Solved overheating problem on my MacBook Pro 15" Mid 2015 by replacing the thermal paste

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  • čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
  • After two years of use, my MacBook Pro 15" started to suffer from bad thermals and I decided to solve the problem. In this video I will explain you how to replace the thermal paste on a Mid 2015 MacBook Pro 15".
    Specs of my MacBook pro 15" Mid 2015: 2.5GHz Intel Core i7-4870HQ (Turbo up to 3.7GHz), RAM 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L, AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB GDDR5
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  • @michaelsteinberg3272
    @michaelsteinberg3272 Před 5 lety +144

    What a helpful video! Was very easy to follow. Prior to this replacement, A 4k video took me 3:26 to export, only turbo boosted to 4 ghz for one second, and thermal throttled after two minutes to 1.7 ghz from 2.8 ghz base clock. After the replacement with thermal grizzly kryonaut, I exported the same video in 2:50 seconds (18% faster!), turbo boosted to 4ghz for 20 seconds, and remained at 3 ghz for the entirety of the export. 10/10 tutorial and thermal paste, would highly recommend this to anyone who owns an older MacBook pro.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +8

      Hello Michael! I am so glad to hear that! That's definitely a big performance boost, not to mention the longevity that's increased of the MBP because of the lower temps. I think this is my new favorite comment :) I will pin it if you don't mind. Thanks once more for taking time ti watch my video :)

    • @awle
      @awle Před 4 lety +2

      Hey guys. I have a offer for a mbp 2015 brand new battery, always protection,no scratches whatsoever for a brilliant price.
      The thing is the owner is a graphic designer and photographer, so I think the MacBook was used under constant work imagining she worked like 8 hours full capacity on graphic programmes etc. Should I worry or be concerned? Thanks guys

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety +1

      I personally think it should not be a big concern especially since you said yourself that the MBP is in perfect condition. What I would definitely do if I were you would be to open it up and clean it thoroughly.

    • @flojotube
      @flojotube Před 4 lety +3

      Dario Prski - when I read his question, I felt he was asking about the actual BATTERY by saying “brand new battery” .... The confusion for me was how he then went on to say it was “always protection (protected), no scratches...” and he fears it was under a constant work load which means it’s NOT “brand new” but actually used.
      Either way, here’s MY QUESTIONS to you...
      (i also have the 2015 MBP 13” and i am looking to open it and upgrade whatever i can.) Your PASTE suggestion WILL BE IMPLEMENTED..
      1. Are battery replacements possible?
      2. If his question WAS about a used battery only, isn’t there a way to TEST IT prior to purchase the same way one might use a multi-meter (or other devices) to test used standard batteries?? This would be a great video topic..
      3. I’m upgrading the SSD and have learned that the RAM is soldered in place by Apple. However, solder can be reversed, so are there RAM upgrades available for this MBP if we are willing to desolder/solder or pay a repair tech??
      4. Aside from SSD & RAM upgrades, are there ANY OTHER UPGRADES (regardless of difficulty level) that are possible for this 2015 MBP that will increase performance or longevity?? Another great video idea.
      5. I noticed on a “tear down” video of this 2015 MBP that the Thunderbolt 2 controller was accessible/removable..... Can we remove it and UPGRADE to Thunderbolt 3 if we don’t mind the obvious negative exterior appearance side effects?? If so, would anything else need to be upgrading to accommodate this T3 to work properly?
      Finally - 6. Are you aware of any successful radical modifications such as adding a gigabit Ethernet connector or other ports OR MODULES that were not already there?
      I left a comment on the video complimenting you on this video. You truly did do a wonderful job. I have other channels with many subscribers and I still have NEVER thought to use the sweeping video effect you used when showing the MBP in the beginning... I don’t normally show items, as my content is geared more toward political topics, but it’s still an effect I LOVE that I should use when showing still photography or slow motion scenes... your video has encouraged me to experiment with this.
      Thanks!

  • @salicemarie6928
    @salicemarie6928 Před 4 lety +90

    Just did this for my 2014 Macbook Pro (15") and... it worked like a champ - GREAT TUTORIAL! FYI I also did a little trick that helps low-tech cowboys such as myself: I printed out a sheet showing the computer guts, and whenever I removed a screw... I taped it on the section of the printout where the screw went, and when the time came to put things back together, just grabbed each screw taped to the printout - WAY easier than trying to remember which screw went where. Thanks again sir & great job (keep 'em coming).

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety +5

      You are welcome man! Happy to hear it worked 😉 Thanks for sharing that print idea for organizing screws. Smart! 👌

    • @StoreGear
      @StoreGear Před 4 lety +1

      Good tip!

    • @samuellund3584
      @samuellund3584 Před 3 lety

      Do you have a link or copy of this map?

    • @ang2733
      @ang2733 Před 3 lety

      Can you indly what is the URL: for the sheet showing the computer guts.

    • @hobbsy
      @hobbsy Před 3 lety +1

      I do the same thing, except I just draw in pen a few notes and rough outline on an A4 paper and tape the screws to that.

  • @rpcheesman
    @rpcheesman Před 3 lety +29

    Great video. Very helpful with no annoying background music, clear explanations and really well shot. Well done!

  • @presidentcamacho
    @presidentcamacho Před 3 lety

    Thanks for the simple straight forward video. No ads, no sponsors, no stop to talk and ask to subscribe, like, and comment. I wish videos could be made this way all around.

  • @XkztyIpKtHrwmNxlKhPy
    @XkztyIpKtHrwmNxlKhPy Před 3 lety +14

    I just did this on my mid-2015, following your tutorial. It's very well explained, thank you. I didn't run any benchmarks but it seems to be running a bit cooler. I used Arctic Silver 5. It was my first time applying thermal paste.

  • @adiabriganjarutama6144
    @adiabriganjarutama6144 Před 5 lety +255

    its not just about the old thermal paste, its also about the DUST, you have to mention it also in the video.
    make sure you clean up the dust before you apply new thermal paste.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +14

      Depends. You saw the state of my thermal paste in the video. Cleaning just the dust would help a bit but only doing that without repasting would not yield any major results. Cleaning it is a common sense thing if you are taking it apart. If you are using it for 2+ years then you definitely have to clean it. Thanks for noticing!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +13

      @Bobby Brady Yes, but you saw the state in which my existing paste was in. Completely dry. That's not the condition in which thermal paste should be for a device that runs this hot.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +14

      Dried out, poorly applied thermal paste is a problem for heat transfer. If you look up the topic of thermal paste for MacBooks you will see a lot of articles indicating that for some unknown reason Apple does a poor job with the thermal paste and that the quality of the paste that they use is also questionable. I never said that cleaning up the dust didn't help but replacing the thermal paste helped just as well as cleaning. Take a look at the pinned post from another user and you will see that it actually helps. For me, other users reporting that this tutorial helped them reduce the temperature is enough evidence that this works. I am not doing a research study here. It's just a practical video to help people with their overheating MacBooks, so keep that in mind.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +9

      Did the whole process that I have shown in the video help me improve the performance? Yes it did. Did other people report similar or same results after following my tutorial? Yes they did.
      What I demonstrated in this video works. I proved my point. End of story. If you are looking for scientific evidence then go to researchgate.net

    • @aidanjt
      @aidanjt Před 5 lety +6

      @Bobby Brady If you want a video comparing various thermal interface materials there's plenty out there that demonstrates that dry cracking stock dow corning crap that doesn't make proper die contact is reliably rubbish at transferring heat. That's not the point of this video.

  • @agarcia8800
    @agarcia8800 Před 4 lety +38

    Just did this on my 2015 MBP and my idle temps went from 62c to 44c definitely recommend this.

    • @agarcia8800
      @agarcia8800 Před 2 lety

      @@xhuliok1951 I mean just sitting on the desktop doing nothing. It used to idle at 55-60. And after using liquid metal it went way down. Fan speeds also stayed lower under load or playing a game.

  • @markmorrow-goodman3930
    @markmorrow-goodman3930 Před 4 lety +5

    Very well done for your first video. I need to clean my Mac and I think you’ve just given me the confidence to do it.

  • @kelsonmcnamee715
    @kelsonmcnamee715 Před 5 lety +128

    Dude, you’ve got to be serious... this is your first video in the video production is truly amazing you pulled off something better than Linus tech tips and they own more than 3 16 K cinema cameras and hundreds of thousands of dollars of equipment this is truly an amazing video

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +21

      Haha no I am not kidding you Kelson 😀 That was my first video. I never did any video production in my life. I just looked at other youtubers how they film things and then just filmed in a similar way. BTW I used a Galaxy S8 to film that whole video and edited it in Final Cut (that was also the first time for me using Final Cut). I watched 4 hours of tutorials to learn the basics of editing and then just started experimenting 🙂
      Massive thanks for the kind words and compliments! That's really a huge compliment for me 👊🙂
      If you have time take a look at my last video and let me know if you see any improvements in my work. 😀
      Thanks for watching! 😉

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +2

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @EliteOnTheBeat
      @EliteOnTheBeat Před 4 lety +3

      @@DigitalPulse I'd Like to second that fact that this video is TRULY amazing. Gonna upgrade the battery, OEM SSD to a 970 PRO, Cooler master thermal compound as well. THANKS!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety +1

      Thanks a lot man! Good luck with the upgrades and thanks for stopping by 👍🙌

    • @org4ngrinder
      @org4ngrinder Před 4 lety

      LOL

  • @brucemacallan6831
    @brucemacallan6831 Před 3 lety +3

    Just want to say (albeit belated) thank you again for the vid. I carried out this operation a couple of months ago, and it is a definite improvement on my mid 2014 macbook pro. A very good video!

  • @andybowen1981
    @andybowen1981 Před 3 lety +1

    Wanted to say a huge thank you for producing this video. I used the whole process for my 2015 MacBook and it's transformed the machine.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 3 lety

      No problem at all. Glad to hear that and thanks for watching 🙌

  • @SkylarLux
    @SkylarLux Před 5 měsíci +1

    I literally just replaced my thermal paste with your tutorial and as a first-timer it was a breeze! Thank you and congratulations on such a great video!

  • @Buckyofficialmusic
    @Buckyofficialmusic Před 4 lety +7

    Thank you so much for this man! I bought everything from your links you provided and it worked great. I had so much dust and crap as well. Now my computer is running like 20 degrees cooler at idle which is mad! The only thing I did different was use the plastic tool to spread out the thermal paste as per the instructions on the paste itself! Thank you man!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @brucemacallan6831
    @brucemacallan6831 Před 4 lety +3

    Excellent! I I now have my Grizzly paste on order! Thank you for the video.

  • @dipak8753
    @dipak8753 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks for also including the purchase links for the tools in the descriptions for not only the USA or Europe regions but also other parts of the world too like Canada. Really appreciate it!

  • @gabriel1chan
    @gabriel1chan Před 4 lety +1

    I find this the best. No unnecessary removal of screws. I followed this video and successfully replace the heat sink paste. Now my photos are processed much faster. Thanks

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety

      You are welcome Gabriel! Thanks for watching ❤️

  • @laolsaouce
    @laolsaouce Před 5 lety +4

    Thanks for putting this up! I was looking specifically for a video showing how to change the paste on a 15 inch. Great work.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Really glad it helped you 👍😄 Thank you for the positive feedback 👌

  • @maykb27
    @maykb27 Před 4 lety +7

    Thank you so much!!! This video helped me with the first repair I’ve ever tried to do on my own, and it went SO well! Much appreciated ☺️

  • @wale.a
    @wale.a Před 2 lety +2

    Just followed this and it worked like a charm. I stumbled upon your video while looking for videos on how to change my 2015 15" MBPro battery and decided to do a 2-for-1. Battery swap + apply new thermal paste. I can't believe how dried out the paste was, there was almost nothing left but crumbs. I used the Arctic MX-4 paste. I also could not believe how much dust was in there, i used compressed air to clean out all the dust in the fans. My laptop feels like a brand new machine, best money I ever spent. It's been running so much cooler. I haven't even heard the fan blaze 1 time so far since I applied it. Before, the fan would howl constantly for simple tasks like opening a PDF or TradingView. Thanks for an amazing video!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 2 lety +1

      Super happy to hear that! Thanks for watching and for taking the time to share your experience 🙏

  • @JLJupiterTV
    @JLJupiterTV Před 4 lety +2

    This was simple and easy to do. Thank you!

  • @mhess427
    @mhess427 Před 4 lety +22

    My 2014 MBP was having issues maintaining a stable wifi connection on heavy Zoom calls. Turns out the wifi card was getting heat soaked by the processor. I replaced the Thermal Paste and now it works perfectly and I can already tell the chassis doesn't get nearly as warm as it used to.

  • @allskoolguru
    @allskoolguru Před 4 lety +5

    Thanks for the tutorial, i had the same macbook pro 2015 15" and i did this. Ordered the same thermal paste and i'll rate it as easy DIY just follow the step by step. Please take note that after you plug back in the battery and turn back on the power your monitor will show you "Plug in charger" Icon (Even if you are running on 100% battery) the laptop is just indicating to plug back the power cable thats all. So do not panic if your laptop wont boot up in battery mode. Thank you hope this helps.
    Oh ya, since i had extra thermal paste i replaced the thermal on my 2017 Macbook air. Quite surprised that apple did not apply any thermal on the GPU! so glad i did an extra mile today.

  • @frankbos6211
    @frankbos6211 Před 4 lety +2

    Hey Dario. Am changing battery in Cristina's 2015 MacBook Pro and watched your video as she works with Lightroom and I hear her fans now more than I did earlier. For a first vid you are already a pro. Easy to listen, easy to follow, making perfect sense all the way. Thanks very much, I had no idea that this was something that could be done. I have the two tools come with the battery and the plastic 'pry bar' tool with the tools to change an iPhone battery. Your kit may be overkill but would be totally complete. Thanks again. Have subbed and will look to see what else has been posted. Good luck with the channel. I know I wont be the only one to thank you. Frank.

  • @JaneivyHilario
    @JaneivyHilario Před 3 lety +2

    Can't believe this was your first video. Amazing job! Thanks for the walkthrough

  • @tommytrc
    @tommytrc Před 4 lety +4

    BRAVO!!! Well done. Hope to find more gret content from you. love the speed increase by just a few steps! Rock on!

  • @mohammedzaid5989
    @mohammedzaid5989 Před 5 lety +18

    This is a really good quality video for your first one!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Thank you very much Mohammed! I did my best. I hope I improved over time. Take a look at my new videos as well :)

  • @alexespitia947
    @alexespitia947 Před rokem

    Was running a lot of things on my 2013 pro and it started getting loud. Never heard it like that before. This was helpful!

  • @shimomiaizo
    @shimomiaizo Před 3 lety +1

    one of the best and super helpful videos I've found on CZcams. Thank you. My MBPr mid'15 could hang in there for a few more years now.

  • @hmaustips9742
    @hmaustips9742 Před 2 lety +11

    This was an exceptionally clear and informative tutorial. Weʻre trying to restore e-wasted computers for kids and seniors and this will be a huge help for giving them decent speed. Thank you!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 2 lety

      So happy to hear that! And thank you for doing such a great thing for both our community and environment 🤗

    • @haraldmuethel7546
      @haraldmuethel7546 Před rokem

      Helping kids and older people getting used to PC is very nobel.
      Servus

  • @debbiemoranlol
    @debbiemoranlol Před 5 lety +10

    This is one of the best videos I've seen. Thank you so much! I am taking my macbook to Apple tomorrow because it keeps overheating and slowing down excessively. You were thorough and showed step by step. I personally am not a "mechanic" yet I am pretty sure with this video I could actually do this. Plus, thank you for the links to the tools needed. We'll see what Apple says but I for one am grateful. Excellent! Thank you!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +1

      Thank you so much Debbie! Glad you enjoyed the video. I hope Apple will be able to solve your problem. Have a nice day 😊

    • @nelsondog100
      @nelsondog100 Před 5 lety +3

      Let us know what Apple has to say and if it influences your decision on the diy job please

    • @mistakenotou7681
      @mistakenotou7681 Před 5 lety +3

      Apple will try to make you replace whole device

  • @harvesteroftone5473
    @harvesteroftone5473 Před 4 lety +2

    A very well produced video. great camera work and editing. clear concise instructions. Pro level stuff. Well done mate.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety

      Thanks mate! Glad you like it. Thanks for watching 🙏

  • @claytonmurrayguitar
    @claytonmurrayguitar Před rokem

    Glad I found this. My fans are constantly running just doing basic things and gets fairly hot. Definitely doing this!

  • @Shaggy12321
    @Shaggy12321 Před 5 lety +54

    Brilliant video, thank you! I have a mid 2015 15" Pro with the AMD R9M370x GPU, I've had it for 3 and a half years, used it every day, and it was running very hot, the fans would ramp up to 6000RPM for watching a 1080p youtube video, I took it apart, and the was almost no thermal paste applied, about 1/3 of each dye had dried powder on it, it seemed they didn't even cover all of it when it was new! so I replaced it with a good amount of Arctic MX-4 and now it's running so much cooler. Thanks again

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +3

      I am so happy to hear that! Such a nice feeling knowing that my video helped you! You are very welcome and thank you for taking time to watch the video. Enjoy your MacBook and have a nice day! 😉👍

    • @nongdankitty
      @nongdankitty Před 5 lety +1

      Hello Ranalaped, how was the temperature and fan speed after you did the trick?

    • @Shaggy12321
      @Shaggy12321 Před 5 lety +9

      ​@@nongdankitty After I replaced the thermal paste, the fan's stayed below 3000 rpm when web browsing, watching youtube, watching movies, and general light/medium usage. The temperature was normally in the mid to high 60's too, beforehand they would be in the high 70's and even 80's, with the fans on maximum, with the same light/medium usage. The fans will still of course spin up to maximum when playing demanding games and such, but that's to be expected with any laptop.

    • @won01419
      @won01419 Před 5 lety +1

      @@Shaggy12321 Ohh wow. So, it really helped. Did you use the same thermal paste he used in the video? I'm about to order one. Thanks

    • @Mortisville
      @Mortisville Před 4 lety

      I'm about to open this exact model and do the same is there a separate heat sync for the AMD GPU?

  • @joshuapinter
    @joshuapinter Před 3 lety +8

    Fantastic video and I’m blown away with how much this helps. My fans went from being permanently on to only spinning up when I’m running a build.
    Just wow, what a difference this makes!

  • @dahlola
    @dahlola Před 5 lety +1

    Just replaced the thermal paste on my MacBook Pro 15" 2015 as well. Your video was a big help, thank you!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Happy to help man! Enjoy your improved MBP 😉

  • @francisaiello6197
    @francisaiello6197 Před 4 lety +1

    Dario - wow for your first CZcams video - you did a wonderful job. Your explanation and attention to detail is wonderful. I can't wait to try this out myself on my 2013 MBP.

  • @DadIsntMad
    @DadIsntMad Před 5 lety +9

    Thank you so much. It was best 20 bucks I’ve ever spent to give my MacBook another life

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +1

      That's a great thing to hear! Happy to hear that it worked for you as good as it did for me. Thanks for taking time to watch my video 😃

  • @zikaperic2133
    @zikaperic2133 Před 4 lety +3

    Thanks a lot 🙏. My MacBook had being crashing constantly every 30mim due to the overheating. Today I changed the paste and no problems so far. Thanks for your the video

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety

      Thanks for watching Zika! Glad it helped 👌

  • @shimomiaizo
    @shimomiaizo Před 3 lety

    I am so thankful for this video and this video definitely SAVED my MacBook!!!! Can’t express how grateful I am, now i can happily use it for another couple of years!!! Thank you so much Dario!!!!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 3 lety

      Happy to hear that ☺️ Enjoy your fresh and hopefully cool MacBook 🙌

  • @NikolaKohav
    @NikolaKohav Před 5 lety +1

    Did the same and it has the same result! No noise of fans anymore. Such a pleasure. Great video by the way.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      That's great news Nikola! Happy to hear that you achieved good results 😃👍 Question... are you Russian, Croatian or perhaps Serbian?

  • @lukedoyle
    @lukedoyle Před 3 lety +6

    Hi, this was useful as a guide to the thermal compound replacement - I have the exact same model as your device. The device definitely is running around 5-7 degrees Celsius cooler now. But it still throttles when rendering video in Final Cut Pro and also when using certain plugins in Logic Pro X. I think the MacBook’s performance issues run much deeper than just thermal transference.

    • @migaeldannhauser
      @migaeldannhauser Před rokem

      I am seeing the same thing unfortunately. Was hoping it’d be much cooler at idle.

  • @shenronz6260
    @shenronz6260 Před 5 lety +4

    Also Add thermal pads to the whole heatsink + new thermal paste. I used to have the same model running two 27” 4K monitors @ 60hz, 4K editing and adobe editing.

  • @BrianWMay
    @BrianWMay Před 3 lety

    A super speed of explanation and a very clear demonstration. Thank you.

  • @wontstandanybs2794
    @wontstandanybs2794 Před 4 lety +2

    Awesome video, quite refreshing to see useful content on modern day CZcams. Keep up the good work!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety

      Thanks a lot for the nice words! Glad you like my content. Have a nice day :)

  • @IIDX7w34k574
    @IIDX7w34k574 Před 4 lety +3

    Thank you so much for this tutorial! I made sure to use your links for the purchase to help you out :)
    My advice would be to purchase the more durable screw drivers, the threading on the star tip (or the 6-star tip not sure what it's called) pretty much broke in the process of taking it apart :(

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety

      Thank you so much Ken! I really appreciate it 🙏
      Thanks for letting me know about the screws. My worked great so far. Which ones did you exactly get?

  • @chromaticvisuelle
    @chromaticvisuelle Před 5 lety +4

    Still the best Macbook Pro ! Love mine !

  • @RufusEatsCheese
    @RufusEatsCheese Před 4 lety +2

    Great video - thanks! I've actually just cleaned mine out and it was much dustier than your MBP! I didn't put fresh paste on though as I did the clean before seeing your video. I'll get it done. Thanks again.

  • @jannasigwart6268
    @jannasigwart6268 Před 10 měsíci

    Very helpful video, clear and slow enough and without the annoying background music. Thank you very much.

  • @JohnPamplin
    @JohnPamplin Před 5 lety +10

    In case it has not been mentioned before - a tech pro tip on thermal paste is to cover your finger with clear plastic wrap (saran wrap) and spread the thermal paste evenly on the chips before reinstalling the heatsink.
    Also, the dust in there definitely was a factor - the fans were covered. Compressed air all over that logic board (do it outside, trust me) will get it done quickly.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Thanks for the tip John! With the ThermalGrizzly paste you also get a small spreader, but probably your method works effectively as well.

    • @JohnPamplin
      @JohnPamplin Před 5 lety +3

      @@DigitalPulse I prefer the finger method because it gives you more tactile feel for a thin, even, smooth coat. Also, I always use compressed air to blow out the insides before starting to remove any parts (your fans were pretty clogged!) I recently did this procedure to my 15" Late 2013 Retina 2.6 i7, and while it didn't reduce peak temps that much, the fans were so much quieter - they didn't have to spool up to max speed.
      I should get that Intel Power Gadget - is that free?

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +1

      @@JohnPamplin Yes! It's completely free. Here is the download link: software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-power-gadget
      Enjoy and thanks for stopping by! Really appreciate the feedback :)

    • @Kmakaot
      @Kmakaot Před 4 lety

      Dario Prski пальцем или другим органом…братка, я думаю что ты вряд ли заменил термальную пасту на лучшую. Хватило бы обычной чистки. Ты же сам видел сколько пыли накопилось. Паста не являлась причиной перегрева.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety

      ?

  • @errorerror1337
    @errorerror1337 Před 4 lety +14

    Great video, I'd love to see more footage of cleaning the dust.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety +1

      Then you should check out my latest video that I uploaded today 😉 Here is the link: czcams.com/video/sken-InFnIg/video.html

    • @nkglion
      @nkglion Před 4 lety

      It was really therapeutic haha

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety

      Thanks man 🙏

  • @martijnvanspaendonck7989

    Very nice tutorial! Will be doing this in the coming week.. Hopefully will improve the performance on my MBP also!

  • @Q_Branch
    @Q_Branch Před 5 lety +1

    Going to do this fix on mine very soon, great clean and concise video, thank you.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Mark Kelsall thank you very much Mark! Good luck with your repair 💪

  • @Daniel-vk7rr
    @Daniel-vk7rr Před 2 lety +3

    Great video! Could you share how you cleaned the very sensitive spots (dust) like the fans and what not? Did you use compressed air? Because the brush you used seems too big to accurately clean the stubborn small spaces that are in this laptop...

  • @jayseb
    @jayseb Před 4 lety +6

    First and foremost. Never, ever, ever do anything to a system without first cleaning up the dust. BTW you clearly have a situation where you work/live as the dust inside your mac is critical. Food for thought. Great video.

  • @Ravlow23
    @Ravlow23 Před 4 lety

    Your video and explain are much more understadable,easy to understand,everthing are well shown...so easy...keep up the good work

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety

      Thanks a lot Rav! Happy you like it. Thanks for stopping by 👍

  • @fudfc
    @fudfc Před rokem

    Fantastic video great instructions still helped me all these years later, thanks alot👍

  • @jacobmacbock5881
    @jacobmacbock5881 Před 4 lety +3

    For my MacBook Air 11“ 2012 it was so Good, After Refeshing First i thought That the Fan Go defekt After the teardown, but the Fan function, the Heat was only away becouse the New Thermal Paste😊

  • @SpencerLupul
    @SpencerLupul Před 5 lety +5

    I made a video about the 2015 15" with the M730X card in it, I was having the same issues. I'm going to link your video in my description, in case those who want to buy this laptop need some idea of how much work is involved to do it. Thank you for the excellent video!!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +1

      Hello Spencer. Super happy to hear that you enjoyed my video. It's my first video here on CZcams so it's not done in the best possible way but still I hope it will help quite some people. Thank you very much for linking my video to yours. I subscribed to your channel as a thank you 🙂

  • @madcap1314
    @madcap1314 Před 3 lety

    Great work! Good explanations and steady photography.

  • @jmtx.
    @jmtx. Před 4 lety

    Thanks for a clear step by step fix!

  • @Awesomekid2283
    @Awesomekid2283 Před 5 lety +3

    Jesus Christ....how did you get your computer that dirty? Do you work in a saw mill or something? It's good that you're showing ordinary people that they can do this to make a huge improvement, but seriously how did you do that? I opened mine up a few days ago and it had maybe 20% of the dust in it that yours did. I'm impressed

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +2

      IDK man I am clueless myself. I work in a clean office environment 5 days a week where the laptop is always on my desk. I assume it's because I used it every single day for couple of hours in bed to skype. Skype heats up the MacBook, the vents spin faster and pull in more air and then I assume they pull in dust and debris from bed lined. That's my assumption... 😁

    • @Awesomekid2283
      @Awesomekid2283 Před 5 lety

      @@DigitalPulse Wow, I think this is an achievement. Must have been really satisfying to clean out!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +1

      Oh yeah! But I was surprised just as you were 😂

  • @junkyMM
    @junkyMM Před 5 lety +5

    thanks for the video! I did it and the MacBook is really fast again! Im worried that i put too little thermal paste…

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +2

      Hey Dominik! Thanks for sharing your feedback. I am really happy to hear that it helped 😃 Well if your MacBook is not shutting down randomly and has acceptable temperatures then don't worry you applied enough thermal paste in that case 😉
      Enjoy your COOL MacBook! And big thanks for watching! 😃

  • @yumeheshe1920
    @yumeheshe1920 Před rokem +1

    Fantastic video thank you! Enjoyed the before and after readings and tests, coupled with the concise format and quality production. Some other videos explaining the same procedure omit the tests and take three times as long to get the message across.

  • @michaelsandrik9819
    @michaelsandrik9819 Před 4 lety +2

    Thank you very much, Dario! After watching your video I got the courage to crack open my 2013 15” MacBook Pro, which had never been opened. It was running very hot with very little CPU load. Sure enough, upon opening it I discovered tons of dust bunnies and old, dry thermal paste. After your fix it runs like new.

  • @amer369
    @amer369 Před 5 lety +3

    Hi, good luck with your channel
    Some feedback : mention the type of screwdriver for each screw so viewer knows what they need and when.
    Extra lighting and maybe a closer look at the positions of each screw, maybe using a macro lens.
    Maybe I missed it but you missed the paste on the GPU.
    The benchmark part of the video would of been better if we could see the numbers and the labels of each graph. Maybe using a screen recorder might help.
    But very helpful video. Ill be using it to replace the paste on my MBP soon. 👍

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +3

      Hello Amer! Thanks for the kind wishes and feedback. I totally agree with the points that you made. In the meantime I did do quite some improvements on my videos. Regarding the GPU, I also repasted that as well. Also, I did get lights and it significantly improved the quality of my videos. You can check that out on some of my newer videos ;)
      Thanks for taking time to stop by my channel and good luck with your MBP repasting :)

  • @Fincher123
    @Fincher123 Před 5 lety +5

    Verry nice Job.
    I use the MBPro 2015 13" and every 2 month i clean up the inside. It is kind of satisfiying to clean up to geht stable performance.
    So i use same Thermal Paste. And the thermel paste aren´t dry after 2 years of use! they are dry at the day you get the device!
    So i replaced my one after a week i get the device.
    Please take care of this nice piece of technologie. Because of all these Ports... you never get a new one without adapter to put in a SD Card or so....

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Tnx man! 👍😁 Yeah it's a really nice feeling. That and reinstalling the OS 😄

    • @Fincher123
      @Fincher123 Před 5 lety +1

      Do you use the stock SSD?
      I installed just the 970 EVO 500GB and installed the Mojave, and yes it is a good feeling to set up a clean fresh system! 😜

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Yup I use the stock SSD, running Mojave here as well 😎👍

    • @michalwiktorow2188
      @michalwiktorow2188 Před 5 lety +2

      Sadly I need to agree, thermal paste in most cases is dry when device is delivered, or at least semi-dry. I can 'dry-out' Arctic Silver 5 in 12 months typical use (not one from '99 but current one, which means current product is much worse). I assume that even thermal grizzly Kyronaut should be replaced after 18 months use. Not to mentioning the cleaning of the fans and internals.

    • @Spacemonkeymojo
      @Spacemonkeymojo Před 5 lety

      What paste are you using?

  • @buzzdev
    @buzzdev Před 5 lety +1

    Thanxs a lot for the tutorial video! If this is your very first YT video, man you are a born video professional!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +1

      No problem at all! Happy to hear that it helped you 😀👍 Thanks for the kind words. I watched a lot of CZcamsrs and tried to apply some best practices that they used in their videos. I only used my Galaxy S8 and a small tripod to film everything 😁

  • @Aryeyag
    @Aryeyag Před 5 lety

    The video looks so good for first time, very helpful, thanks!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +1

      What else can I say than Thank you! Super happy you find it useful 👍

  • @Eruasemo
    @Eruasemo Před 5 lety +6

    Hey dude, whats the program u use in the video to check temperature and performance of your cpu and gpu??

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +4

      It's called Intel Power Gadget. Here is the link: software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-power-gadget-20
      Have fun with it 😉

    • @CrazyAssDrumma
      @CrazyAssDrumma Před 4 lety +2

      software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-power-gadget worked for me

  • @amerw.n.9299
    @amerw.n.9299 Před 4 lety +4

    I wish you mentioned the size/type of the screw drivers used on the external and internal screws

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety +1

      That's a valid point. Couple of people mentioned that as well. There only 2 screw types used there so it should be quite straightforward.

    • @edgarasebey4144
      @edgarasebey4144 Před 4 lety +2

      Amer W. N. Pentalobe 1.2mm for removing the screws on the backing of my 2014 MacBook Pro

  • @tariqyahiaoui3009
    @tariqyahiaoui3009 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video, helped me quite allot to reapply the thermal paste on my 2014 macbook pro! Many thanks for sharing!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +1

      No problem Tariq 👍😃 happy to hear that 😉

  • @bobacks
    @bobacks Před 3 lety +1

    Cheers, I will definitely try this next week. My 2015 15" is running slow and very hot.

  • @MarcEasen
    @MarcEasen Před 5 lety +3

    Brilliant video. Thank you for sharing.
    I suspect the dust around your fans wasn’t helping either. A can of compressed air might clearing out the dust etc.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks for watching Marc! Glad you enjoyed it. 👍😁 Yes the dust didn't help at all. Unfortunately I didn't have compressed air at hand. Will keep that in mind for the next time 😉

    • @edgarbleikur1929
      @edgarbleikur1929 Před 5 lety

      Could electrical contact cleaner be used here instead?

    • @LoveableRogue
      @LoveableRogue Před 2 lety +1

      @@edgarbleikur1929 Yes

  • @DanielRodriguez-fg5ll
    @DanielRodriguez-fg5ll Před 5 lety +4

    great video, however I must say I am not sure if the trick was the thermal paste or the incredible amount of dust you had inside...it was scary man! also, not to be too critic, but even with the thermal paste, temps reach 90 Celsius which of course should not happen if Apple had a more realistic fan curve. and in all I think your test is too limited, a 2-6 minute render time clip is not long enough to really test thermal. my bet is that if you let a longer clip render, even with the new paste, CPU speeds will hover around 2Ghz or lower, which of course is non acceptable.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety +3

      Hello! Thanks for the feedback. I completely follow what you are saying. I agree, the dust had a big impact on the performance but when you look at the old thermal paste and it's state, I think the re-application of the paste also contributed. In general, MacBooks are quite famous for having a poorly applied thermal paste.
      Regarding the video export, you are right there as well. I did notice it whenever I had to export a larger clip, it would indeed decrease the performance. But I am planning to do a follow up on this video. A comment below you can see @Chinchy recommending me to undervolt the MacBook and then try, so that's something I am planning to do for the next video.
      Thanks for taking time to watch the video! Your feedback is much appreciated 😃👍Have a nice day!

  • @darrenkeverne4577
    @darrenkeverne4577 Před 4 lety

    Works like a dream after doing this, thanks a lot. CPU can now operates at full speed without overheating or being throttled.

  • @HolmgrenPhotography
    @HolmgrenPhotography Před 5 lety

    Really nice job with the whole video! Nicely explained and then demonstrated. A+

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Thanks a lot Oliver! Glad you enjoyed it. It was my first video so there is a lot to improve still. Have a nice day :)

  • @smokeduv
    @smokeduv Před 5 lety +3

    Holy cr@p! I hava a 2013 macbook pro and I never had that amount of dust on the inside!!!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      I know right! And I have no idea how. I used the MacBook on a daily basis in a clean office and the only thing that I did in the evening was holding it on my lap or bed while using it to browse the internet or watch a movie. I think a lot of the dust actually comes from the bedsheets.

    • @Mrblomski
      @Mrblomski Před 5 lety

      Bedsheets is a dust collector for laptops@@DigitalPulse

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Had no clue that they can cause so much dust. Thanks for the info. I will maybe get like a plastic tray or something so that it's not directly on the sheets. 👍

  • @sanrasuzumaki942
    @sanrasuzumaki942 Před 4 lety +16

    Ahh good ol' dust, before you remove any bolts, if it is that dusty, vacuum it and after you get rid of the dust, then proceed to unscrew the heatsink, you don't want to have dust particles in between the thermal paste and the core.

    • @metzieee
      @metzieee Před 4 lety +4

      Actually DO NOT vacuum dust out for your pc EVER. Vacuuming creates static and can potentially damage components that way.

    • @TinRapper
      @TinRapper Před 4 lety

      gooze Any source? Article on the matter? I'd like to read more.

    • @metzieee
      @metzieee Před 4 lety +2

      @@TinRapper www.pcgamer.com/should-i-vacuum-my-pc-ask-pc-gamer/
      www.howtogeek.com/57870/ask-how-to-geek-why-you-should-never-vacuum-your-pc-converting-books-for-the-kindle-and-controlling-multiple-computers-with-one-keyboard/
      www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/5rg1av/can_i_really_vacuum_the_inside_of_my_pc/

    • @metzieee
      @metzieee Před 4 lety +3

      tldr for those links, DO NOT VACUUM YOUR PC OR YOU WILL RISK DAMAGING YOUR COMPONENTS!

  • @julietoozie
    @julietoozie Před 4 lety

    Very well done, Mr. Prski! Complete, easy to follow. Your English is excellent! Thank you.

  • @LogikalFinker
    @LogikalFinker Před 4 lety +1

    Fantastic video man, definitely doing this!

  • @APTECHTV
    @APTECHTV Před 4 lety +4

    3:03 don't screw up LOL

  • @APTECHTV
    @APTECHTV Před 4 lety +7

    5:49 Compressed Air...

    • @phlogiston21
      @phlogiston21 Před 4 lety

      Why do you want to blow dust deeper into your machine as opposed to using a vacuum to pull it all out? I've heard arguments both ways.

    • @attomicchicken
      @attomicchicken Před 4 lety

      @@phlogiston21 Vacuum from a vacuum cleaner? No thanks. Don't want static.

  • @gackhuhn4868
    @gackhuhn4868 Před 2 lety

    Very helpful doubled the performance of my mid 2015 macbook and its silent again better than new

  • @minimalfun
    @minimalfun Před 4 lety

    Congrats on your first video, pretty awesome.

  • @CultureSubculture
    @CultureSubculture Před 4 lety

    Thanks Dario! Excellent instructional! Very thorough.

  • @dissid_4676
    @dissid_4676 Před 2 lety

    Perfect tuto to fix my 2014 MacBook Pro, thanks a lot !!!

  • @alexhamper913
    @alexhamper913 Před 4 lety

    Bro! Such a helpful video! I have the same MacBook but mine was just refurbished about a year ago. It already is making fan noise when working in Photoshop and sometimes Illustrator. I'm going to do a teardown and do this to give my MBP a little more life. Thanks for making the best teardown and clean-up video for MacBooks on CZcams!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 4 lety

      🙏🙏🙏 All I can say is thank you and good luck with the cleanup!

  • @imadsuper4307
    @imadsuper4307 Před 5 lety +2

    Extremely helpful! Thank you!

  • @pathikdesai5853
    @pathikdesai5853 Před 3 lety +1

    Very nicely done video. Definitely gave me the confidence for diy. Thanks man.

  • @dq1275
    @dq1275 Před 3 lety

    You kicked ass Dario. Clear, concise and explanatory! You are my hero. Cheers from California.

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 3 lety

      Glad to hear it was helpful! Thank you for the kind words and big greetings from Croatia! 🙌

  • @FurtherReading
    @FurtherReading Před 4 lety

    very well put together video, congratulations!

  • @MrOctavioLozano
    @MrOctavioLozano Před 5 lety

    congrats for your first video! this is great!

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Thank you so much Octavio! I hope you enjoyed it. And thank you for watching it and making an effort to drop a comment ;)

  • @RH-nk7eo
    @RH-nk7eo Před 2 lety +1

    You've saved me money on a new laptop thank you! Decided to give my 2015 Pro a new lease of life instead :)

  • @bangdollarsign
    @bangdollarsign Před měsícem

    Thanks for spreading the word on this subject. I've done this _upgrade_ on a few Mac's now. One MBP, had no more than 60% paste coverage on the CPU. One could argue that 60% coverage in the middle should get you by, but this was 60% to one side. Conversely, I did upgraded to X5690's on a Mac Pro 5,1, and was pleasantly surprised by the paste coverage and how much moisture was left, in a 13 year old system. I guess that could be the a contrast between cooling of a laptop versus a tower, but they could at least give some effort to applying paste squarely.

  • @philjang747
    @philjang747 Před 3 lety +1

    You saved my MBP! Thank you for this awesome tutorial!

  • @BeatMeter
    @BeatMeter Před 2 lety

    Nice video! Very thorough and informative.

  • @efeumutselcuk1109
    @efeumutselcuk1109 Před 5 lety +1

    Wonderful video! Now I know how to fix the heating issue, thank you :)

    • @DigitalPulse
      @DigitalPulse  Před 5 lety

      Thank you! Glad you liked it and especially happy if it's going to help you. 👍😉

  • @wza360
    @wza360 Před 4 lety

    Awesome. Thanks a lot, was looking for exactly this. Ordered the paste and will do the work once get it. Thanks

  • @bobo-wf1jv
    @bobo-wf1jv Před 2 lety

    Thanks for sharing this, .. the best video I've seen on this specific topic. Excellent! Cheers ....

  • @StoreGear
    @StoreGear Před 4 lety

    Great great video, going to do this on 2 of my machines!