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    Is there any way to improve cooling besides doing the obvious?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by bonoz, Feb 9, 2016.

  1. bonoz

    bonoz Notebook Guru

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    Aside from reapplying thermal paste, cleaning out the fan and insides... is there anything else I can do to improve cooling? Is there some sort of a laptop fan upgrade?

    Thanks
     
    bonoz, Feb 9, 2016
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    U mean stuff like that?
     
    M0del, Feb 10, 2016
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    in my thinkpad w520 that came with a 45w heatsink fan assembly I put in the 55w cooler. You can use intel xtu to undervolt the offset, throttlestop to set the multipliers.

    You can use a laptop cooling pad.
     
    jedisurfer1, Feb 10, 2016
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    Sure, but my laptop mainly overheats when it's docked. Is there any way to cool a docked lenovo? Where the docking station covers the entire base of the laptop?
     
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    Where can I get a 55w cooler for x220?
     
    bonoz, Feb 10, 2016
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    there is no 55w cooler for the x220, no space for it.
     
    jedisurfer1, Feb 10, 2016
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