Thermal pads for MSI GX640

Hello,
My brother has the MSI GX640 notebook. It's already a few years old and it's overheating easily.
I wanted to replace the thermal paste and thermal pads.
Thus, my question.
Does anybody know how thick the thermal pads in this model should be?
Cheers!

you may check with MSI directly but if you use thermal grease, a drop that could cover the core is enough.

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