Acer Nitro AN515-54 Disassembly / Fan Cleaning
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BRO COULD U HELP ME,. MY NITRO 5 AN-515-54 DISPLAY HAVE SHOWED SOME THING BAD WHILE PLAYING GAMES.
@@usamagrewal2062 what exactly, any picture or video will be helpful.
My acer nitro 5 is making a rattling noise and with that the performance comes down. I think that something is stuck in the fan like dust or something . However I want to make sure that if I remove the fan an expose the thermal paste I do not have to replace the thermal paste. Please reply
@aryaanyy6494 if you lift the cooler, you have to replace the thermal paste on the GPU and CPU. If the paste is fresh, theoretically you can lift the cooler and than put it back, but I don't recommend it.
This video is an absolute gem.....the whole process and procedure is crystal clear and easy to understand and follow.....this man should be employed by a company to make tutorials....he would be a complete success
Nah for real dude. I don’t know how much i can thanks him, everything was perfectly made my computer is perfectly working even doe i’ve never in my life open a computer
This 👆
@@mistaa3193 would you recommend it for me too? I have a rather old acer nitro 5 (like 4-5 years old).
I never opened my pc. As long as I have the right screwdrivers and a tweezer, should it work?
do I have to use a paste? Or can I just not clean it off and put the parts back in? I don’t have a paste.
And would you recommend this process although I never did anything similar?
@@saftigebadewanne5650 ofc dude this is extremely easy I’ve never opened a computer before as well, do it ;)
@@mistaa3193 thanks! ;)
But do I *have* to remove and reapply the paste?
Bro my temps usually run up to 90C before cleaning. I OPENED MY FANS AND HOLY COW THERE IS SO MUCH DIRT!! after cleaning, its not overheating and even at high performance! Thanks so much!! Subscribed
What are your specs?
@@Cryh4ckthe same thing as the laptop in the video most likely
Had a busted GPU fan on my Nitro 5. It kept making a whirring and rattling noise so I finally decided to replace it myself. This video is an absolute gift it helped with the replacement everything worked like a charm. No more noise now and temps easily dropped by 5-10 degrees Celsius. Thank you so much man absolute legend!
That's what these videos are for.
Jack what fan did you got? I had the same problem with my GPU fan but I don't know what is the correct fan model
@@mickaelgoncalves9198 my CPU fan also has the same issue, can one of you send a link to what you bought?
How did you replace the GPU fan?
I have the same problem
@@edwardkrueger1930did you ever find it because I need this 😭
Really helpful video. The problem with models like this (I have the AN515-43) is that you have to take off the whole heat sink even if you just want to properly dust off the fans and vents. I'd cleaned and repasted mine just four/five months ago but then it started overheating again due to I assume dust accumulation. So just to clean out the fans and vents I had to take the whole heat sink off and repaste it again. Unless I'm missing something, this seems like a very annoying design flaw.
Yeah I'm fked then. I'll just chuck my Acer in the Garbage.
How about thermal pads ?
Thank you. Just what I was looking for.
My GPU fan was screaming bloody murder. Followed your tutorial, removed the dust build-up, put some WD-40 on the GPU fan pin, clean up excess liquid with a Q-Tip, and put it back together. Works like new now.
Cheers.
Thanks for this! I just bought an Acer Nitro 5 from a local second hand shop (Cash Converters in the UK). Got home and ran Heaven Benchmark on it - temps on the 1050 were hitting 95 degrees! Opened it up - caked in dust! Used a blower to get most out, then took apart the fans - just as clogged as the ones in your video. Clean them out, changed the thermal paste (MX-4), put it back together and ran Heaven Benchmark again. Temps had dropped to 63 degrees. Thanks again for the vid! 🙂
I wasn’t sure how to take the fans apart, this video showed me exactly how. I also found the same amount of dust collected around the edges of the fans. Removing those dropped my by temps by 10-15 degrees Celsius in game and idling. Thank you so much.
Extremely useful and worked for my Acer Nitro 7 (2019) Model.
It's working well afterwards, saw an idle temp drop from 70° to 45 and on load temp from 95° to the 60-70s immediately after the process. I'm expecting it to average to about 80, 85° possibly on extreme load, which is still far better than my previous temps
What thermal paste do you use? Yesterday, i repaste my laptp. It cooled down for while, and today the temperature raised again. Do you know how to fix this? Does it has anything to do with the cooling system?
I use arctic mx-2. Are you sure you place the paste properly. Can be a cooling system problem. Also did you clean the dust from the cooling grill.
@@LaptopDisassembly yes, im sure the whole surface is covered. already clean it either
Did your fans get quieter ?
Yes
My son's computer just froze and I suspected overheating. Just want to say that you saved the day at my house by helping me fix my son's computer. Instead of spending a lot of money on repairs I just bought cooling paste and did it myself.
Really easy video to follow for anyone with the right screwdriver.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
haven't been able to find a video for a 54 model, thanks!
Not only you helped me clean my laptop, you saved it. Heck the temps before where at 95c and i was just getting sick of it. After this tutorial, the temps (while gaming) are literally 70c. It's insane how much I can now feel the air coming out the vents! Thank you so much!!
That's the idea of these videos. Glad I helped.
Finally got around to doing this and my laptop is immediatelly so much better! It used to start overheating after like 5 minutes of having a browser and Discord open and now it's so quiet I almost thought I didn't reconnect the fans properly 😂 temps according to the NitroSense used to be above 80°c and now they're in the 40's! Thank you for this step-by-step, it was genuinely very helpful!
Thanks man. Cleaned the fans and changed the thermal paste. I went from 96 celsius with turbo mode disabled to 67 Celsius with turbo mode enabled while gaming. Now I can use the full boost clock of CPU.
I was watching the greatest technician that's ever lived on tiktok and noticed 90°C on nitro sense while max speed of fans and no games open. I realised I'm fucked and started disassembling and got scared, so this video helped me a lot. But somehow my untouched screws on last two straps were too tight and I was the one who broke them🥲. But now the fur children and thermal liquid are free from this mortal world.
Wicked, just cleaned my daughters fans but still noisy so have ordered some new fans and am 100% confident in replacing them.
Thank you!
The problem may not be the fans. If the thermal paste is dry, it cannot absorb heat from the CPU and the cooling is not efficient. Even with the new fans, the sound may be the same. It is a good idea to replace the thermal paste also.
@@LaptopDisassembly I did that too, it was still noisy. It sounds a bit grindy.
I can hear one particular fan making a whirring grinding sort of noise.
Than fan replacement will do the job.
This video saved my Nitro 5 with RTX 2060 and i7 9750h. Significant improvement in thermals
Thank you. My daughter's Nitro 5 fans have become really loud. I may have to replace them but first I'm going to try cleaning them. Your video will be my guide.
Super duper video! Thank you so much!! Has fixed the problem of a rattling fan and abnormal fan noise. We have Acer Nitro 5 of different model, where fans can't be unscrewed. But the idea is clear - big lumps of dust are present - you just need to get access to them. In our model I carefully pulled the fans off a frame, and scraped out dust clumps with flat screwdriver from around the perimeter of each fan, and brushed off the blades carefully. Ordered thermo paste. Will apply it when it comes. Super happy!
Muito obrigado, você me ajudou a resolver o enorme barulho que estava no meu notebook devido aos coolers. Sou do Brasil e te agradeço imensamente
this is so useful
it makes everything more simple
I'm used to clean my own laptops and tear them down but still, I was a bit scared in this one
but your video made everything better
thank you :)
Thank you for the tutorial! I followed all steps and the GPU temperatures dropped from 70°C to like 40°C in the same conditions. CPU temperatures dropped too.
Thank you so much, I went from 96ºC in-game to less than 60ºC!!
thats a big jump. mine is so loud. ive been meaning to sell it but it wouldnt be right to sell that without fixing that fan. thats its only problem. once i do this and clean some stickers off, its all good 👍
Thanks so much for the video man, got up to the last step before realizing i dont have the micro screwdriver so i ended up just picking out all the dust i could with tweezers my laptop is running way faster after 3 years and its first cleaning
But is good to replace the thermal paste also. After 3 years it needs replacement i think.
Very helpful video. Thank you for taking the time to do this!
Wish me luck guys my thermal paste lands tomorrow NEVER attempted anything like this. Biggest job to date was upgrading ram and adding an m.2 ssd 😅 Nervous is an understatement but thanks to this video i have some confidence
It is not hard. Just follow the video and don't touch the pink stuff :) And disconnect battery first.
@@LaptopDisassembly mateeee i did it 😅😅 i touched some pink stuff but hardly any. Its running cooler now im made up 🙏 Great video now to stress test it under gta using natural vision graphics mod. It always shut down laptop after about 10 mins as ran way to hot. Laptop is i7 9th gen, rtx 2060, 32gb ram so should more than handle it now after me doing this cleaning fans and re pasting
You did use a good paste, right. Coz it will not have a good effect if you put a cheap paste.
@@LaptopDisassembly Arctic Silver 5 (mate told me to get this one) Yeah my temps are down to 65 now under full gpu usage when i run msi kombuster. Kept lagging bad playing far cry 6 even on high settings during a big gun fight then laptop would power off. Now playing big gun fights in Ultra zero lag spikes and no laptop shutting down now at all. This has literally made my laptop a beast 🙏🔥
How long will this last. When will it need redoing?
Well you will notes when you have to replace it again. I usually put arctic mx-2 or mx-4 and it last about 1.5-2 years.
i repasted my acer nitro 7 last month, accidentally removed pink putty from the VRMs, replaced them with 1 mm thermal pads and it worked fine for me just in case anyone did the same
This is what I've been searching all this time.
I put 0.5 mm thermal pad, it works for my nitro 5, predator helios 300
Is it 1 mm for all 4 VRMs?
It should be. All are on the same level.
@@iFrozenSkull it is same for all VRMs, 1 mm is what I am using. For CPU they are of different sizes.
I completely did everything you said not to do thanks to the other video I watched
I know that I would have to do this sometime if I want to keep my laptop running well.
Can you remove fans seperately without having to repaste? Also, which fan is the cpu fan? I just have a faulty bearing in my cpu fan that i want to replace but my paste is in good condition already. Thanks
Not possible. The fans can be pulled from underneath so in order to do that, you have to lift the cooler. But fresh paste is always better than good condition one :)
No matter how fresh paste it, laptop manufacturers use cheap and low quality thermal compounds which isn't good for heat dissipation but lasts very long without drying (That's what they focus on) , just after warranty period is over clean its fans and apply good thermal compound, in my case i applied liquid metal, its quite risky and expensive but also worth it, it reduced temps down up to 25 degrees Celsius.
Perfect , useful , easy and it's work thank you.
Thank you so much bro, my temp reduced by 30 degrees💀. You just earned a sub and like❤
So I wanted to change thermal paste into a graphite thermal pad but didn’t know how to disassemble my nitro5.
Then, I found this vid and successfully managed to apply my thermal pad, clean out fan dust and it works so fine!
Before I apply my thermal pad, i got low score and high temp(up to 92 degrees) in cinebench R23(Multicore). Now I only get to 66 degrees!
Thank you so much. :)
❄This was exceptionally done. Thank you!! ❄
lets go i found the fans for like 12 bucks
Thank you i cleaned my laptop good guide
Thank you so much, this video helped me so much. My processor was running at 92 degrees Celsius, now it is sitting at 60-70. I do have to open it again and lubricate the fans.
What do you recommend to use as lubrication? And again, thank you. You are godsent.
I use regular machine oil.
Amazing video, showed me everything I needed. Thank you!!
thank you very much you helped me a lot.
Glad I could help!
very helpful. thanks😊😊
very useful video,, i wish i didn't have two stripped screws right on the end of the fan area
Thanks man this is a game changer too much love and appreciation
Hey man this really helped me now my computer is fixed and clean. Really good video cuh hope u doing well.
This was very helpful! Thank you!
Totally worth every single second ❤️
Thank you very much for the very informative video!
Awesome video. Thanks for taking the time to make it.
Thank you, this video help me a lot! You are really doing a good job, thanks man.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
good video, it was very useful
Thanks it helped
I cleaned ton of dust accumulated after over 1.5 years of usage and applied thermal grizzly liquid metal on CPU and GPU dies and believe me temperature has dropped like 20+ degree Celsius, its over 1 week since cleaning and I'm still scared if liquid metal messes up something inside
When applying liquid metal is a good idea to put heat resistant tape around the crystal, this way it the metal gets around, the parts will be protected.
@@LaptopDisassembly I did more than that , i applied two conformal coating layers and then covered with electric tape
Хорошая работа! Удачи тебе.
Thanks
I highly doubt the customer was using the wrong screwdriver because the manufacturer over tightened some of the screws on the vent. I had to destroy 2 of the screws and buy replacements when I was cleaning my laptop.
What is the screw size you use to remove the cpu screws?
Very good video
The back part is so hard to remove that i gave up on opening it
Same and some of the screws are so hard to remove
Hello, i would like to replace my fans and thermal paste, but in the process, i would like to put in new fans, do you know any which are BETTER than the original ones? maybe some tips? anyone? i would appreacite any help.
My model : Nitro AN515-52
I know a lot about computers but notebooks are kind of different branch
Well you can't put whatever fan you want. It has to be compatible for the model. Best way is to use the origunal ones. If they work fine, a little lubrication will maket them like new. If they are noy working fine than replace them with the same model. Otherwise you may have problema with rpm and etc.
Thanks for helping
thanks bro
youre a legend
Thank you so much!
Hello. I have followed these steps thouroughly but now my laptop won't start up anymore. The screen stays black, the keyboard lights up and the charger light turns on when plug it in. The fans don't seem to be spinning either. Any suggestion?
Check did you connect the power button cable also check the memory is it inserted properly
@@LaptopDisassembly cables are inserted properly and I've reinvested the ram. Nothing changed
Are you shure you did not damage something. Also did you closethe back cover.. Sometimes there is a switch on the board.
Hello again and thanks for the replies. I've changed the fans with a new set and these spin when turning on as well as slowing down after a few seconds but I'm still getting a black screen with no backlight, keyboard lighting up but only key that does anything is the power on or hold to power off. I've tried another monitor, reseating SSD, ram, bios battery, power drain, key combinations, starting without ram or SSD and a few other things. Do you have any advice before I take it to an overpriced repair shop? Thanks and have a good evening
Did the laptop worked fine before you open it on first place. Also when you try to power it on is it completely assembled. You have to put the memory cover, because underneath is a small switch. If is not press it act like that.
Great video, keep going 🦾🦾🦾
Is the Arctic MX-2 the best thermal paste to use with heavy loads and high temperatures? Also do I need to spread it around like you did or can I use the pea method or the line method?
I use mx-2 because it is the best about price/performance. It last about 2 years before drying. All depend on the load... Also there is not a lot of difference about applying the paste. When you put the cooler and tide the screws it will even the paste. I like to spread it before.
@@LaptopDisassembly Yes the viscosity of the thermal paste matters.
9:14 is that dust? I thought it just some fiber acting as dust filter? But this made huge difference I got low temp around 29C
Man i have this laptop and one of the fans has started to wobble ive cleaned it and everything and it will still do it i dont know what else to do other then replace the hole fan setup but i dont wanna do that just to have this same thing happen again..
Well, sometimes the fans do go bad. If the cleaning and lubricating doesn't help, than you need to replace it.
I'm having some issues with my laptop, makes loud sounds from the fan. I don't have money to bring it in to get cleaned by a professional. I found some tools laying around and managed to open the back using your video. Got the fan screws. But every single cooler screw will not budge.
Is there an alternate way I can clean the fan? Had a lot of dust. And there's some loose pet hairs inside, likely from the fan. Is it safe to use my vacuum to suck it out? I don't want to risk ruining it as the vacuum is quite strong and I know electronics are very delicate. Would using my vacuum cleaner on the fan damage anything??? Also the black and yellow tape/tabs have hardly any stick to them. What are they and is it possible to replace them? I don't want them to come loose and it stop working. This laptop is all I have and was very expensive which I only got through very lucky circumstances and I would never be able to get another one for years if something happened to it.
I'm gonna close it up and put all the screws back, and just hope the tiny bit of dust I got out with my fingers and the screwdriver (gently) will help.
Use a vacuum cleaner. Hold the fan, so it doesn't spinn and try to suck whatever you can. Also you can try and blow from outside while vacuuming. This way you will clean the dust, but it is good idea to replace the thermal paste also.
@@LaptopDisassembly it sounds much better after using the vacuum. Also my GPU and stuff's rpm is much lower now, I don't know what they mean but noticed they were getting higher with time. Amy games I play are also running much more smoothly too and my computer sounds normal again.
Thanks for your video, I was so scared of ruining something after I got the screw off to take the back off before I found it. I was having a hard time figuring out how to remove the back and getting it off was difficult after your video told me how to remove it. But with your instruction I got it!
Have a good day/night
l need the fans replaced in this model. Can you do a tutorial about that please?
I don't have the laptop anyone. It was a customer one. Just search about them on eBay or AliExpress by model and you will find them.
Do I need the thermal paste so the fan wont be able to come off? Because I dont have thermal paste and I just want to clean the fan only
If you lift the cooler you need to replace the thermal paste. Otherwise you can use a vacuum cleaner to suck the dust from the fan.
Yup I shorted my GPU should have seen this earlier
Extremly useful
How often is it advisable to maintain my laptop? How long does your laptop use?
All depend on how you use it and it what environment. But usually on year and a half or 2 years you have to clean it.
Just followed this guide and a couple other ones cause I have a different model. Everything went good and temps significantly decreased but my cpu load is higher for some reason and spiking up to 30 sometimes almost 100 percent despite being 50 and 44 degrees. I might’ve put too much thermal paste. Any insight would be appreciated.
The load has nothing to do with the temps. Probably you have some software running on background, like windows update, Defender scan or so. Open Task manager and check what is taking that 30% of load.
cool
Thank you for your video. Why didn't you change the pink paste? It's seems dry to me
The pink one is not a thermal paste, it is more thicker. It comes like that from factory.
Wait so do you not have to reapply loctite to the screws? My silver screws have traces of blue loctite on them, and so do the black screws that go on the exterior of the bottom lid. Does this just not need to be redone? Please and thank you
What kind of paste is the pink stuff? How would I be to replace it?
It is kind on thermal pad. If is all there, i advice you to use the same. It looks like gum, but it is normal.
@@LaptopDisassembly Thank you.
But if I were to replace it in the future, how would I?
@@crocomire9482 Just buy a good thermal pads with the right thickness. Around 1mm
Do I need to put in new Thermal pasting? Or can I keep the original and use the QTIP?
If you lift the cooler you have to replace it.
is it possible to accidentally disconnect your graphics card while cleaning your fan without removing it?
No
No its one of the square things that he cleaned that's a part of the board itself
How do you find the right screw driver for the tiny black screws right near the fans?
I'm using one screwdriver for most of the screws, and I have a smaller one for the tiny one. The set I use have most of the bits needed for that.
This is very informative. I have 2 problem doing this though as one of the screws that's fixes the heat sink is stuck to the board and Im not sure how to loosen it. Other is the tiny screws which opens the heat sink for which I can't find a screwdriver that fits. Please help with ur opinion bro.
I think I have a link in the description about the screwdriver that I use. To loosen the screw.. just have to push down and twist at same time.
@@LaptopDisassembly yeah I just ordered a set that has ph00 and ph000 drivers which is the ones in the set u recommend. Didn't buy the same one as the shipping cost is too much
Thanks for de good video. What is the correct fan model for the nitro 5 an515-54 ? Can you recommend me one ?
This is the set. www.amazon.com/HK-Part-AN515-43-AN515-54-AN517-51-AN715-51/dp/B08M5GDGGS
Best way is to see what is written on the sticker of the old fans.
I tried cleaning my laptop, everything went smooth untill I saw that 2 screws on the thermal thing were destroyed. I bought the laptop as used, and now because of 2 screws i cant clean it up
bro what did u do? cleaned it or did you let it go? cuz i tried it today but i can"t unscrew 2 screws on cpu and i stripped it.
@@kerimguner1405hey, so what did u do ? Bc I’m having the exact same issue right with those 2 screws lol ?
Try to use a pliers or different size screwdriver. Otherwise you can drill the heads with a Dremel.
@@malykii3 hey, i took the computer to the repair shop. he had used a better quality, properly sized screwdriver and applied some pressure. he replaced the ruined screw with a new one and now i can fix it myself.
Life-saver
So what would happen if I didn't remove the old thermal paste and then put the heatsink back on without putting any new paste on?
The cooling will get worst.
I got a question, are the fans taped there? You were cutting it in the video to lift them, if so what tape is it and do i have to put it there if i want to replace the fans
The tape is more for stability. The fans are held by few screws for the metal part, so if you replace them, you may or may not put the tape. You can use a regular electric tape.
I have to put thermal paste when I do it what if I don’t because I don’t have any at this moment
oh no my nitro 5 heat sink is completely stuck I cant even make it move easily like you did, what to do in this case?
power on the laptop, so it can warm up a little bit. No need to close the back cover. Leave it to work for 5min, After that remove the screws and try to move it left and right before lifting.
Guys, UNPLUG THE BATTERY. one of the screws fell on one of the gpu little things and it shorted, now im tryna find images of the motherboard hoping it was a transistor so i can replace it
I did disconnect it. 😅
this could reduce the overall use of the fan right mine has been going non stop dispite being cool and not using many function s
Yes
Thank you for the great video, please at 4 minut 01 econds what is the size of the screwdriver you are using, i have bought several kits but no one is matching the size of the screws i just don t know how to release these 4 screws - the other ones on the left size are another size, please help me we try to change the fans, thanks a lot
I use Philips PH0... And I use it for almost every laptop. If I need to unscrew smaller screws I use PH00.
Just push a little and at the same time twist. The first time is a bit hard to unscrew them. Don't worry, they can handle pressure.
@@LaptopDisassembly Thx a lot for the quick response happy week end
Hi, what screwdriver are you using to unscrew the small black screws of the fan?
Thank you
Well I have just a regular Philips screwdriver with smaller tip.
The first time I looked at this video I thought it was hard but it's easy 😂😂 also what did you sue to whipe?? Also how long will the thermal paste last?
I usually use kitchen paper and a q tips. About the paste, all about what you use. I use arctic mx-2 and it lasts about year and a half up to 2 year.
@@LaptopDisassembly ok thanks, I've gotten new fans. But just in case I have the same issue with the sound does that mean I'll need to replace the thermal paste and clean the fans? Not sure if old thermal paste is what caused it
If the thermal paste is under 2 years a and you did not lift the cooler,you may not replace it. But it is always better with new one.
Im about to repaste my nitro 5 and the only thing that is holding me back to do it is the vrm paste. If i put the same thermal paste (grizzly kryonaut) on the VRM´s wouldn´t it be the same or better? great video.
Must be better than mx-2. But the original compound is a bit dense, so just be careful will it fill the gap.
@@LaptopDisassembly what if I use thermal pads, what size should I use?
@@LaptopDisassembly Hi. I just need the screw driver that fits the screws that open the fans. I have opened everything else, but the bits I have don't fit the fan screws. Can you refer me to the size and shape of that screwdriver or bit. I know you posted a link to the screw driver set you used, but I just need that particular one. If it is not sold individually then you can refer me to a set that is not so big. I would prefer amazon please.
I usually use the one that fits. But if is a big one i use a screwdriver from a phone disassembly kit.
@@LaptopDisassembly Ok, thanks. I ended up getting a small screwdriver set from a nearby hardware store that worked. Your video helped a lot. Really appreciate your work. Thanks so much!
which screwdriver did you used to open the heat sink?
the set is in the description www.aliexpress.com/item/2011849647.html. just use the bit that fits best.
What are the risks I mess my computer up if I do this myself?
It is hard to tell. If you follow the video everything should be fine.
I know this is an old video but I can't find a definitive answer anywhere... would u happen to know the thermal pads thickness for that particular model? The few places I did find, say 1 mm but then some say u need both 1.5 and 1mm. I just want to avoid the situation where the laptop is taken apart and I find out I don't have the right pads.
Thermal pads should be 1mm. But you can easily use 1.2 or 1.5mm ( soft ones ) and they will get flatten. I usually don't replace the thermal pads and the thermal putty, if they are in a good condition. They don't "dry" out like the paste. So you can only replace the paste. But if u decide to replace the pad also, get a Thermal Grizzly or some other quality ones, otherwise you will have a negative effect.
@@LaptopDisassembly Yea, ordered 1mm Thermal Grizzly minus pad extreme, probably an overkill but still. Laptop is 5 years old, I replaced the paste with mx-4 2 months after buying it in late 2019, the pads and the putty were ok at the time but I imagine they won't be now and I figured since I wanna clean the fans I might as well replace everything. Considering the laptop's age, this will likely be the last such maintenance it will see before getting replaced.
Is it possible to clean only fans from dust, without removing whole heatsink?
It will be very hard. The fans are connected with the cooling pipe.
I applied the thermal paste successfully, but couldnt clean the interiors of the fan. Will that affect my performance?? (Thanks for the tutorials by the way!)
as long as there are no big peaces of dust and you did replace the thermal paste is all fine.