Solved overheating problem on my MacBook Pro 15" Mid 2015 by replacing the thermal paste

[@michaelsteinberg3272]

What a helpful video! Was very easy to follow. Prior to this replacement, A 4k video took me 3:26 to export, only turbo boosted to 4 ghz for one second, and thermal throttled after two minutes to 1.7 ghz from 2.8 ghz base clock. After the replacement with thermal grizzly kryonaut, I exported the same video in 2:50 seconds (18% faster!), turbo boosted to 4ghz for 20 seconds, and remained at 3 ghz for the entirety of the export. 10/10 tutorial and thermal paste, would highly recommend this to anyone who owns an older MacBook pro.

[@DigitalPulse]

Hello Michael! I am so glad to hear that! That's definitely a big performance boost, not to mention the longevity that's increased of the MBP because of the lower temps. I think this is my new favorite comment :) I will pin it if you don't mind. Thanks once more for taking time ti watch my video :)

[@awle]

Hey guys. I have a offer for a mbp 2015 brand new battery, always protection,no scratches whatsoever for a brilliant price. The thing is the owner is a graphic designer and photographer, so I think the MacBook was used under constant work imagining she worked like 8 hours full capacity on graphic programmes etc. Should I worry or be concerned? Thanks guys

[@DigitalPulse]

I personally think it should not be a big concern especially since you said yourself that the MBP is in perfect condition. What I would definitely do if I were you would be to open it up and clean it thoroughly.

[@flojotube]

Dario Prski - when I read his question, I felt he was asking about the actual BATTERY by saying “brand new battery” .... The confusion for me was how he then went on to say it was “always protection (protected), no scratches...” and he fears it was under a constant work load which means it’s NOT “brand new” but actually used. Either way, here’s MY QUESTIONS to you... (i also have the 2015 MBP 13” and i am looking to open it and upgrade whatever i can.) Your PASTE suggestion WILL BE IMPLEMENTED.. 1. Are battery replacements possible? 2. If his question WAS about a used battery only, isn’t there a way to TEST IT prior to purchase the same way one might use a multi-meter (or other devices) to test used standard batteries?? This would be a great video topic.. 3. I’m upgrading the SSD and have learned that the RAM is soldered in place by Apple. However, solder can be reversed, so are there RAM upgrades available for this MBP if we are willing to desolder/solder or pay a repair tech?? 4. Aside from SSD & RAM upgrades, are there ANY OTHER UPGRADES (regardless of difficulty level) that are possible for this 2015 MBP that will increase performance or longevity?? Another great video idea. 5. I noticed on a “tear down” video of this 2015 MBP that the Thunderbolt 2 controller was accessible/removable..... Can we remove it and UPGRADE to Thunderbolt 3 if we don’t mind the obvious negative exterior appearance side effects?? If so, would anything else need to be upgrading to accommodate this T3 to work properly? Finally - 6. Are you aware of any successful radical modifications such as adding a gigabit Ethernet connector or other ports OR MODULES that were not already there? I left a comment on the video complimenting you on this video. You truly did do a wonderful job. I have other channels with many subscribers and I still have NEVER thought to use the sweeping video effect you used when showing the MBP in the beginning... I don’t normally show items, as my content is geared more toward political topics, but it’s still an effect I LOVE that I should use when showing still photography or slow motion scenes... your video has encouraged me to experiment with this. Thanks!

[@salicemarie6928]

Just did this for my 2014 Macbook Pro (15") and... it worked like a champ - GREAT TUTORIAL! FYI I also did a little trick that helps low-tech cowboys such as myself: I printed out a sheet showing the computer guts, and whenever I removed a screw... I taped it on the section of the printout where the screw went, and when the time came to put things back together, just grabbed each screw taped to the printout - WAY easier than trying to remember which screw went where. Thanks again sir & great job (keep 'em coming).

[@DigitalPulse]

You are welcome man! Happy to hear it worked 😉 Thanks for sharing that print idea for organizing screws. Smart! 👌

[@StoreGear]

Good tip!

[@samuellund3584]

Do you have a link or copy of this map?

[@ang2733]

Can you indly what is the URL: for the sheet showing the computer guts.

[@hobbsy]

I do the same thing, except I just draw in pen a few notes and rough outline on an A4 paper and tape the screws to that.

[@wale.a]

Just followed this and it worked like a charm. I stumbled upon your video while looking for videos on how to change my 2015 15" MBPro battery and decided to do a 2-for-1. Battery swap + apply new thermal paste. I can't believe how dried out the paste was, there was almost nothing left but crumbs. I used the Arctic MX-4 paste. I also could not believe how much dust was in there, i used compressed air to clean out all the dust in the fans. My laptop feels like a brand new machine, best money I ever spent. It's been running so much cooler. I haven't even heard the fan blaze 1 time so far since I applied it. Before, the fan would howl constantly for simple tasks like opening a PDF or TradingView. Thanks for an amazing video!

[@DigitalPulse]

Super happy to hear that! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share your experience 🙏

[@rpcheesman]

Great video. Very helpful with no annoying background music, clear explanations and really well shot. Well done!

[@DigitalPulse]

Thank you! 🙏

[@rolfedrengen]

Totally agree on the BGM!

[@adiabriganjarutama6144]

its not just about the old thermal paste, its also about the DUST, you have to mention it also in the video. make sure you clean up the dust before you apply new thermal paste.

[@DigitalPulse]

Depends. You saw the state of my thermal paste in the video. Cleaning just the dust would help a bit but only doing that without repasting would not yield any major results. Cleaning it is a common sense thing if you are taking it apart. If you are using it for 2+ years then you definitely have to clean it. Thanks for noticing!

[@DigitalPulse]

@Bobby Brady Yes, but you saw the state in which my existing paste was in. Completely dry. That's not the condition in which thermal paste should be for a device that runs this hot.

[@DigitalPulse]

Dried out, poorly applied thermal paste is a problem for heat transfer. If you look up the topic of thermal paste for MacBooks you will see a lot of articles indicating that for some unknown reason Apple does a poor job with the thermal paste and that the quality of the paste that they use is also questionable. I never said that cleaning up the dust didn't help but replacing the thermal paste helped just as well as cleaning. Take a look at the pinned post from another user and you will see that it actually helps. For me, other users reporting that this tutorial helped them reduce the temperature is enough evidence that this works. I am not doing a research study here. It's just a practical video to help people with their overheating MacBooks, so keep that in mind.

[@DigitalPulse]

Did the whole process that I have shown in the video help me improve the performance? Yes it did. Did other people report similar or same results after following my tutorial? Yes they did. What I demonstrated in this video works. I proved my point. End of story. If you are looking for scientific evidence then go to researchgate.net

[@aidanjt]

@Bobby Brady If you want a video comparing various thermal interface materials there's plenty out there that demonstrates that dry cracking stock dow corning crap that doesn't make proper die contact is reliably rubbish at transferring heat. That's not the point of this video.

[@gabriel1chan]

I find this the best. No unnecessary removal of screws. I followed this video and successfully replace the heat sink paste. Now my photos are processed much faster. Thanks

[@DigitalPulse]

You are welcome Gabriel! Thanks for watching ❤️

[@agarcia8800]

Just did this on my 2015 MBP and my idle temps went from 62c to 44c definitely recommend this.

[@agarcia8800]

@@xhuliok1951 I mean just sitting on the desktop doing nothing. It used to idle at 55-60. And after using liquid metal it went way down. Fan speeds also stayed lower under load or playing a game.

[@SkylarLux]

I literally just replaced my thermal paste with your tutorial and as a first-timer it was a breeze! Thank you and congratulations on such a great video!

[@mhess427]

My 2014 MBP was having issues maintaining a stable wifi connection on heavy Zoom calls. Turns out the wifi card was getting heat soaked by the processor. I replaced the Thermal Paste and now it works perfectly and I can already tell the chassis doesn't get nearly as warm as it used to.

[@kishansolanki7799]

my fan was constantly on, even when I was just watching youtube and no other background applications running. After following this video my fan only comes on when it should - a heavy work load and the macbook feels so much smoother! Thanks!!!

[@DigitalPulse]

No problem man! Happy it helped you 😃

[@EdAlarcon120]

I second this! I just performed the fix and my fan has not turned on performing basic tasks. Thanks so much for this video!!!

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@allskoolguru]

Thanks for the tutorial, i had the same macbook pro 2015 15" and i did this. Ordered the same thermal paste and i'll rate it as easy DIY just follow the step by step. Please take note that after you plug back in the battery and turn back on the power your monitor will show you "Plug in charger" Icon (Even if you are running on 100% battery) the laptop is just indicating to plug back the power cable thats all. So do not panic if your laptop wont boot up in battery mode. Thank you hope this helps. Oh ya, since i had extra thermal paste i replaced the thermal on my 2017 Macbook air. Quite surprised that apple did not apply any thermal on the GPU! so glad i did an extra mile today.

[@JohnPamplin]

In case it has not been mentioned before - a tech pro tip on thermal paste is to cover your finger with clear plastic wrap (saran wrap) and spread the thermal paste evenly on the chips before reinstalling the heatsink. Also, the dust in there definitely was a factor - the fans were covered. Compressed air all over that logic board (do it outside, trust me) will get it done quickly.

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks for the tip John! With the ThermalGrizzly paste you also get a small spreader, but probably your method works effectively as well.

[@JohnPamplin]

@@DigitalPulse I prefer the finger method because it gives you more tactile feel for a thin, even, smooth coat. Also, I always use compressed air to blow out the insides before starting to remove any parts (your fans were pretty clogged!) I recently did this procedure to my 15" Late 2013 Retina 2.6 i7, and while it didn't reduce peak temps that much, the fans were so much quieter - they didn't have to spool up to max speed. I should get that Intel Power Gadget - is that free?

[@DigitalPulse]

@@JohnPamplin Yes! It's completely free. Here is the download link: software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-power-gadget Enjoy and thanks for stopping by! Really appreciate the feedback :)

[@Kmakaot]

Dario Prski пальцем или другим органом…братка, я думаю что ты вряд ли заменил термальную пасту на лучшую. Хватило бы обычной чистки. Ты же сам видел сколько пыли накопилось. Паста не являлась причиной перегрева.

[@DigitalPulse]

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[@hmaustips9742]

This was an exceptionally clear and informative tutorial. Weʻre trying to restore e-wasted computers for kids and seniors and this will be a huge help for giving them decent speed. Thank you!

[@DigitalPulse]

So happy to hear that! And thank you for doing such a great thing for both our community and environment 🤗

[@haraldmuethel7546]

Helping kids and older people getting used to PC is very nobel. Servus

[@angelochu3156]

I saw many cleanup of thermal paste videos and your video is the only one which is the most scientific with CPU temperature and load comparision. Great job!

[@XkztyIpKtHrwmNxlKhPy]

I just did this on my mid-2015, following your tutorial. It's very well explained, thank you. I didn't run any benchmarks but it seems to be running a bit cooler. I used Arctic Silver 5. It was my first time applying thermal paste.

[@Bucky.music22]

Thank you so much for this man! I bought everything from your links you provided and it worked great. I had so much dust and crap as well. Now my computer is running like 20 degrees cooler at idle which is mad! The only thing I did different was use the plastic tool to spread out the thermal paste as per the instructions on the paste itself! Thank you man!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DigitalPulse]

Enjoy!

[@brucemacallan6831]

Just want to say (albeit belated) thank you again for the vid. I carried out this operation a couple of months ago, and it is a definite improvement on my mid 2014 macbook pro. A very good video!

[@ahitchcox]

Exceptional video - may be the best do-it-yourself video I've seen on KZbin, and I'm very picky. Great advice, and you did a great job of demonstrating what to do. I especially liked the warning you gave about removing a part that may pop out. I watched this until the end was was surprised that it was your first video. I still use my MacBook Pro because it has Adobe Photoshop and MS Office that are paid for, so no annual licensing fee. Of course, I have to run an older OS, so I use a new machine for most other tasks.

[@Shaggy12321]

Brilliant video, thank you! I have a mid 2015 15" Pro with the AMD R9M370x GPU, I've had it for 3 and a half years, used it every day, and it was running very hot, the fans would ramp up to 6000RPM for watching a 1080p youtube video, I took it apart, and the was almost no thermal paste applied, about 1/3 of each dye had dried powder on it, it seemed they didn't even cover all of it when it was new! so I replaced it with a good amount of Arctic MX-4 and now it's running so much cooler. Thanks again

[@DigitalPulse]

I am so happy to hear that! Such a nice feeling knowing that my video helped you! You are very welcome and thank you for taking time to watch the video. Enjoy your MacBook and have a nice day! 😉👍

[@nongdankitty]

Hello Ranalaped, how was the temperature and fan speed after you did the trick?

[@Shaggy12321]

​@@nongdankitty After I replaced the thermal paste, the fan's stayed below 3000 rpm when web browsing, watching youtube, watching movies, and general light/medium usage. The temperature was normally in the mid to high 60's too, beforehand they would be in the high 70's and even 80's, with the fans on maximum, with the same light/medium usage. The fans will still of course spin up to maximum when playing demanding games and such, but that's to be expected with any laptop.

[@won01419]

@@Shaggy12321 Ohh wow. So, it really helped. Did you use the same thermal paste he used in the video? I'm about to order one. Thanks

[@Mortisville]

I'm about to open this exact model and do the same is there a separate heat sync for the AMD GPU?

[@frankbos6211]

Hey Dario. Am changing battery in Cristina's 2015 MacBook Pro and watched your video as she works with Lightroom and I hear her fans now more than I did earlier. For a first vid you are already a pro. Easy to listen, easy to follow, making perfect sense all the way. Thanks very much, I had no idea that this was something that could be done. I have the two tools come with the battery and the plastic 'pry bar' tool with the tools to change an iPhone battery. Your kit may be overkill but would be totally complete. Thanks again. Have subbed and will look to see what else has been posted. Good luck with the channel. I know I wont be the only one to thank you. Frank.

[@debbiemoranlol]

This is one of the best videos I've seen. Thank you so much! I am taking my macbook to Apple tomorrow because it keeps overheating and slowing down excessively. You were thorough and showed step by step. I personally am not a "mechanic" yet I am pretty sure with this video I could actually do this. Plus, thank you for the links to the tools needed. We'll see what Apple says but I for one am grateful. Excellent! Thank you!

[@DigitalPulse]

Thank you so much Debbie! Glad you enjoyed the video. I hope Apple will be able to solve your problem. Have a nice day 😊

[@nelsondog100]

Let us know what Apple has to say and if it influences your decision on the diy job please

[@mistakenotou7681]

Apple will try to make you replace whole device

[@presidentcamacho]

Thanks for the simple straight forward video. No ads, no sponsors, no stop to talk and ask to subscribe, like, and comment. I wish videos could be made this way all around.

[@kelsonmcnamee715]

Dude, you’ve got to be serious... this is your first video in the video production is truly amazing you pulled off something better than Linus tech tips and they own more than 3 16 K cinema cameras and hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment this is truly an amazing video

[@DigitalPulse]

Haha no I am not kidding you Kelson 😀 That was my first video. I never did any video production in my life. I just looked at other youtubers how they film things and then just filmed in a similar way. BTW I used a Galaxy S8 to film that whole video and edited it in Final Cut (that was also the first time for me using Final Cut). I watched 4 hours of tutorials to learn the basics of editing and then just started experimenting 🙂 Massive thanks for the kind words and compliments! That's really a huge compliment for me 👊🙂 If you have time take a look at my last video and let me know if you see any improvements in my work. 😀 Thanks for watching! 😉

[@DigitalPulse]

🤣🤣🤣

[@EliteOnTheBeat]

@@DigitalPulse I'd Like to second that fact that this video is TRULY amazing. Gonna upgrade the battery, OEM SSD to a 970 PRO, Cooler master thermal compound as well. THANKS!

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks a lot man! Good luck with the upgrades and thanks for stopping by 👍🙌

[@org4ngrinder]

LOL

[@NikolaKohav]

Did the same and it has the same result! No noise of fans anymore. Such a pleasure. Great video by the way.

[@DigitalPulse]

That's great news Nikola! Happy to hear that you achieved good results 😃👍 Question... are you Russian, Croatian or perhaps Serbian?

[@markmorrow-goodman3930]

Very well done for your first video. I need to clean my Mac and I think you’ve just given me the confidence to do it.

[@RH-nk7eo]

You've saved me money on a new laptop thank you! Decided to give my 2015 Pro a new lease of life instead :)

[@joshuapinter]

Fantastic video and I’m blown away with how much this helps. My fans went from being permanently on to only spinning up when I’m running a build. Just wow, what a difference this makes!

[@DigitalPulse]

Happy to hear it helped you 😁

[@michaelsandrik9819]

Thank you very much, Dario! After watching your video I got the courage to crack open my 2013 15” MacBook Pro, which had never been opened. It was running very hot with very little CPU load. Sure enough, upon opening it I discovered tons of dust bunnies and old, dry thermal paste. After your fix it runs like new.

[@DigitalPulse]

🙌🙌🙌

[@Vaultnaemsae]

Hi, this was useful as a guide to the thermal compound replacement - I have the exact same model as your device. The device definitely is running around 5-7 degrees Celsius cooler now. But it still throttles when rendering video in Final Cut Pro and also when using certain plugins in Logic Pro X. I think the MacBook’s performance issues run much deeper than just thermal transference.

[@migaeldannhauser]

I am seeing the same thing unfortunately. Was hoping it’d be much cooler at idle.

[@alexespitia947]

Was running a lot of things on my 2013 pro and it started getting loud. Never heard it like that before. This was helpful!

[@DadIsntMad]

Thank you so much. It was best 20 bucks I’ve ever spent to give my MacBook another life

[@DigitalPulse]

That's a great thing to hear! Happy to hear that it worked for you as good as it did for me. Thanks for taking time to watch my video 😃

[@JaneivyHilario]

Can't believe this was your first video. Amazing job! Thanks for the walkthrough

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks 🙏

[@Daniel-vk7rr]

Great video! Could you share how you cleaned the very sensitive spots (dust) like the fans and what not? Did you use compressed air? Because the brush you used seems too big to accurately clean the stubborn small spaces that are in this laptop...

[@AleChemist23]

handheld aspirator on aliexpress, NOT blower, air aspirator :)

[@andybowen1981]

Wanted to say a huge thank you for producing this video. I used the whole process for my 2015 MacBook and it's transformed the machine.

[@DigitalPulse]

No problem at all. Glad to hear that and thanks for watching 🙌

[@shenronz6260]

Also Add thermal pads to the whole heatsink + new thermal paste. I used to have the same model running two 27” 4K monitors @ 60hz, 4K editing and adobe editing.

[@rodmunch69]

I’m having this issue - when I took my MacBook Pro apart I too was expecting some dust - instead there was nothing, the thing looked brand new. Anywho changed all the thermal paste and put it back together and no difference at all. I really think there is either a temp bug in play or my system has a bad temp monitor because mine overheats until it crashes - and the fans don’t ever spin up first - yet it’s burning to the touch. Also I’ve literally installed hundreds of CPUs at this point and I’m well informed on how apply thermal paste, what is good, what isn’t, etc - and the factory job from Apple was fine - little too much but not that bad - and it still had some moisture to it - wasn’t dried up. So no issue with that. Made my heart drop when I saw that since I pretty much figured out there that the issue wasn’t as easy as thermal paste or dust.

[@DigitalPulse]

Damn Rod. Sorry to hear that man 😥 Wait, so you said it overheats without the fans even kicking in to cool it down... Did you try to manually control the fans and crank them up to the max from the start just to see if it's going to crash?

[@rodmunch69]

Dario Prski yeah - and for the most part it doesn’t crash if the fans are cranked. The temp monitor shows the temps hitting nearly 100c as well - so the system knows it’s running hot - the temp readings are available to the system. I can’t figure it out. I’ve done all the resets for hardware, I’ve reloaded the machine, etc - none made any difference.

[@DigitalPulse]

Hmmm that really is a serious problem. I am really clueless man. I never experienced something like that so far on mine. Where are you situated? Maybe a good idea would be to email Louis Rossmann. He is a Mac expert and he might be able to help you or at least give you some advice.

[@jayseb]

First and foremost. Never, ever, ever do anything to a system without first cleaning up the dust. BTW you clearly have a situation where you work/live as the dust inside your mac is critical. Food for thought. Great video.

[@mrlucky4441]

Great video, just bought MacBook Pro 15” 2015 and it actually burned my fingers using the trackpad. Keyboard get really hot and fan noise outta the world. So I’m gonna try this solution. Will edit after.

[@DigitalPulse]

Good luck man! 👍

[@mohammedzaid5989]

This is a really good quality video for your first one!

[@DigitalPulse]

Thank you very much Mohammed! I did my best. I hope I improved over time. Take a look at my new videos as well :)

[@zaubermac5780]

Bought a used MBP 15 2015 and just booting it would peg the fans. Why does a company charge $3100 for a laptop, then save .25 on thermal paste, only to get plastered on every forum for years? Thank you for your video!! I was dreading doing this, I've done older ones, frankly they're a pain. I saw this and was inspired, took like 15 mins and poof! It's so quiet I can't hear it running! Thanks again!

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks for sharing your experience 🙌 Glad I could help 😁

[@laolsaouce]

Thanks for putting this up! I was looking specifically for a video showing how to change the paste on a 15 inch. Great work.

[@DigitalPulse]

Really glad it helped you 👍😄 Thank you for the positive feedback 👌

[@dipak8753]

Thanks for also including the purchase links for the tools in the descriptions for not only the USA or Europe regions but also other parts of the world too like Canada. Really appreciate it!

[@amerw.n.9299]

I wish you mentioned the size/type of the screw drivers used on the external and internal screws

[@DigitalPulse]

That's a valid point. Couple of people mentioned that as well. There only 2 screw types used there so it should be quite straightforward.

[@edgarasebey4144]

Amer W. N. Pentalobe 1.2mm for removing the screws on the backing of my 2014 MacBook Pro

[@bangdollarsign]

Thanks for spreading the word on this subject. I've done this _upgrade_ on a few Mac's now. One MBP, had no more than 60% paste coverage on the CPU. One could argue that 60% coverage in the middle should get you by, but this was 60% to one side. Conversely, I did upgraded to X5690's on a Mac Pro 5,1, and was pleasantly surprised by the paste coverage and how much moisture was left, in a 13 year old system. I guess that could be the a contrast between cooling of a laptop versus a tower, but they could at least give some effort to applying paste squarely.

[@zikaperic2133]

Thanks a lot 🙏. My MacBook had being crashing constantly every 30mim due to the overheating. Today I changed the paste and no problems so far. Thanks for your the video

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks for watching Zika! Glad it helped 👌

[@francisaiello6197]

Dario - wow for your first KZbin video - you did a wonderful job. Your explanation and attention to detail is wonderful. I can't wait to try this out myself on my 2013 MBP.

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks a lot! 🙌

[@brucemacallan6831]

Excellent! I I now have my Grizzly paste on order! Thank you for the video.

[@rep10101]

thanks so much for this video, really appreciated

[@SpencerLupul]

I made a video about the 2015 15" with the M730X card in it, I was having the same issues. I'm going to link your video in my description, in case those who want to buy this laptop need some idea of how much work is involved to do it. Thank you for the excellent video!!

[@DigitalPulse]

Hello Spencer. Super happy to hear that you enjoyed my video. It's my first video here on KZbin so it's not done in the best possible way but still I hope it will help quite some people. Thank you very much for linking my video to yours. I subscribed to your channel as a thank you 🙂

[@jannasigwart6268]

Very helpful video, clear and slow enough and without the annoying background music. Thank you very much.

[@IIDX7w34k574]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I made sure to use your links for the purchase to help you out :) My advice would be to purchase the more durable screw drivers, the threading on the star tip (or the 6-star tip not sure what it's called) pretty much broke in the process of taking it apart :(

[@DigitalPulse]

Thank you so much Ken! I really appreciate it 🙏 Thanks for letting me know about the screws. My worked great so far. Which ones did you exactly get?

[@1tdillon]

Great video...very detail. What is the program or software you are using to measure temps and processor speeds? About to replace battery and blown speakers and will throw this into the replacement as my MacBook Pro sounds like a Harrier aircraft with the fans spinning at full speed much of the time.

[@michaelcampbell3940]

Same here lol how did it go?!

[@maykb27]

Thank you so much!!! This video helped me with the first repair I’ve ever tried to do on my own, and it went SO well! Much appreciated ☺️

[@DigitalPulse]

🙌

[@LKirahs]

I have a MacBook Pro where the processor heats up to 95° C. I was afraid it would be terribly complicated. As it turned out, a much bigger challenge (which I won't undertake myself) will be to do the same with my gaming laptop from ASUS ROG. All I need to do now is buying the tools and get to work. You've calmed me down with this video.

[@DigitalPulse]

My assumption is that it will be even easier with the Asus ROG 😉 MacBooks are not made in a way that allows end users to fiddle around with them

[@LKirahs]

@@DigitalPulse My Asus ROG GL552VW model got the highest possible difficulty level. I watched the video for more details. I can't believe it myself, but (as long as you don't replace the SSD, or RAM) it's way easier with the MacBook.

[@MarcEasen]

Brilliant video. Thank you for sharing. I suspect the dust around your fans wasn’t helping either. A can of compressed air might clearing out the dust etc.

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks for watching Marc! Glad you enjoyed it. 👍😁 Yes the dust didn't help at all. Unfortunately I didn't have compressed air at hand. Will keep that in mind for the next time 😉

[@edgarbleikur1929]

Could electrical contact cleaner be used here instead?

[@LoveableRogue]

@@edgarbleikur1929 Yes

[@maxprepper8023]

DUDE! This video was the greatest and the most helpful thing tonight! I've been using my mid 2015 mbp for 4 years now and today I realized that my batteries have started to swell badly. I've also been having major heat issues and thought that it's just normal... smh Trackpad is a bit out of place, not too bad yet and the bottom is swollen as well. Tomorrow I'm gonna purchase the stuff needed and fix this asap and also apply new thermal paste. Seriously, thank you for the really well made instructions and pictures!

[@DigitalPulse]

Hi Jeyson! No problem at all man :) Happy to hear that you find it useful. Let me know the results after you perform everything and if you get stuck in the process let me know. I might be able to help :) Good luck!

[@maxprepper8023]

@@DigitalPulse Just finished the whole operation. New batteries, new thermal paste (kryonaut). Took me like 3 hours max in total. When I fired the machine up, the keyboard didn't work. Royal panic for 1min. 1 short tutorial later I realized that I had forgotten to close the clip of the battery/keyboard connector. Was about to freak out but I'm glad everything worked out after all! I hope the unofficial replacement battery lasts long and doesn't mess up my system in any way. All is well, Great stuff. Thanks for your tips and everything else dude! Ur making a difference and impacting other ppl's lives, gotta respect that. Regards from Finland!

[@DigitalPulse]

For some reason your comment was flagged as spam by the stupid KZbin algorithm and I discovered that just now. I am really glad that it worked out for you man and that my video was helpful! :) When I was creating this video I was a bit worried that people won't achieve the same results like I did but you are a perfect example that this tutorial works. Thanks for taking time to share with us your experience! Greetings to Finland! Enjoy your "new" MacBook :)

[@maxprepper8023]

@@DigitalPulse Thanks dude! Really cool to be one of the ppl who really did it with ur advice!

[@DigitalPulse]

@@maxprepper8023 I appreciate it a lot man! Thanks 👍💪

[@tommytrc]

BRAVO!!! Well done. Hope to find more gret content from you. love the speed increase by just a few steps! Rock on!

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks a lot man! I appreciate it 🙌

[@jules.paul_playa]

Nice step by step tips ! We see and understand what to do ! Maybe you forgot to explain that when we are screwing back the plate, you have to screw a little by little each screw and in a cross way. To get a homogeneous pressure. However nice vidéo ! Thanks

[@Fincher123]

Verry nice Job. I use the MBPro 2015 13" and every 2 month i clean up the inside. It is kind of satisfiying to clean up to geht stable performance. So i use same Thermal Paste. And the thermel paste aren´t dry after 2 years of use! they are dry at the day you get the device! So i replaced my one after a week i get the device. Please take care of this nice piece of technologie. Because of all these Ports... you never get a new one without adapter to put in a SD Card or so....

[@DigitalPulse]

Tnx man! 👍😁 Yeah it's a really nice feeling. That and reinstalling the OS 😄

[@Fincher123]

Do you use the stock SSD? I installed just the 970 EVO 500GB and installed the Mojave, and yes it is a good feeling to set up a clean fresh system! 😜

[@DigitalPulse]

Yup I use the stock SSD, running Mojave here as well 😎👍

[@michalwiktorow2188]

Sadly I need to agree, thermal paste in most cases is dry when device is delivered, or at least semi-dry. I can 'dry-out' Arctic Silver 5 in 12 months typical use (not one from '99 but current one, which means current product is much worse). I assume that even thermal grizzly Kyronaut should be replaced after 18 months use. Not to mentioning the cleaning of the fans and internals.

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

What paste are you using?

[@dq1275]

You kicked ass Dario. Clear, concise and explanatory! You are my hero. Cheers from California.

[@DigitalPulse]

Glad to hear it was helpful! Thank you for the kind words and big greetings from Croatia! 🙌

[@Awesomekid2283]

Jesus Christ....how did you get your computer that dirty? Do you work in a saw mill or something? It's good that you're showing ordinary people that they can do this to make a huge improvement, but seriously how did you do that? I opened mine up a few days ago and it had maybe 20% of the dust in it that yours did. I'm impressed

[@DigitalPulse]

IDK man I am clueless myself. I work in a clean office environment 5 days a week where the laptop is always on my desk. I assume it's because I used it every single day for couple of hours in bed to skype. Skype heats up the MacBook, the vents spin faster and pull in more air and then I assume they pull in dust and debris from bed lined. That's my assumption... 😁

[@Awesomekid2283]

@@DigitalPulse Wow, I think this is an achievement. Must have been really satisfying to clean out!

[@DigitalPulse]

Oh yeah! But I was surprised just as you were 😂

[@michaelcampbell3940]

New Subscriber here! Beautiful tutorial brother! Just found your channel as a Mid 2015 MacBook Pro user with little to no Tech/Hardware repair knowledge. I'm hoping you have more videos on the 2015 MBP as I check out the rest of your videos but I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate this. I don't have much money for new laptop and I cannot run logic pro x or photoshop without my computer sounding like its about to explode! Thank you so much! Cant wait to try this out.

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks for the sub man! Happy it worked out for you 😁👍

[@errorerror1337]

Great video, I'd love to see more footage of cleaning the dust.

[@DigitalPulse]

Then you should check out my latest video that I uploaded today 😉 Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZzIn2B_o6uhf8k

[@nkglion]

It was really therapeutic haha

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks man 🙏

[@claytonmurrayguitar]

Glad I found this. My fans are constantly running just doing basic things and gets fairly hot. Definitely doing this!

[@Eruasemo]

Hey dude, whats the program u use in the video to check temperature and performance of your cpu and gpu??

[@DigitalPulse]

It's called Intel Power Gadget. Here is the link: software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-power-gadget-20 Have fun with it 😉

[@CrazyAssDrumma]

software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-power-gadget worked for me

[@dahlola]

Just replaced the thermal paste on my MacBook Pro 15" 2015 as well. Your video was a big help, thank you!

[@DigitalPulse]

Happy to help man! Enjoy your improved MBP 😉

[@junkyMM]

thanks for the video! I did it and the MacBook is really fast again! Im worried that i put too little thermal paste…

[@DigitalPulse]

Hey Dominik! Thanks for sharing your feedback. I am really happy to hear that it helped 😃 Well if your MacBook is not shutting down randomly and has acceptable temperatures then don't worry you applied enough thermal paste in that case 😉 Enjoy your COOL MacBook! And big thanks for watching! 😃

[@cgi2173]

Forgot to mention. I have a 15 inch mid 2014 Macbook Pro, which I will also be repasting the thermal compound. Thanks for the informing vid. These Macbooks are beasts. 😃

[@amer369]

Hi, good luck with your channel Some feedback : mention the type of screwdriver for each screw so viewer knows what they need and when. Extra lighting and maybe a closer look at the positions of each screw, maybe using a macro lens. Maybe I missed it but you missed the paste on the GPU. The benchmark part of the video would of been better if we could see the numbers and the labels of each graph. Maybe using a screen recorder might help. But very helpful video. Ill be using it to replace the paste on my MBP soon. 👍

[@DigitalPulse]

Hello Amer! Thanks for the kind wishes and feedback. I totally agree with the points that you made. In the meantime I did do quite some improvements on my videos. Regarding the GPU, I also repasted that as well. Also, I did get lights and it significantly improved the quality of my videos. You can check that out on some of my newer videos ;) Thanks for taking time to stop by my channel and good luck with your MBP repasting :)

[@PanzerDragoonWorld]

Question, I am about to order Kryonaut but is the Hydronaut not less corrosive ?

[@DigitalPulse]

The Kryonaut is completely fine. Never experienced any problems with it so you should not worry.

[@PanzerDragoonWorld]

@@DigitalPulse Thanks a lot, after hesitating with thermal pads, Hydronayt & Kryonaut, I finally ordered Kryonaut ^^

[@DigitalPulse]

Good luck man! Let me know if you get stuck and if I can help 👍

[@chromaticvisuelle]

Still the best Macbook Pro ! Love mine !

[@shimomiaizo]

I am so thankful for this video and this video definitely SAVED my MacBook!!!! Can’t express how grateful I am, now i can happily use it for another couple of years!!! Thank you so much Dario!!!!

[@DigitalPulse]

Happy to hear that ☺️ Enjoy your fresh and hopefully cool MacBook 🙌

[@jacobmacbock5881]

For my MacBook Air 11“ 2012 it was so Good, After Refeshing First i thought That the Fan Go defekt After the teardown, but the Fan function, the Heat was only away becouse the New Thermal Paste😊

[@albertslevics772]

btw, you can get battery replacement from apple, which also stops the overheating. Check it out, while it's still available.

[@DigitalPulse]

My battery is fine. I think my was not affected. Did you get your replaced?

[@albertslevics772]

@@DigitalPulse Nope, I have mid 2014, I just subbed upon an article by Apple saying, that they're changing the battery, due to a possibility of overheating. But it's only for 2015 models. Just google "macbook pro 2015 battery replacement" if you're interested.

[@sonickmoon]

@@DigitalPulse I did get mine replaced by Apple in 2018. But now I still see some issues of heat and fan noise. And came across ur beautifully done and v valuable video. I will take it back to them and see what happens next. Thanks again. Immensely for the effort and in replying to many of us viewers here. 👍🙏

[@DigitalPulse]

Thank you for watching and for taking time to leave feedback. Much appreciated 👍🙏

[@DanielRodriguez-fg5ll]

great video, however I must say I am not sure if the trick was the thermal paste or the incredible amount of dust you had inside...it was scary man! also, not to be too critic, but even with the thermal paste, temps reach 90 Celsius which of course should not happen if Apple had a more realistic fan curve. and in all I think your test is too limited, a 2-6 minute render time clip is not long enough to really test thermal. my bet is that if you let a longer clip render, even with the new paste, CPU speeds will hover around 2Ghz or lower, which of course is non acceptable.

[@DigitalPulse]

Hello! Thanks for the feedback. I completely follow what you are saying. I agree, the dust had a big impact on the performance but when you look at the old thermal paste and it's state, I think the re-application of the paste also contributed. In general, MacBooks are quite famous for having a poorly applied thermal paste. Regarding the video export, you are right there as well. I did notice it whenever I had to export a larger clip, it would indeed decrease the performance. But I am planning to do a follow up on this video. A comment below you can see @Chinchy recommending me to undervolt the MacBook and then try, so that's something I am planning to do for the next video. Thanks for taking time to watch the video! Your feedback is much appreciated 😃👍Have a nice day!

[@shimomiaizo]

one of the best and super helpful videos I've found on KZbin. Thank you. My MBPr mid'15 could hang in there for a few more years now.

[@DigitalPulse]

Happy to hear that ☺️

[@sanrasuzumaki942]

Ahh good ol' dust, before you remove any bolts, if it is that dusty, vacuum it and after you get rid of the dust, then proceed to unscrew the heatsink, you don't want to have dust particles in between the thermal paste and the core.

[@metzieee]

Actually DO NOT vacuum dust out for your pc EVER. Vacuuming creates static and can potentially damage components that way.

[@TinRapper]

gooze Any source? Article on the matter? I'd like to read more.

[@metzieee]

@@TinRapper www.pcgamer.com/should-i-vacuum-my-pc-ask-pc-gamer/ www.howtogeek.com/57870/ask-how-to-geek-why-you-should-never-vacuum-your-pc-converting-books-for-the-kindle-and-controlling-multiple-computers-with-one-keyboard/ www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/5rg1av/can_i_really_vacuum_the_inside_of_my_pc/

[@metzieee]

tldr for those links, DO NOT VACUUM YOUR PC OR YOU WILL RISK DAMAGING YOUR COMPONENTS!

[@Randomdude-i8x]

Your first video? No way! Really well done!

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks Harry!

[@APTECHTV]

5:49 Compressed Air...

[@phlogiston21]

Why do you want to blow dust deeper into your machine as opposed to using a vacuum to pull it all out? I've heard arguments both ways.

[@attomicchicken]

@@phlogiston21 Vacuum from a vacuum cleaner? No thanks. Don't want static.

[@mrapter7]

Have been due to replace paste on mine, and GHSI definitely made me pull the trigger on the screwdriver kit. I’m currently at 75-85 degrees when using safari at times. Logic Pro now throwing me overload errors due to throttling. Going to replace with some mx-4 paste i use on my gaming machines

[@smokeduv]

Holy cr@p! I hava a 2013 macbook pro and I never had that amount of dust on the inside!!!

[@DigitalPulse]

I know right! And I have no idea how. I used the MacBook on a daily basis in a clean office and the only thing that I did in the evening was holding it on my lap or bed while using it to browse the internet or watch a movie. I think a lot of the dust actually comes from the bedsheets.

[@Mrblomski]

Bedsheets is a dust collector for laptops@@DigitalPulse

[@DigitalPulse]

Had no clue that they can cause so much dust. Thanks for the info. I will maybe get like a plastic tray or something so that it's not directly on the sheets. 👍

[@harvesteroftone5473]

A very well produced video. great camera work and editing. clear concise instructions. Pro level stuff. Well done mate.

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks mate! Glad you like it. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@APTECHTV]

3:03 don't screw up LOL

[@robyone7729]

I tried liquid metal instead of thermal paste. 2 days of testing and the fans start much less. Thanks for the video.

[@ledooni]

Thanks a lot for the help! I also have a 2015 MBP and I‘ve waited until now (Nov 22) to replace the paste. Needless to say it was not really paste anymore but rather puddy. The MBP has now stopped thermal throttling when I do my audio editing and the fans also run much quieter for much longer. I‘m a hardware enthusiast with a big custom water loop on my gaming PC… no idea why I haben‘t done this earlier on my MacBook 😂

[@aflatuntamanna]

Very useful video and very helpful for MacBookPro users. Also the video was made precisely and nicely. Thank you so Much! Good Luck.

[@salicemarie6928]

Well.... although replacing the thermal paste with this tutorial worked... the fan is still blowing quite a lot on my 2014 Macbook Pro. Maybe it's a software issue? Thoughts? I use Mojave OS, but a lot of my software is older (CS6 Adobe suite, for example).

[@DanielGennaro]

I have a Mid-2014 15" Retina (a1398) 2.8 GHz Quad -Core i7, 16 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT 7550M 2 GB, 1TB SSD. Just bought used, person before had the battery swell so it was replaced, now has some service battery light and runs hot, maxed out RPM fans, keyboard area/the strip above keyboard is the hottest part, which makes me think its the SSD or possibly CPU I heard? I've heard other people replace the thermal paste, but most comments say issue still persists. Heard others with similar models have logic boards replaced and didn't fix either. Lastly, many suggestions such as resetting the PRAM & SMC. Is this a common issue with the 15" MBP? do they naturally just run hot with a terminal velocity fan?? It's so annoying cause my MBP Mid 2012 13" 8GM RAM and 1 TB SSSD was quiet as a mouse with zero problems and this is blowing like a jet plane with just simple web browsing! not even using it for Adobe/Music Production like I intended! are they just too thin for their own good? So far, i took it to one shop and they ran some diagnostics and said it was within normal operating range, however, I don't think it should get this hot- literally its too hot to put on my lap and even hot to type on. Is this model just a lemon and should be avoided or what? thank you.

[@Diddldance]

Super helpful, thank you! Why don't you use a vaccuum cleaner with a soft brush to get the dust out?

[@DigitalPulse]

Didn't have a soft brush at that time. I just used the stuff I had home.

[@paulanderegg5536]

I just replaced the paste on my rMBP 2015 15"...went from 1.8GHz 100c sustained for FCPX h264 exporting, to 3.1GHz 95c sustained for the same export...I used MX4 paste with a tiny spreader to smear/paint the dies evenly. The temps didn't really change, but the available performance within those temps increased substatially.

[@DigitalPulse]

Happy to hear that! Enjoy! 😀

[@HitoriGnocchi]

TBH i thought this was going to be like surgery so i put it off for a long time... but your video makes it so easy and straight-forward.

[@rickrainalddelacruz4473]

do you need specific time to dry the thermal paste or no need to wait for it, before opening the macbook?

[@DigitalPulse]

Nope. You can clean it immediately. Also when you apply the new one you don't need to wait.

[@alexhamper913]

Bro! Such a helpful video! I have the same MacBook but mine was just refurbished about a year ago. It already is making fan noise when working in Photoshop and sometimes Illustrator. I'm going to do a teardown and do this to give my MBP a little more life. Thanks for making the best teardown and clean-up video for MacBooks on KZbin!

[@DigitalPulse]

🙏🙏🙏 All I can say is thank you and good luck with the cleanup!

[@Ravlow23]

Your video and explain are much more understadable,easy to understand,everthing are well shown...so easy...keep up the good work

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks a lot Rav! Happy you like it. Thanks for stopping by 👍

[@JDW-]

I agree that Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut offers the best thermal performance of any non-conductive paste but the huge caveat is that it is only guaranteed to not break down when used at temperatures of 80°C or less. As you likely know, Apple's MacBook Pro 15" often hits 99°C when editing or exporting video or when running CPU intensive applications. As such, it would seem more prudent to use a past like the Noctua NT-H2 which does not break down at 80°C. With that said, your video was made 1 year ago, so I am curious as to whether your thermals have slowly increased over time, or if your MBP is still running as cool as the day you repasted. My intent is in knowing how fast Kryonaut degrades in MBP's which run much hotter than 80°C. Thanks.

[@DigitalPulse]

Hi JDW. That's a valid point. Unfortunately I don't own this device anymore so I can't do any testing. But I will keep that in mind for next time and get that thermal paste

[@JDW-]

@@DigitalPulse Thank you.

[@judgeshred3]

THERMAL PASTE! my macbook pro was unusable until I did this process. Thank you!!

[@julietoozie]

Very well done, Mr. Prski! Complete, easy to follow. Your English is excellent! Thank you.

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks Chico! Glat it helped 👍💪

[@edindinho]

Very nice advise. I will do it tomorrow. I have a MacBook Pro 15" mid 2015, Intel Core i7 4 cores 2,5 GHz 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz, SSD 512 GB. Since I bought this, I never opened it for doing anything. You cleaned you MacBook after two years of using. My MacBook is 6 years old 😱😱😱. I hope not find a crocodile in it. Thanks for your video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@DigitalPulse]

Good luck!

[@RufusEatsCheese]

Great video - thanks! I've actually just cleaned mine out and it was much dustier than your MBP! I didn't put fresh paste on though as I did the clean before seeing your video. I'll get it done. Thanks again.

[@mariacamilacalvosalazar4256]

Great! do you recommend a graphite termal pad instead of the thermal paste?

[@DigitalPulse]

As far as I know it will deliver the same or similar performance while installation is far more simple. So in my opinion, go for it 😉

[@mariacamilacalvosalazar4256]

@@DigitalPulse Thank you! can you tell me what temps you had under normal usage once you changed the thermal paste? to have as reference

[@DigitalPulse]

Idle Temps were ranging in the 50 - 55 degrees zone. But check my video again, I forgot 😅

[@pathikdesai5853]

Very nicely done video. Definitely gave me the confidence for diy. Thanks man.

[@DigitalPulse]

Thanks man! Good luck!