x220t insane temps

[TheForgottenKing]

Repasted, repasted twice

Temps max around 93c under max load

Should I get a new fan? Current one occasionally makes a rattling sound, also I have no thermal pad, do I need one?

[RealBlackStuff]

Did you over-paste it?
A dollop of thermal paste the size of a rice-corn is usually enough.
May one ask what causes your max load?

There is no thermal pad on that heatsink.

[TheForgottenKing]

I don't know if I did, I am new to this. Did a pea size, temps were high, waited a bit, added a little more, temps still high

Might try again with a clean repasting

Using mx4

Loads are while playing Minecraft which maxes the CPU

[Fusion]

This is normal under max load. Imo, you'll have a hard time getting it under 90deg.
I suspect you have an i7 cpu, correct? They run a little hotter than the i5s in my experience.
But it's not much to worry about. Some laptops don't thermal throttle until 95-100deg.
Download TPFanControl and set it to smart.

[RealBlackStuff]

Too much paste!
Here are instructions: http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appmeth ... d_v1.1.pdf

[Thinkpad4by3]

I don't know if I did, I am new to this. Did a pea size, temps were high, waited a bit, added a little more, temps still high

Might try again with a clean repasting

Using mx4

Loads are while playing Minecraft which maxes the CPU

Try using a card to flatten a very small rice sized blob of paste. It ahould have a very thin coating. all over most of the CPU.

[axur-delmeria]

Maybe the heatsink is not making proper contact with the CPU.

[TheForgottenKing]

Thats what I am thinking, but that sucker is tight

Any ideas? I might try to slip a piece of paper through it next time

[axur-delmeria]

If the heatsink isn't lying flat against the CPU's silicon die, it doesn't matter how tight it's screwed.

One method I've read about is to turn each of the mounting screws 1/4 to 1/2 turn at a time, in order-- turn screw #1 half-turn, then #2, #3, etc. until it;s tight.

[TheForgottenKing]

That might be it, I will take a look