are not necessary. Because gaming laptops need the most performance and stability possible.

[@angelazuela8075]

Did you use mx6 for the vrm of a gamer laptop? i have an asus tuf gaming laptop and i put k5 pro in the vrm but i notice that it is not yam good. i was thinking of using putty u6 pro or ux pro ultra from aliexprees. What do you recommend based on your experience to recover the temperatures?

[@khangtran9344]

@@angelazuela8075 CPU you can use PTM-7950 thermal pad, this is the best thermal pad currently for CPU and GPU, PTM 7950 will become liquefy when the CPU temperature is above 50 degrees Celsius and will back to solid if below 50, also use Thermal Paste MX6 on VRM and Capacitors for The heat dissipation effect is better than K5 Pro.

[@angelazuela8075]

do you recommend ptm 7950 for cpu and gpu in an asus gaming laptop?

[@khangtran9344]

@@angelazuela8075 yes, PTM-7950 is better than thermal paste, but dont use on VRM or Capacitors. And with my experience, after 6 months to 1 year you should change new thermal paste because all current thermal pastes dry very quickly and become bad in heat dissipation after half to a year.

[@angelazuela8075]

Will you know more or less how long the Ptm lasts? and can it be applied in the Gpu and cpu of laptop game?

[@hvaranhvaran]

What size of the PTM7950 you used here? I'm looking to buy for my G15, but can't understand the scale. Thanks for the video!

[@edwinsanchez8698]

I just repaste mine and fans are super fast now the whole time!!! what can I do?

[@slyzyy7972]

what would you recommend another thermal pad for the small component beside the K5 PRO? because it is not available in my country

[@burger-enjoyer]

Why did you skip cleaning LM residue at 10:35?

[@TJC_CH]

omg! PTM7950 better than liquid metal ?

[@jzunltyq]

I repasted my g14 and when i turn the power on. The screen doesnt lighted a little bit but doesnt display anything. The rog sound is still there so i think i didnt break the cpu. Anyone know what did i do wrong??

[@gessin64]

Try plugging it in and turning it back on, the screen should come on have a few minutes, something happen to me recently after upgrading the ram.

[@owen9273]

Would you recommend doing this after the warranty is over? I’m kind of worried about the Liquid Metal dripping out after the machine is out of warranty and think this would bring me peace of mind knowing there would be no more conductive liquid in my laptop if I repasted with this stuff😂

[@gessin64]

100% if you are still in the warranty period, do not do this as it will void the warranty. If you are not seeing high thermals or thermal shut downs I wouldn't be in a rush to do it. I did it because my G14 was seeing these issues because the liquid metal started to leak and dry up.

[@PhilipeRuiz]

How were the temperatures after the exchange? I'm thinking of removing the liquid metal from my G14 as well and putting the PTM7950. I use the notebook vertically a lot and I'm afraid of leaks.

[@eraldorh]

It has them in the description. I did this too and the improvement was MASSIVE. My cpu temps went down by about 12-14c.

[@PhilipeRuiz]

@@eraldorh cpu and gpu?

[@eraldorh]

@@PhilipeRuiz No my GPU went up by 2c. But my GPU didn't have LM on it for some reason, I also reused the existing paste on the vram modules as I didn't have paste to redo those.

[@PhilipeRuiz]

@@eraldorh gpu is not on ptm 7950 too?

[@eraldorh]

@@PhilipeRuiz Yes it is but my GPU temperatures were never a problem to begin with. Before applying ptm 7950 it never went beyond about 67-68c and now it hits 70c.

[@johnweiss991]

What size PT 7950 did you buy/need?

[@nathancasey7712]

Is that liquid metal?

[@Kalveas]

why cant put ptm everywhere even on vrm ?

[@zerotwo_.002]

no.

[@volarex5311]

Hey man, I'm completely a beginner in this part. I plan on replacing the thermal paste on my cpu and gpu on my hp victus with honeywell ptm 7950. Do i have to buy extra thermal paste like the k5 pro you did as well?

[@eraldorh]

You can reuse whats there if its in okay condition. You can also use normal thermal paste (non conductive kind) or silicon thermal pads.

[@BygSii]

do you have a link for the black keys or keyboard?

[@gessin64]

Here you go Keyboard Cover for ASUS ROG... www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZNMY51M?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share