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Viper_3000
Apr 26, 2005

I could give a shit about all that.
Quick question.

I have a Mid-2009 (Core2Duo) MacBook Pro with a SSD that I use for browsing/excel/media consumption. I've noticed that it's gotten warmer than it used to just doing those tasks. I've replaced the fan and cleaned out the dust in the case. I run SMCFanControl and have the fan set to 3000rpm as the default speed. It still seems to be running warm though, the bottom case getting uncomfortable at times.

Would I see any noticeable benefit from pulling it apart and reapplying a more modern TIM between the CPU and Heatsink? I've read about TIM drying out over time and how bad some of the factory jobs are on MBPs, but I'd rather not pull the entire thing apart like that if I'm barking up the wrong tree and won't see a noticeable difference.

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