Here are a few: http://s943.photobucket.com/user/aldimeola81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014404072636_zpszeixshwc.jpg.html http://s943.photobucket.com/user/aldimeola81/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04/2014406154902_zpsy0cl2tnf.jpg.html He's got some kind of black pad or tape directly on the CPU heat sink...

bit_twiddler wrote:But, if you look in his other pictures, he's got some kind of tape over the CPU heatsink,
as well as the copper parts of the heat sink itself.

Is he trying to make contact between the keyboard and the heat sink?

Hmm,I cant seem to find his other photo.Can you post a link?

bit_twiddler wrote:adda, I'm trying to understand what you've done here...

Are those thermal pads you've put between the heat sink and the keyboard,
or just some kind of tape?

I think he cut the tape thats already on the keyboard where the heatsink is.Can you see the collor change a the down left corner.

thinkpadcollection wrote:Can one post photos of keyboard mod to improve cooling?

Cheers, thinkpadcollection

I dont have moded keyboard but I have seen somewhere on the net that someone modded keyboard.I think its in this post.

Hi,I have just got my Lenovo W510 with q820m and I will post my test here.I have changed thermal paste becaouse it wasent ever change with Xilence x5.At idle my cpu/gpu temp is 45 C.At browsing temps are GPU 55,CPU 57.When playing Call of duty 4 (promod) at highest setting and native resolution 1600...