# Thermal paste replacement results

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/thermal-paste-replacement-results/85414>\
**Category:** Framework Laptop 13\
**Tags:** intel-11th, laptop-13-chassis\
**Created:** [October 12, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/thermal-paste-replacement-results/85414 "2026-10-12T21:23:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hCJ0t6BQ8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@hCJ0t6BQ8](https://community.frame.work/u/hCJ0t6BQ8)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/thermal-paste-replacement-results/85414/1 "2026-10-12T21:23:33Z")

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After using my Framework 13 (11th gen, batch 6) with an i7-1165G7 since early 2022, I decided to repaste. I followed [this guide](https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Heatsink+and+Fan+Replacement+Guide/84), simply leaving on the non-CPU thermal pads, and placing one large sheet of thermal pad (I bought from [here](https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005005960728133.html)) over the two surfaces of the SoC package, and re-placing the same heatsink and fan.

I ran a small test to get an idea of effectiveness. Conclusion: very much worth it, with long-term load being 5-6 C lower than before.

 ![20261012_23h08m13s_grim](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/framework3/original/3X/4/7/47b38f87a4ecff114fd8af2d39346f5f3d2e5d2e.png)

More details can be found in the [Claude Artifact](https://claude.ai/artifact/Gkuf1pLawodZ6VAernbXgE) .

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**Author:** ![Rightaway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/rightaway/32/37963_2.png) [@Rightaway](https://community.frame.work/u/Rightaway)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 8:15am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/thermal-paste-replacement-results/85414/2 "2026-10-13T08:15:00Z")

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The link to the guide doesn’t work for me (404)

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**Author:** ![hCJ0t6BQ8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9de053/32.png) [@hCJ0t6BQ8](https://community.frame.work/u/hCJ0t6BQ8)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 9:01am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/thermal-paste-replacement-results/85414/3 "2026-10-13T09:01:40Z")

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Thanks! Link is fixed now.