Xbox Series X Thermal Paste and Pads replacement and Cooling System cleaning

Comments · 854

• EL

  @ElectronicsComputers · 1 year ago · pinned

  ⚠ VERY IMPORTANT: I highly recommend replacing both the thermal paste and the thermal putty to achieve the best results. If, for some reason, you can't replace the thermal putty, you’ll need to reshape the original one so that when the heatsink is reinstalled, it gets compressed to the proper thickness and makes solid contact. If you skip this step and just put the heatsink back as-is, it will not make proper contact with the putty, and the heat transfer will be compromised, which could lead to overheating or long-term damage.

  92

• SU

  @SuperStinkyDeluxe · 1 year ago (edited)

  Showing what bolts go where on the re installation is a real boss move. Kudos to you!

  134

• ME

  @medievaldes · 3 years ago

  Now this is a damn  brief and high quality video. So clear and specific. Love that camera angles.

  133

• BR

  @brightloonie · 3 years ago

  I thought this was just another basic tear down video.... until I saw you included each step for reassembly with a circle for which screws you were using. This is an amazing video. Thank you for your time and effort and please keep up the amazing work!

  149

• AL

  @alejandrotobienne8220 · 1 year ago

  THIS IS LITERALLY THE BEST SERIES X TEAR DOWN VIDEO OUT THERE. YOU EVEN GET SCREW LOCATION SHOW HOW. <br>AMAZING VIDEO. <br><br>I DO THIS ON MY SERIES S BUT IF YOU DONT HAVE A SERIES S TEAR DOWN CHANGE. THIS WILL HELP THOUSANDS.

  42

• RE

  @Real_Chefanwalt · 1 year ago (edited)

  Thank you for this detailed tutorial! I&apos;ve already opened my Xbox several times to remove the dust, but only completely disassembled it today to replace the thermal paste. This video was a great help! To anyone considering taking the same step: My Xbox Series X is now three years old and the original thermal paste was completely dry. The preinstalled putty paste seemed to be okay, so there was no need to replace it today. <br><br>Just one more note: In another video, I saw an additonal cover made of thin sheet metal that was mounted over the backplate / X clamp and that needs to be removed. In my case, this kind of cover and &nbsp;mounting frame was missing (as the Xbox in this video tutorial here, too). Presumably there are different revisions of the console regarding to this detail.

  19

• NO

  @Notpoop906 · 3 years ago (edited)

  the reason you often see the &quot;dollop&quot; or &quot;line&quot; applications of thermal paste is because it&apos;s being done on CPUs with integrated heat spreaders, so the DYE is actually fully &nbsp;covered, it&apos;s just the edges of the heat spreader that aren&apos;t. Which doesn&apos;t matter. But yeah for a bare dye like the Xbox or a GPU you absolutely want to spread the compound to make absolutely sure there&apos;s no dry spots. With an IHS the dye itself is a lot safer because it always has that integrated heat spreader to pull heat away from it where as dry spots on a bare dye there is no where for the heat to go.

  5

• HG

  @hgblobb · 1 year ago

  Very thoughtful of you to show us which screws go where as it&apos;s the biggest pain when it comes to teardowns. Thank you!

  15

• ST

  @SteveJ-zd2uy · 3 years ago

  Wow man, straight to the point and the best Xbox disassembly video I&apos;ve seen so far. I saw several videos and now I understand that those people have no Idea what they are talking about. Someone even showed in the video that you have to stick something into that disc eject hole. Even I know the purpose of that hole, and bunch of other wrong stuff. It&apos;s pretty obvious that you do that job on a regular basis. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

  18

• JA

  @jakeh7284 · 3 years ago

  Great DIY. Just did it today. Used upsiren UX Pro Ultra putty and upsiren UTG-X paste. Made a big difference. Heat coming out of the console is noticeably warmer and fan does not spin faster than idle. A lot more heat transferred to the heat sink.

  87

• DI

  @Disaffinity · 2 years ago

  Great tear down. I think he missed an important highlight when taking out the fan. The middle bolt has blue lock tight on it. It’s a pain in the ass to get out and if you got lower end t8 tool it gets stripped easily. I had to use pliers because the screw was so hard that the torx tool stripped it.

  24

• SA

  @SasquatchnAround · 2 years ago

  Wonderful detailed video. &nbsp;My heat putty was fine. &nbsp; &nbsp;My heat paste on the center was cooked. &nbsp;You saved me hundreds of dollars. &nbsp;Thank you. &nbsp;You are my hero today!!!!

  16