Asus G14 Repaste Guide

This is the G14 I sold back in June 2020. It's back for a repaste....How hard is the job?
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[@Joshuajf]

thanks for the guide, the computer is working smoothly at a solid 60-70 degrees for my games now. Interesting thing is, ive had the computer for over a year, this is the first time taking it apart, and the gpu had the smallest amount of paste on it. Approx. 5 mm squared of the gpu was covered on only one corner, no wonder it kept heating up to 90+ degrees when playing games before. The guide was much appreciated, thanks again!

[@BETEP-gw7qp]

Probably. Manufacturers are always screwing it up.

[@Bboyblake]

It’s like that but only for my cpu, my gpu is fine staying at 60-70 degrees but the MINUTE I fire up a game my cpu goes to 96c with all fans on max, (I went down into my laptop before, didn’t repaste, just wiped down the fans as they weren’t that dirty) also I’ve had this for a little over a year

[@inzork]

I cleaned my laptop fans with canned air in the past, and watched them spin at the speed of light. My face after watching the video: 👁️👄👁️

[@WeeeAffandi]

And I used to spin mine with a huge ass airblower : /

[@Bryanj2222]

lol

[@Juha.Latva-Somppi]

You know you can burn / break parts of the motherboard if you allow the fans spin freely with that canned air. They are spinning a lot faster than 100 % RPM would normally be.

[@one_step_sideways]

Dude really bought air in a bottle.

[@867star]

@@Juha.Latva-Somppi Ditto. Never. EVER, spin the fans that way. Your asking for an easy way to destroy laptop fans

[@sid6645]

Hey this guide is completely incorrect. You are NOT supposed to remove the metal bit from the battery connector; simply sliding it back is sufficient. I popped it off completely on my laptop and shorted my mobo. Thanks a lot random youtube guy. Taught me what ought to happen if I trust random youtubers.

[@-pda]

The same thing happened to me a while back but after replacing the ram my laptop seemed to start working fine again

[@ZeeJayBay]

When you say sliding it back is sufficient do you mean the metal bit or the battery cable?

[@thinhlpg]

Thank you, Bob! I just changed the thermal paste for my G14 2020 after more than 2 years of continuous use, at least 8 hours a day. I used Grizzly Kryonaut for CPU and GPU, MX-4 for VRMs. Before repasting, the temperature is usually 65 - 75 degrees Celsius and now it's 50 - 60. The lowest I could get is 37 degrees Celsius when idle (Turbo, process power limited to 80%). My 2 years old laptop is now even cooler than when I first bought it. 😳

[@BobOfAllTrades]

Looks like you did great! MX-4 may not be ideal for the VRMs but I can’t confirm with personal experience. I gathered that pastes like K5 Pro is preferred since it’s for that type of part. Unfortunately, it’s not something you can identify whether it’ll be a problem since those parts tend to lack sensors you can monitor with software.

[@thinhlpg]

@@BobOfAllTrades I couldn't find K5 pro in local stores or on any website in my country, so I used MX-4 as an alternative. I hope it would be okay 😳

[@sebastianacosta3451]

@@thinhlpg how is it working so far? I’m about to reparte my g14 and I was about to use the same thermal paste for the vram

[@thinhlpg]

@@sebastianacosta3451 No problem so far!

[@sillybillymemes]

​@@thinhlpgI have trouble finding and trusting k5 pro, how's mx-4 working out for you?

[@badmoose01]

I followed your steps and successfully re pasted my laptop. I used Arctic MX-4 for the APU and GPU and I used K5 pro for the vrms and vram modules. I also replaced the metal lid because it was dented. I had to transfer the LCD, plastic bezel and hinges from the first lid to the replacement lid. I then reassembled the laptop and it worked perfectly. My idle temp went from 60 to 32 degrees Celsius and my gaming temp went from 92 to 52 degrees Celsius. Big improvement! Thanks for the tutorial Bob.

[@ddroz23]

sounds off, that is a huge and unlikely outcome

[@badmoose01]

@@ddroz23 if you say so

[@basharalloush4618]

Goat of all Laptops ❤

[@BobOfAllTrades]

🐐

[@therealb888]

Now that's a channel rename you definitely can go for!

[@crisvok]

Great Video! thank you for the walkthrough Was very nervous to try it on my own since I'm very new to the PC world in general, but followed the guide as accurately as I could including buying the tools and was able to successfully re-paste the g14 Like the video mentioned when I got in there the old thermal paste was super flaky and they did not use enough IMO. before re-paste My idle temps for CPU where 55 Celsius under heavy load were 93-97 degrees Celsius after re-paste My idle temps are down to 42-43 Celsius under heavy load are now 83-85 Celsius

[@karthikkr93]

Is that with the boost enabled or disabled?

[@kimberly_lippington]

@@karthikkr93 why tf would you disable turbo boost at the first place tho?

[@karthikkr93]

@@kimberly_lippington if you have a g14 and have turned off boost it reduces temps massively with very little reduction in performance. So that’s why

[@kimberly_lippington]

@@karthikkr93 in a cpu heavy titles (cp2077 with dlss, far cry 5), the reduction will be huge

[@RetroKane]

Thanks a million for this video, very helpful in replacing my dead fans and repasting my 4 year old system - running like it's brand new again! Only issue I came across was the screw for the wifi kept spinning and never actually lifted out, so had to resort to disconnecting the antenna wires. Bit of a pain with how tiny they are, but still worked out in the end. Thanks again!

[@muhnoodles]

Thank you very much for this, very clear and concise. Still stressful for me, especially unplugging and plugging in the power supply with the metal holder but I made it through, it was a relief to put it together and see it actually turn on haha

[@GizmoSlipTech]

Great video Bob! I need some improved tools, so I'll check out the ones you recommend! EDIT: I think it would be awesome in the future if you ran a stress test and checked temps before and after the repaste!

[@BobOfAllTrades]

I usually do but this is not my laptop and I did not have access to the operating system. The person who bought this doesn’t want that stuff on their system.

[@cptburundanga]

Thank so much for the guide. It worked perfectly and went from 94 F to 52 F playing world of tanks... 🙂

[@sillybillymemes]

Did you use k5 pro? I play wot as well lol

[@cptburundanga]

some grizzly thing...

[@Peet-kw3rn]

Thank you for the tutorial. I repasted my 2020 model and its running nice again. The old past was complete powder.

[@Dinara1up]

Glad to see you using KpX for repasting now. I had commented on an older video saying KpX really is the best thermal paste in terms of performance and no pump out due to it's high viscosity. I've been mining eth on my helios 300 with Kpx and over the past month of almost 20 hours of 100 percent load every day, it has held up very well.

[@pegatrisedmice]

i dont think pump out happens if the load is constant, pump out should be result of cycling?

[@WarneysWorld]

Great tip on cleaning the fans. I've always vacuumed but hadn't considered wearing the bearings.

[@Victor-tc3de]

Thanks for the video. Was just wondering if it's necessary or beneficial to replace the thermal paste on the VRM with the K5 Pro? Would just using thermal paste instead of everything work the same since it initially had only thermal paste? Thanks again, appreciate the help.

[@rocketservin]

shorted my laptop doing this when i got to the battery part, thanks a lot man, i just got the laptop too and ive been saving for 10 months working non stop for it. thanks man

[@kobragangbit]

research research research first

[@breadforall7286]

he mentions to be careful because if the clip connects with the motherboard it can short

[@thirsty_yt6481]

Heads up to anyone who thought they just bricked their $1000 laptop. Try plugging it in first 😂. I was just about leave for best buy because I need a laptop for work if I just killed but decided to plug it in first. And it came back to life.

[@cu-cu-cool613]

ain there a battery issue where the adapter port stops working if you do something wrong with the battery.

[@wortwortwort117]

Hello I am having a problem. I followed this video until the end and reassembled my laptop. However it longer longer turns on and the charging light doesn't even light when plugged in. I suspect a short happened, as the motherboard is continuously emitting very quiet beeps. The beeps go away only when I disconnect the battery. How might I go about fixing this? Thanks in advance

[@ol2ec]

Thank you for this super helpful guide! Just a heads up if your G14 has the AniMe LED matrix display: you need to unplug the connector just above the Wifi card. The cable runs through the right side of the cooler, so be extra careful when taking it off!

[@scarelebjd2983]

Just completed this on my own 2020 G14 and the results are quite nice! Idle I was sitting near 50°C on CPU on idle! And 80-85°C raiding in FFXIV. So far, idle is down to 40-45°C and in-game FFXIV (idle in a major town with a lot of players) was at 62°C, so I'm sure raiding will be far easier. Not bad for what was already a heater when I first bought it. The paste was so flakey, so even the cheapie Corsiar TM-30 was a huge upgrade. I'll probably repaste with KPx later on once I have can get an order in.

[@edwinsanchez8698]

Hello, which thermal paste did you use for the G14?

[@scarelebjd2983]

@@edwinsanchez8698 I used K5 thermal grease for the majority of the repaste, but Thermal Grizzly for the thermal paste.

[@edwinsanchez8698]

@scarelebjd2983 Thanks for answering, I got Grizzly for CPU and GPU, and I'm gonna use K5 for Vram, this is gonna be the first time that I repaste for this laptop but did you see better temperatures after you did it?

[@RodrigoAReyes95]

I did everything you showed in the video and now my computer is not charging through the charging port, just the usb-c, also that f ing metal piece by the battery jumped when I removed it and it cause a couple of sparks 🤬🤬 so that might have been the issue??

[@JavierContreras678]

Where on the board did you spark?

[@peteriron6625]

Thanks for the vid. After i repasted my g14 temp is went to 30-35celsius from 50-60celsius.(r9 4900hs)

[@867star]

Ah, my reference video when I obtain this bad boy. Thanks Bob. 👌

[@hobnobrev9570]

Hiya. Followed your guide and all worked really well. One thing though, you can pull the paper back on the display cable side and tease the cable out of the channel in there and it means you don't need to remove the cable when extracting the cooler/fan assembly. I used the new MX-6 formulation and my temps before were at idle about 42 to 45 on the cpu and at load 70+ on the CPU and 76 on the GPU. Now, at idle with MX6 my temps are 32 to 36 on the CPU and at load approx 50 to 60 on the CPU and 65 to 70 on the GPU with it at full speed, no throttle. Very impressed.

[@867star]

Update! So followed this guide to repaste using Phobya nanogrease, and man, so happy to get it done. Paste was flaky, and now laptop has the fans blasting much less, and more quiet. Major props Bob!

[@BobOfAllTrades]

Yeah man! I can’t wait to do more like this someday 👍

[@xialabs1977]

Thanks for the video. It was very informative. Great job with the detail.

[@maximilianoramos4944]

Had a problem. Did the whole thing, but I when plugged the battery cable, tried to turn on the laptop, it would not turn, neither charge. Pls, help. Sorry for my english, not the best.

[@MarianoVeloso]

Hey maxi, same situation over here. Did you find any solution?

[@dwightschrute6405]

hi bob, I did this but i forgot to unplug the battery. Now the computer boots up, but the screen remains black with no movement whatsoever. Did this happen because I didn't unplug the battery? I made sure to keep the pc shut off completely. Is there anything I can do?

[@Pique12]

was it a problem with the ssd? did you solve the problem

[@JavierContreras678]

Did you solve the problem?

[@Kjwestfall3]

I just shorted the battery connection on the motherboard 😣. That is such a stupid stupid thing. Warning to anyone who tries this. That being said I’ll report back once it’s back together if it’s still working or not

[@Kjwestfall3]

IT IS FINE oh I was so scared there for a minute

[@emizam6306]

​@@Kjwestfall3im not how i fix it

[@waverleyjournalise5757]

Thanks Bob, perfect timing 👌 I've had mine for a few months and was thinking it was about time to do this

[@chitownmonster05]

hello, sorry i'm new to this process, what exactly is the metal clip not supposed to touch? I thought PCB is the motherboard and looks like it's touching it in the video. I'm clearly not understanding something. Any clarity would be greatly appreciated.

[@brysonmorgan4472]

dont let it touch any metal, i just fried my motherboard lmao doing that exact thing on my laptop. You need to be insanely careful.

[@ghettowoodfb6772]

i would take it out carefully and place a small piece of electrical tape under while you are working

[@TatraHraje]

So that is why my laptop not working now?

[@barbarosaa87]

Very good video - saved my much time changing the thermal paste on my 2021 g14.

[@Finaciallearninghabits]

Did it help with the high temps?

[@barbarosaa87]

@@Finaciallearninghabits Immediately. The liquid metal left a corrosion mark on CPU and factory GPU paste dried up after something like 9 months. TBH, I did had to re-apply it yesterday, but I was pushing the machine with Cyberpunk recently :P

[@JavierContreras678]

Did you use liquid metal?

[@barbarosaa87]

@@JavierContreras678 no. eff liquid metal - the bother with cleaning it out is too much. I was wondering why I only have the sodded RAM registered after the paste change and one little droplet got lost and it found its new home on RAM socket, shortening the circuits till I've spent an hour looking at the broad, eventually finding the more shiny spot with a flash light I've used Arctic MX4. sure - it doesn't have the same performance, but it's good enough

[@chriscab8333]

Great video Bob! Did my gx701 using this video as a semi guide as the disassembly is similar. Went ahead and did liquid metal and also used k5 pro! Dropped about 24c on the core! Anyways, I see/assume you you were using the icicle stick provided with the k5 pro. Way back when, when I did my triton 500, I encounted a small container version of it and a sort of lipstick looking one. Decided to get both. Anyways for some reason I feel the properties differ between the each type after applying them on several different builds. Have you encountered this? Do they both perform the same?

[@MiraakYT]

0:52 to 1:10 - That metal clip came in contact with PCB and made short -- My laptop is not booting on please tell me the solution Tried connecting directly through DC but no luck, was trying to upgrade the RAM hence decided to remove battery off first but everything messed up.😢

[@sunfin8093]

Hello i need help, is it a must to disconnect the battery before applying thermal paste?😢 I'm sacred of frying my motherboard

[@wolraven]

Same here, any news did you fixed it?

[@MiraakYT]

@@wolraven Service centre gave me quotation of 75 percentage of the laptop cost MXN $ 25500 The laptop cost was MXN$ 36500 😥 Instead of repairing and changing I bought HP Desktop CPU with i7 32GB Ram for MXN $ 4000 and installed a GT 1030 Low profile graphic card. I'm happy with the performance I'm getting with it, I was not getting it with laptop RTX 3060 6G graphic 😅 But I'm planning to buy a newer version of the same laptop in the coming year end sale, I will get R9 RTX 4060 at 31K MNN$ I would suggest checking with the local trusted service centre and see if they can repair the motherboard, I checked mine they said many components from the motherboard might have been damaged and asked me to sell separate parts to whoever was willing to buy it. See what answer they give in your case, check with multiple 2-3 repair centres, I did to that but no luck just extra expenses 😕 let me know if you need any more information. Good Luck 🤞

[@wolraven]

@@MiraakYT Oh thanks for your reply.. Well I’ve been stressing out dunno if I should buy PS5 or save money and get RTX 4090 Zephyrus G14 in case laptop can’t get fix. Asus Support offered me motherboard changing with a huge fee but I declined it, I’ll try my luck with local repairing shops

[@MiraakYT]

@@wolraven I did the same thing, If you play games that wre supported by PS5 / XBOX then go for it don't buy laptop instead but one small mini pc for work along with PS5 /XBOX. We have limitations on upgrading laptop components too and the laptop does not give good performance as a desktop. Though It's portable, I'm going to buy it. I can't afford RTX 4090 lol

[@ruwas369]

When i was reconnecting the battery connection is created a spark and now my laptop wont turn on

[@ruwas369]

This is because of the metal holder on the battery connector that if pushed to hard will fall om the motherboard and fry it many people have had this issue and than Asus charging too much to fix it

[@g0dof4d3r6]

So I placed the memory disk back and I did every thing but why won’t my computor turn on😢?when I tried to place the memory back it just sparked instead.

[@FreshSqueezedLightning]

I’m having a major problem, the metal clip that holds the battery cable can’t get shut back over when I reattach the battery cable. The clip didn’t come off like it did for your example, it just slid back a bit, but now when I reattach the cable, I can’t get metal clip to latch back over it. Can you please tell me why? I see tiny little sparking when I reattach the cable

[@MiraakYT]

That metal clip is kind of a trap by Asus

[@FreshSqueezedLightning]

@@MiraakYT Thankfully I got it back on by pressing the battery connector down harder and everything works, but it felt like a close call

[@MiraakYT]

@@FreshSqueezedLightning Glad to hear that's solved your issue. 🙂

[@ivandres73]

Great video, will see if I follow it for mine (it's been 5-6 months since bought)

[@beckstheimpatient4135]

I did it! It's so much more complex than a PC, so it was a bit daunting, but in the end it turned out ok! Now let's see if I used far too much thermal paste, because the Arctic I used is a very goopy consistency and I think I way overdid it... time to monitor temps and hopefully I won't have to redo this. 😬😬

[@ddaarrkknneezz]

so that's how you remove the battery cable, huh... thanks! so I don't have to break the cable, because I never knew how to properly remove the cable

[@mindo1899]

thanks you Bob, watching this as the first time i ever opened anything to change it cooler paste. it was terrify as i can not turn it on. im sending it to someone else ;-;

[@petreusbogdan]

I tried to repaste my laptop and when I was about to plug back the battery to the mb I made a short circuit...can anyone tell me how bad it is?my laptop wont boot

[@JavierContreras678]

How did you cause the short?

[@petreusbogdan]

@@JavierContreras678 I droped battery safety (metal) on the motherboard

[@MarianoVeloso]

Same situation here, how bad is it? Not booting :(

[@MiraakYT]

Hey did you get any solution?

[@JavierContreras678]

@@MiraakYT Cover the motherboard with tape before disconnecting the battery

[@Fury3579]

Awesome video! You made it super easy to follow and you made my repaste a million times easier. Thank you

[@corey7219]

I'm finally ready to do this on my Asus g14 (2021). This one has liquid metal on the CPU, and regular thermal paste on the GPU. How best would it be to put the liquid metal on the CPU?

[@matyasg1237]

I did the same thing, but the laptop does not turn on, the indicator LEDs do not light up either

[@matyasg1237]

What could be the problem?

[@TurboThorsten]

I have a question: why is it not possible to apply a thermal pad on the VRAM? I mean there are close enoughe to cut a 10x40 mm pad and place it there. As it is electrical noncunductive it should be fine to fill the gaps between the modules, right? And in pllcation for CPU and GPU is it possible to place larger ones to cover these full black areas?

[@jaydaytoday3548]

Is there a before and after temperature test on the way?

[@f1qwless_562]

Depends on the thermal compound you use

[@scottyjones5597]

Once again you read my my bro! Thank you for the video good sir.

[@davidstewart3445]

Tip when blowing fans out with air. Take a cutip and wipe it down first then wedge the cutip in the top of one the fan in between the fan blades lightly. Then spray out with air. Don't blow air deep down into the fan.

[@AGCreationsflorida]

have you ever heard of this laptop only crashing when on the desktop when it's plugged into a power supply? I can start playing any game and once it's in fullscreen I can plug in the power supply and it will get its extra boost of power during gameplay, once I exit the game and go back to the desktop, it will instantly crash if I don't disconnect the power before exiting the game. I also noticed if I disable the GPU it won't crash if it's plugged into the power supply. Also not sure if this is normal for this tablet, but during gameplay it gets so hot on the top near the edge and around the top buttons, hot enough to burn the skin if you stay touching it..

[@doron2500]

Just finished doing the repaste but no display Laptop is on Fans are on But black screen Anyone know a solution?

[@PixelatedError]

Check the display cable

[@PixelatedError]

Also try plugging it into a tv

[@am89039]

Hey Bob! Is there any way I could ship you my Asus Zephyrus G15 and you could clean and repaste it with a new thermal compound? What would you charge for the process ? I dont want to open it as I'm scared that I might ruin it :/

[@edlancaster8340]

Awesome video, would you consider doing the same for the new Zephyrus G15 in the future. It seems that some of the LM application is pretty poor, with quite high CPU temps especially. Thanks 👍

[@mikaelbiilmann6826]

An oldie but goldie: "That's way too much...!" 😁

[@Kaantop7]

Hello other than kpx and phobya due to not be able to order to Greece .Which else thermal paste for laptop do you recommend?

[@hurricane5952]

Link to the fan cleaner please!

[@BobOfAllTrades]

Ah yes I forgot to add that to the storefront. It’s been addressed 👍

[@vinaymorale7203]

I accidentally made the contact of the metal clip of the battery to the pcb now my laptop is not working what to do pls help

[@MarianoVeloso]

Did you find any solution?

[@linhdinh9796]

Im using noctua nt h2 for my g14, kingspin kpx vs noctua nt h2, which one do you think better than the other?

[@JavierContreras678]

How does it behave since you use noctua?

[@sarvjotbaxi9154]

Is it reasonable to use noctua NT H1 instead of K5 pro on vram and stuff cause I don't have access to all that.

[@l2animus]

Is this really generally useful after only 8 or so months? If so, is this usually a result of a poor pasting job at the factory, or just the constant use under high load?

[@LoneBeastYT]

sorry for replying 8 months after the question but if its still relevant...my answer is a combination of both although it is 90% the latter

[@ΑλέξανδροςΒαρκόπουλος]

I know i'm really late to the video... I got a strix G731GU (9750H & 1660Ti) Is K5 pro the best solution for replacing tha blue gummy paste/putty (VRMs, VRAM etc) ? I live in Greece so it's really easy to get the K5 Thanks in advance

[@Gramps99]

I did a repaste of my hp omen 17 at purchase. Performed an undervolt. The system runs at 60C under full load. 36C idle.

[@one_step_sideways]

Fantastic. I also repasted my Vivobook S14 ultrabook two weeks after buying one and installed a thermal pad to further spread out the heat from the heatsink to my metal back plate. Most ultrabooks have no warranty stickers on their cooling system because it's simplistic and isn't tied to the display cable or anything else important like in this laptop, which is great. 75C at 25W TDP on prolonged loads and my fan is barely spinning. (if the ambient temperature gets higher it would spin faster but that isn't exactly appreciated in an ultrabook that isn't a gaming laptop, is it?)

[@Gramps99]

@@one_step_sideways Well it is good to perform a repaste. An ultrabook takes way less power than a gaming laptop that has a full dedicated gpu than a gaming laptop with a dedicated mobile gpu.

[@ristelalkov8836]

Need help. Do i use thermal pads or thermal paste on the chips around the CPU and GPU. And do i need a special kind of thermal paste?

[@spiritwatcher8880]

1:10 I saw a spark here and the laptop is not turning on I'm guessing the PCB is gg?

[@MiraakYT]

Same with me too😢

[@puryteevee]

@@MiraakYT @spiritwatcher8880 same RIP

[@MiraakYT]

@@puryteeveeI ordered new motherboard from AliExpress China and got it replaced so for there is no issue, cost me like 11000 MXN Pesos

[@MiraakYT]

@@puryteevee sorry to hear that buddy, even though these are small things we should never do our own 🥲

[@koedurley8582]

is there no way to see what the temp drops were? cant find the info anywhere and this video doesn't say. great guide though.

[@ShadowsProducers]

I do wonder if applying clear acrylic nail polish to the capacitors near the battery cable would be a good option to prevent the lovely motherboard frying exercise. I’ve already fried one and I’m trying to formulate the best route forward to repaste this new setup. Any thoughts? I could temporarily use black tape to cover it, as well…

[@jmitch6896]

Hey, how did you get on with your repaste? I have been reading a lot of stories about people frying the motherboard when discounting the battery. Wanting to open it up and repaste but a little nervous.

[@102kg]

Dont. I just fried mine 💀

[@YCbCr]

I don't know which one would be a greater risk: dropping something on the mobo and fry it or try disconnecting the battery and... fry the damn thing. Neither of these happened, but it needed a well magnetised screwdriver with the right size/profile. Lid LED and fan connectors are indeed super flimsy, but manageable with care. Maybe the most time consuming part was getting rid of the old paste from the VRM parts one by one, some still ended up between them anyway, a toothbrush and some IPA would make it nice and tidy but maybe next time. CPU fan worn out in 3 years' time so it's not that far ahead, these paper thin bearings can't take much abuse for sure. (vs. Da Brick T440p :D )

[@idiottv6499]

Great video. I've ruined my fans by using a mattress foot pump to clean them and this guide is very thorough regarding the "how". Any guidance (anyone) on how to apply the paste and how much? I haven't done that in at least 18 years.

[@idiottv6499]

Repasted and replaced the fans - all thanks to this guide. There's a noticeable difference in temperature - I'm using Atrofac to turn the fans off completely below 80°C, and previously when browsing Street View they would eventually start spinning. With the new paste - nothing. The CPU simply never reaches this temperature.

[@yaaweehoo]

ASUS told me to use 0.5mm thermal pads on my ASUS GX502GW.. after much googlefu'ing and finally landing on your video, I'm going to settle with K5-Pro and repaste... for 8th time.

[@BobOfAllTrades]

Did they?

[@yaaweehoo]

Yeah, although when I realised something wasn't right they then swiftly said that they hold no information on the thermal pads for my device and to send it in for repair. Even when escalated to their engineering team, the same response was given. It's almost as if they don't know their own hardware.

[@ksaiviswanaathan4862]

is 4g of thermal paste sufficient for all vrms gpu cpu any memory module?

[@FreshSqueezedLightning]

This is an excellent vid man, thanks. I was scared to death to mess with my G14, I’ve cleaned out tons of PCs I’ve built but never a laptop. Thank you

[@armandoflores4783]

Hello just a couple of questions. Is there a difference between Kingpin thermal grease and kpx pro? If so can i get the link to them I could not find kpx pro. Second question is did you use alcohol to clean VRM and video memory components? Thank you!

[@armandoflores4783]

Is there a difference with k5 pro and kpx? If so i would like a link to k5 pro. I could not find it.

[@Kerr982]

Hi Bob. Your Inspiron 7577 video is extremely helpful! The touchpad on my 7577 has just started causing the mouse to erratically move and click on its own, and the screen now has a pink hue down the left 1/6th of the screen. Can you suggest actions to try and resolve these issues? I'd rather not buy a new laptop!

[@mikespike79]

Hi Bob, Can you do the Eluktronics Mag-15? I think now is the time people start to changing their thermal paste.

[@BobOfAllTrades]

I wish I could but that was a review unit I do not have permission to do thermal paste videos on review units and that one was finally sent back sometime last year.

[@mikespike79]

@@BobOfAllTrades Oh ok too bad, thanks for replying!

[@SoloRelic]

Do we need to spread the paste before installing heatsink i saw se other they are spreading it over cpu and gpu with spatula is it necessary ??

[@juanospina3690]

Do you have any videos comparing longevity vs performance of the kpx to something like Arctic Ice MX-6?

[@PKfoxxy]

If you don’t properly plug in display port will that make the laptop not power on?

[@jmitch6896]

Noob question why did you use the K5-pro and then the Kingpin? Could you not just use the same one on all components?

[@BobOfAllTrades]

Each paste is made to be specially used on specific parts.

[@mrLak3]

How is the thermal result compared to stock paste?

[@МихаилСтоянов-ы3б]

After what period should i change thermal paste on my g14? I Play game on external monitor and cpu gets to 80-90C. Its been four mounts since buy.

[@sunfin8093]

Hello i need help, is it a must to disconnect the battery before applying thermal paste?😢 I'm sacred of frying my motherboard

[@hen005]

how? i dont understand, did u read about it somewhere?

[@sunfin8093]

@@hen005 there are chances of shorting the mother board if not disconnected properly

[@KotMatrosk1n]

Thanks! But what about the fan exhausts? The dust tends to pile up in this areas in laptops, so it is often insufficient to clean the fans themselves from the dust; you also extract the "dust brick" from the exhaust. Asus advertise their fans as "self-cleaning", but i have a suspicion there's a sheer amount of marketing in this claim. Can this be a problem? An aspiring G14 owner (at least hope for that).

[@proksalevente]

You should be able to separate the fans from the cooler easily, as they are usually just clipped on in most laptops, haven't disassembled my g14 yet, as I'm fine with my temps, I never go above 85 with a custom fan curve.

[@alexd11]

03:50 Why use different pastes for CPU/GPU? According to e.g. Kingpin, it can be used for both areas. What's the reason for using 2?

[@BobOfAllTrades]

KP was applied to both CPU and GPU.

[@neosrt10]

Awesome job Bob So it had no liquid metal at all at purchase then? I thought all Asus Zephryus came with liquid metal from factory...

[@waverleyjournalise5757]

Only the Intel ones for that generation.

[@billiearmstrong7878]

Never drop like that the metallic lock on the battery connector, you could trash the motherboard

[@muzaffarhassan2787]

Should I take all the way out then?

[@billiearmstrong7878]

No, you should slide it until the connector gets free. But the metallic part must stay attached

[@JavierContreras678]

What if I use electrical tape around the connector to avoid accidents?

[@JavierContreras678]

I saw that many made that mistake and now their laptops don't work

[@billiearmstrong7878]

@@JavierContreras678 I do that!

[@rahulthorat3289]

any suggestion for thermal paste for g14 in india

[@stefanraskovic7872]

Is the newer g14 from this year identical to this one under the hood?

[@carlosceballos8268]

Hey Bob, is necessary to change the paste of vrams and would be k5 pro the one for this laptop?

[@BobOfAllTrades]

I’d recommend K5 for everything here minus the cpu and gpu.

[@gmt-yt]

Boy I am pretty sure this spared me all kinds of needless suffering ... hmm, ok, jinx alert!! -- I'm not done. Perhaps I am counting my chickens. Even so, whatever I just broke would have been just one of many breakages without your video! So thanks, kindly, for the detailed hand-holding and here's hoping the above was enough to un-jinx myself (well... not if I /say so/ as now I've surely re-jinxed. And I'd better leave it there, for reasons I am not at liberty to discuss! Sorry, up well past the hour of stupefaction here, please disregard all non-felicitous remarks above :P).

[@Domin17maru]

so the K 5 pro can replaced the pink putty that some laptops has?

[@dragnetpro917]

Bob i hope you will see this comment. If we don't want to use liquid metal at our gaming laptop. What termal paste is best by your experience? I have no problem to change thermal paste every 12 months. Right now i using IC Diamond. Thanks!

[@dragnetpro917]

I can see much lower temps after i put termal pads around cpu at my msi laptop

[@flawlessmejia5427]

I unplugged my Wi-Fi cards the two little black and white pin clips they won’t go back on any suggestions??

[@BobOfAllTrades]

It can be difficult for sure. Something very flat, small and firm to press it down evenly.

[@dragosdobre6619]

Good guide! thanks!

[@game.different]

2:45 Supposedly the M15 has liquid metal TIM. I wonder if Asus is just as sloppy with the bigger laptop...

[@anibalhuneeus]

Hi Bob! Do you still own the Zephyrus M15? Do you think a repaste there could be benefitial? I get 94-95 CPU Temps and 86 GPU when playing Warzone, so I have my doubts on the effectiveness of the liquid metal

[@BobOfAllTrades]

That sold after the review. Many reporting temps like yours have the 2070 version. That runs much hotter. Are you maxing out your fans? Are your fans clean? Is this the 1660ti or 2070 version? How long have you had it?

[@anibalhuneeus]

@@BobOfAllTrades its the 2070 Max Q version, this was bought in January and I'ved always had these temperatures so dust is not an option after barely 2 months. I would love to know if liquid metal is actually better than a potential repaste, any chance where we could find this sort of info Bob? Thanks a lot for your reply BTW!

[@BobOfAllTrades]

@@anibalhuneeus LM can be spectacular. It if you’re not maxing out fan speed then expect the fan speed to scale to temps making thermal paste upgrades less effective. It’s going to come down to the components, the application quality (this is typical not the issue) the chassis’s airflow capabilities and user settings.

[@anibalhuneeus]

@@BobOfAllTrades thanks for the comments. If that's the case then I think it's not worth the hassle. I am running the PC in the turbo mode from the armory crate software, I will try with turbo with fans maxed out and see if this improves a couple of degrees (though at turbo I would assume it's already kind of maxing as it gets super loud haha like 55 dB). I don't mind as I game with headsets always

[@bucket3041]

What vacuum did you use in this video for cleaning the fans?

[@BobOfAllTrades]

It should be within the storefront linked in the description 👍

[@bucket3041]

@@BobOfAllTrades I checked the storefront and it doesn't seem to be there

[@Giblet12]

Great video Bob! I am working on a school project that involves making an instruction manual would you mind if I referenced this video on the guide?

[@BobOfAllTrades]

Go for it 👌

[@fightingwolfx6554]

Repasted successfully 👌👌

[@kohaashi]

Hey Bob. Any chance of a Alienware m15 repaste video? That laptop has an inverted motherboard, so a video would be real handy. Thanks.

[@kohaashi]

@enrique amaya does Jesus have an Alienware m15 repaste video?

[@gtb08]

Do you have to remove the ram? Took it to a shop fo this because I have shaky hands and he fucked my ram slot and said too bad