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T430s running 80+/80+ on both i5 and NVS5200 when gaming

T430-T490, T530-T590 Series
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T430s running 80+/80+ on both i5 and NVS5200 when gaming

#1 Post by ThorOfAsgard » Fri Sep 14, 2018 5:53 pm

Is that normal, and is it bad for the hardware? Thanks.

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Re: T430s running 80+/80+ on both i5 and NVS5200 when gaming

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:03 am

I'm sure you have heard by now that ThinkPads are NOT made for gaming.
Assuming you're talking Centigrade/Celsius, then you still have some reserve before you hit the dangerz0ne, but not much.
If you want to stay/play with Lenovo, look at their Legion laptops.
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Re: T430s running 80+/80+ on both i5 and NVS5200 when gaming

#3 Post by ThorOfAsgard » Sat Sep 15, 2018 4:37 am

Well, pretend I said stress test instead of gaming. Just wondering if it should hit those temps when both cpu/gpu are near max utilization, or if it means it needs new paste.

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Re: T430s running 80+/80+ on both i5 and NVS5200 when gaming

#4 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sat Sep 15, 2018 5:09 am

That you should do anyway.
And use a decent paste such as Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut or Hydronaut.

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Re: T430s running 80+/80+ on both i5 and NVS5200 when gaming

#5 Post by axur-delmeria » Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:05 am

RealBlackStuff wrote:
Sat Sep 15, 2018 5:09 am
That you should do anyway.
And use a decent paste such as Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut or Hydronaut.
And if those pastes aren't enough, it's time to consider more drastic approaches like:

* liquid metal

* heatsink modification (like a DIY watercooling loop)
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