// GAMING LAPTOP REPAIR

Your rig should throttle opponents, not itself

Thermal repaste, fan deep-cleans, high-refresh panels and upgrades, serviced by technicians who actually log your temperatures before and after the job.

  • Free thermal diagnosis with before/after temperature logs
  • Premium paste & PTM-class pads, liquid metal on request
  • Panel refresh rate matched to factory spec
  • Clear estimate before any work begins
Gaming Laptop Repair in progress at the Zerofix bench
// Estimate before repair

// LAPTOP TEARDOWN

Laptop repairs, upgrades and cleaning made clear

From a stuck hinge to a silent SSD upgrade, scroll through the build to see exactly what our bench can do, layer by layer.

STG 01 / INTAKE

  1. STG 01 / INTAKE

    One scan before anything is opened

    Won't power on, running hot, crawling on boot or showing a cracked panel, start with a free bench diagnosis. We test, isolate the fault and send a clear estimate on WhatsApp before any screw turns.

    ISSUE DETECTED
  2. STG 02 / DISPLAY

    Screens and hinges, fixed without drama

    Flickering lines, dim backlights, cracked panels and loose hinges. We fit original-quality panels and rebuild hinge mounts so the lid opens like it did on day one.

  3. STG 03 / INPUT

    Keyboard and trackpad replacement

    Worn keys, liquid spills or a trackpad that stopped clicking, we separate the deck and replace per-key or full-deck, whichever is honestly cheaper for you.

  4. STG 04 / POWER

    Battery replacement with real hours back

    If your laptop dies before the second meeting, the cells are done. We fit a matched, genuine-grade battery and calibrate it so the percentage you see is the truth.

  5. STG 05 / UPGRADES

    RAM and SSD upgrades while you wait

    The cheapest 'new laptop' is the one you already own. Extra RAM and an NVMe SSD cut boot times from minutes to seconds, your data cloned across safely, privacy-first.

  6. STG 06 / COOLING

    Deep clean, fresh thermal paste, quiet fans

    Dust chokes the fan, paste dries out and the CPU throttles. We strip the cooling path, repaste and rebuild it, cooler, quieter and measurably faster under load.

  7. STG 07 / LOGIC BOARD

    Component-level motherboard repair

    No-power, liquid damage and charging-circuit faults are repaired at component level on our microscope bench, a fraction of the cost of a board swap, with your data untouched.

  8. STG 08 / HANDOVER

    Stress-tested, certified, returned

    Thermals, battery, keyboard matrix, ports and display all pass a final stress test before handover. You get the test report, an invoice and warranty on selected repairs.

    REPAIRED

// Bench process

Built for machines that run hot by design

Gaming laptops pack desktop-class CPUs and GPUs into a chassis a few centimetres thick. After 12–18 months of long sessions, the factory thermal paste pumps out, dust chokes the fin stacks, and the silicon starts throttling to protect itself, you feel it as frame drops, stutter and fans screaming at idle. None of that is normal, and almost all of it is fixable in a single visit.

Zerofix treats thermals as an engineering problem, not a dusting job. Every service starts on the bench with a stress test and temperature log, so you see exactly where your machine stands. We strip the heatsink assembly, apply premium paste or phase-change pads (liquid metal available on request for supported chassis), rebuild fan curves, and re-test under load, then hand you the before/after numbers.

Beyond cooling, we replace high-refresh panels matched to your factory spec, swap worn RGB keyboards, and fit NVMe SSD and RAM upgrades with full data migration. Every job gets a clear written estimate after free diagnosis, you approve before we open a single screw.

// What we fix

Common gaming rig faults on our bench

Spot your symptom below, every job opens with a diagnosis and a clear quote, never with a screwdriver.

60–90 min

Thermal paste & repaste service

Complete heatsink strip-down with premium paste or PTM-class phase-change pads on CPU and GPU dies. Liquid metal application available for supported metal-shim chassis. Includes stress test with logged before/after temperatures.

  • CPU/GPU hitting 95°C+ under load
  • Frame drops a few minutes into every session
  • Fans at full speed even on the desktop
  • Palm rest and exhaust uncomfortably hot
45–75 min

Fan & heatsink deep clean

Fans removed, fin stacks cleared of compacted dust, blades cleaned and rebalanced, vents and intake mesh degunked. Restores airflow the chassis was designed around, often worth 8–12°C on its own.

  • Rattling or grinding fan noise
  • Weak or hot exhaust airflow
  • Dust visible in the vents
Same day

Overheating diagnosis

Free bench diagnosis with synthetic load testing and thermal logging. We isolate whether the cause is paste pump-out, dust, a failing fan, VRM stress or aggressive factory power limits, then quote only what your machine actually needs.

  • Sudden shutdowns mid-game
  • Performance fine at first, then falls off a cliff
  • One side of the chassis far hotter than the other
60–90 min

GPU/CPU temperature optimization

Software-side thermal tuning: safe undervolting, custom fan curves and power-limit balancing tailored to your silicon. Lower temperatures and steadier clocks without touching factory warranty seals where applicable.

  • Clock speeds bouncing under sustained load
  • Good paste and clean fans but still throttling
  • Want quieter fans without losing performance
1–2 days

Keyboard & RGB replacement

Replacement of worn, unresponsive or backlight-dead keyboards, including per-key RGB and zoned-lighting decks. Sourced to match your exact chassis layout so WASD feels like day one.

  • Keys registering twice or not at all
  • RGB zones dead or stuck on one colour
  • Keycaps shiny, loose or missing
1–2 days

High-refresh screen replacement

Cracked or dead panel replaced with the correct high-refresh part, 120Hz, 144Hz, 165Hz or 240Hz matched to your factory spec and colour gamut. We verify refresh rate and dead-pixel-free output before handover.

  • Cracked glass or lines across the display
  • Flickering at high refresh rates
  • Backlight bleed or dark patches after a knock
45–90 min

SSD & RAM upgrades

Gen4 NVMe SSD and DDR4/DDR5 RAM upgrades with full data migration included. We confirm slot availability, XMP compatibility and thermal headroom before recommending parts, no overselling.

  • Long load screens and asset pop-in
  • Storage perpetually full
  • Stutter while streaming or alt-tabbing
60–90 min

Performance optimization & OS tune-up

Driver and BIOS updates, bloatware removal, startup cleanup, GPU control-panel tuning and game-mode configuration. The software half of a fast machine, done properly after the hardware half is sorted.

  • Lower FPS than identical machines online
  • Slow boots and background CPU usage
  • Drivers and BIOS several versions behind
WE SERVICE //Asus ROGAsus TUFMSILenovo LegionHP OmenAcer PredatorAcer NitroDell G-SeriesAlienware

// Transparent pricing

Indicative pricing, no fine print

Ranges below cover most models we see. Your exact quote depends on the model and part option you pick.

  • Thermal repaste (CPU + GPU)

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    Premium paste60–90 min30 days
  • Thermal repaste, liquid metal / PTM pads

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    Enthusiast90–120 min30 days
  • Fan & heatsink deep clean

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    All models45–75 min
  • Cooling fan replacement (per fan)

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    All models1–2 days90 days
  • High-refresh screen replacement

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    120–165Hz FHD panels1–2 days90 days
  • High-refresh screen replacement

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    240Hz / QHD panels2–3 days90 days
  • Keyboard replacement (RGB / per-key)

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    All models1–2 days90 days
  • NVMe SSD upgrade (incl. 512GB drive)

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    All models60–90 min365 days
  • RAM upgrade (8GB / 16GB)

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    All models30–60 min365 days
  • GPU/CPU optimization + performance tune-up

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    All models60–90 min

Final estimate is always shared before repair begins.

// Verified reviews

Why customers trust Zerofix with their gaming rig

Karthik V.

Dec 2025

My Legion 5 was thermal-throttling in every match. They did the full thermal service with liquid metal and sent benchmark screenshots before and after, 14 degrees cooler and FPS is stable now. Worth every rupee for a gaming machine.

Lenovo Legion 5Gaming thermal service

// GAMING LAPTOP REPAIR FAQS

Asked before every booking

  • For machines that game several hours a day, every 12–18 months is a sensible cycle, factory paste pumps out under repeated heat cycles. If your temperatures are already 90°C+ under load or fans never settle, don't wait for the calendar. Our free thermal diagnosis tells you definitively whether a repaste will help before you spend anything.

  • Yes, on request and only on chassis designed for it, dies with proper barriers and non-conductive surroundings. Where liquid metal isn't safe for your board, we recommend PTM-class phase-change pads instead, which get close to liquid-metal performance without the shorting risk. We'll tell you honestly which option suits your model.

  • Thermal and fan work never touches your storage, your drive stays in the machine and your data stays yours. For SSD upgrades we clone your existing drive in full, including the OS, game libraries and saves, and verify it boots before handover. We never need or ask for your account passwords.

  • Repaste work carries a 30-day workmanship warranty, replacement parts like screens, keyboards and fans carry up to 90 days, and upgrade components like SSDs and RAM carry brand warranties up to a year or more. Your invoice lists the exact cover per line item, and you can verify status anytime via Track Repair.

  • Yes, we source panels matched to your factory refresh rate, resolution and colour gamut, and we demonstrate the refresh rate on-screen before you pay. Screen pricing depends on the panel, with the final quote confirmed after free diagnosis. No silent downgrades to 60Hz, ever.

Bring back launch-day frame rates

Free thermal diagnosis with logged before/after temperatures, and a clear estimate before any work begins.