I think the liquid metal is a kind of pad not paste

Recently due to my laptop cpu temperature rising till 82 degrees i decided to diasemble the whole system. I found out that the heatsink is blocked. Gaps between the copper fins were totally blocked with dirt. I cleaned it and did some lapping on both my CPU heat spreader and the heat sink base. However i couldn't acquire any thermal grease to apply. I asembled back the whole notebook and it's CPU is now lower by 30 degrees at maximum fan speed. Will there be any problem if i keep running it without any thermal grease? My lapping wasn't mirror shine either.

Anywhere selling thermal grease at Subang Jaya area? Preferably Artic Silver 5.

I wasn't really asking about where to buy...but rather can i continue the notebook operation without thermal grease...anyway it's answered but if anyone know where to get thermal grease in Subang or selling please let me know

Because thermal grease is a thermal paste http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_grease

Anyway i moderno doesn't have stock for artic silver 5. Now trying to ask whether he got stock for the zalman 1 or not

Where is Ho Leong bank in SS19? I only remembered the bank in SS15.

Mine came with the thermal paste...and i can say that Dell did quite a good job with the heatsink base although it ain't mirror shine there ain't visible scartch marks.

I just sand papered the residue from the previos thermal paste.

Now i'm trying to get a thermal paste...but unfortunately couldn't find where to get it. Moderno AS5 seems to be out of stock. Asked about the ceramique and the zalman 1. Where is his shop located? Maybe i could get there and have a look.

Okay thanks...would go check it out.

Thanks all.

Woo thanks all...now my CPU temperature is at 45 dgrees idle. Anyway i taken the advise and got the Zalman ZM-STG1 thermal grease from modernopc. It works fine. Did some lapping too but too bad was to impatient and only had 1000 grit sand paper.

Nono...the thermal paste only drop the temperature by around 4-5 degrees...if you refer to my earlier post i actually cleared the heatsink copper fins. The fins are entirely blocked by dirt. Can't even see tru the light.

Haha no la...only never clean since bought which is 2 years plus ago.

I used the ZM-STG1 on my notebook CPU and the heatsink...the temperature dropped by 3-5 degrees only. But however it is better than without thermal grease where the temperature goes very high sometimes.

Somehow i doubt the fact about leaving the Zalman thermal grease a while to let it sink in...after 2 days now my temperature has risen to 52 idle comparing to when i 1st put it...basically the temp isn't very good.

My temperature have not drop yet though. Since spm just over i may be replacing the thermal grease with AS5 when there is stock.

Yah probably we overrated it...but then the price is very high though to be a normal paste

Errr can use drinking alcohol? the 40% alcohol

I need help about cleaning the heatsink base. We are suppose to use isopropyl alcohol when cleaning the heat sink base and removing the left over thermal paste. I need to know where can i buy isopropyl alcohol in Subang Jaya? Is it just a normal chemical or is it produced by a certain company?

I mean is isopropyl alcohol the same anywhere i buy it or is it produced by different company?

Can use drinkable alcohol? If yes then can i use the 4% concentration like carlsberg? Or must use 40%?

But i used the Zalman thermal grease...will the artic cleaner work?

I want to know where can i get isopropyl alcohol too...because it can evaporate.

Okay thanks

Merry Christmas all!