Official Clevo X170SM-G Thread

[MaxxD]

3 hours ago, Kalman said:

If you remove the heatsink you should check the paste on the gpu die it can be seen if it is evenly distributed or not. You should see also if it is not aligned, leaning on a side or missing from corners or sides.

 

Finally I smeared it with paste and that solved the problem... in the end, paste is the best... always!

 

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"Tested"

 

During the Time Spy test, the GPU temperature reached a maximum of 79 degrees and the HotSpot temperature was 87 degrees.

[Kastner]

2 hours ago, MaxxD said:

in the end, paste is the best

Just curious, did you use kryosheet on gpu die and that caused the problem?

Also for other parts then the gpu die the Thermal Grizzly Putty Pro seems to be very good so far.

Especially for not original parts when you do not know the exact pad sizes. 
 

[MaxxD]

7 hours ago, Kalman said:

Just curious, did you use kryosheet on gpu die and that caused the problem?

Also for other parts then the gpu die the Thermal Grizzly Putty Pro seems to be very good so far.

Especially for not original parts when you do not know the exact pad sizes. 
 

 

Of course, it's been a good and interesting method so far...I've used Kryosheet chips a lot, cut to size exactly as needed.
According to my friend, it also degraded...that might have been the problem...(?)

I used it for both CPU and GPU.

[Kastner]

15 hours ago, MaxxD said:

Of course, it's been a good and interesting method so far...I've used Kryosheet chips a lot, cut to size exactly as needed.
According to my friend, it also degraded...that might have been the problem...(?)

I used it for both CPU and GPU.

Thanks for the heads up. I have no experience with krysheets so far. 
In theory it is not better than paste but it has low maintanance.

It is already degraded then its a good experiment not to use them.🙂

[MaxxD]

9 hours ago, Kalman said:

Thanks for the heads up. I have no experience with krysheets so far. 
In theory it is not better than paste but it has low maintanance.

It is already degraded then its a good experiment not to use them.🙂

 

I prefer to use paste, it's safe and definitely good! 😁✌️

[momo25]

On 7/9/2025 at 8:26 PM, MaxxD said:

 

Hi,

I don't want to upset you, but the factory cap is also (nickel-plated) copper... 😉

The water cooler is a big hit, that's for sure!

What they add to t.pad is also perfect!

 

So ive got the heatsink and delided my 11900k and it arrived today along with my 780w Eurocom PSU. Happy about the PSU but the heatsink is giving me headaches. Not only did it arrive bent but it also seems to make bad contact and no matter which pads or sizes I use its worse then stock. I used Nanogrease extreme and the pads that came with it. Also tried it with arctic tp3 but that didnt improve it. Im seeing mid 80s on the GPU compared to mid 60-70s on the stock heatsink. 

Which pad sizes did you use? The seller recomendation seems to be not working. Is there anything youve dont to make it work? My air cooled performance is 10C worse then before...