As someone who just got this laptop today, I'll leave this here for you to consider.

Needless to say, I'm cleaning him up now and replacing with my own thermals.


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Well, that kind of messy work actually typical of most laptop manufacturers lol. Just that, for a machine with such a narrow thermal margin like the GE40, it hurts cooling to a noticeable degree.

But DAMN, that's even worse than what I had lol. Must have screwed up cooling somewhat.

SOME of the units seem to be pasted well though, plus they are actually using Artic Silver so it's not some cheapo crap. But really, someone has got to tell the guys in MSI assembly that "too much" is sometimes not a good thing.

This post has been edited by Eiraku: Sep 14 2013, 03:17 AM

You know... I really SHOULD stop procrastinating and repaste mine as well.. I've since received my Diamond compound for weeks/months already.. LOL..

On a side note, CPU reached 95*C performing video encoding in a non air conditioned room on flat surface.. Switched on the air conditioning and raised the laptop 1" above the table and that dropped to 85*C, but still freaking hot. LOL

does anyone know the size of the caddy? is it 9.5mm or 12.7mm?

Thanks!

9.5mm. Replaced mine already so I know. :3

Hey thanks man! May I know where did you get yours? you reinstalled Windows? =D

I got mine from eBay I think, for sub 30 ringgit. Works at Sata 2 speeds, so put hard drives there. Be wary that there are singer online that are only sata 2, and have less secure mounting methods.

Yes, I reinstalled. :3

Alright thanks a lot man! Thinking of using disk clone to transfer >.> dont know how reliable is it. Haha. Hopefully everything goes well. =D

I'm fresh Installing to Win 8.1 when my 840 evo arrives xD

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Not sure how many of you still use this laptop, but for those of you who still do here's an interesting mod that I just did for my MSI GE40. The stock display on the MSI GE40 is kinda crap, so to try and extend it's life a bit longer, I just upgraded the display to a 1920x1080 IPS LCD Display

The viewing angles are a lot better, colours are more vivid and no longer does it look super washed out haha

just change the display? will opening the backplate to clean dust void the warranty ? changing thermal paste ?

There's a warranty if void sticker on the bottom, if you break it warranty is gone to no surprise, but mine came broken from MSI and they kinda know that.

Display changing is a good upgrade

ikr.. mine has warranty so i cant upgrad eit, and i doubt MSI service centre will do it without a hefty price. Most likely will ask them to do a cleaning since its been one year already. MSI service centre in LYP rite? or the one in PJ

I don't trust MSI to do the cleaning well enough for me sadly. You're better off sending the laptop off to computer enthusiasts to get it tuned better. :/ I don't think the warranty for this laptop is that long either. It's about a year or so.

ya.. i agree but.. warranty is gay.. mine is 2 years n 3 months.. unless i cant b bothered wit the warranty.. i shall upgrade the screen n clean it my own... where u did changed urs... n roughly the price?

I DIY clean and I DIY screen changed hahahha I tried going MSI before for query and warranty, not great but not unexpected.

LOL i already expect them to be.... just so so. where did you purchased the screen from..

Ahahahaha. I bought my screen from China, through AliExpress. I'm running an AU Optronics display (y)

o.O thx for the info. XD