Temperature after applying new thermal paste.

[i2000s]

Hi,

I just renewed the thermal paste to my X200 tablet. Now, the idle temperature reads like ~45-50 C, with a little load (10%-20%) ~55-60 C. Is that normal? I feel it is a little high.

I applied a dab of "X"-shape Acttice Silver 5 on both CPUs (including the one with a thermal rubber), and then screwed them tightly. I have little experience to change thermal paste. Can anyone tell me is there anything wrong? Thanks.

[Q-Ball]

So... is that warmer or cooler than it was originally? You did check, right?

In any case... that temperature should be fine.
Notebooks tend to run a little hot anyways (prioritizing quiet over cooling), and the internal parts are good to upwards of 90C.

You might have a bit more paste than is necessary (I use the 'grain-of-rice' method myself- instructions should have come with the paste and IIRC the heatsink plate is flat), but it should be alright as-is.

[i2000s]

Sorry, I did not check the original temperature range before disassemblying. I guess I did used a little bit more than a grain size of AS5 thermal paste. Maybe I shouldn't apply any thermal paste on the original thermal rubber's surface. I didn't replace the thermal pad (rubber), as I am not sure of the size and thickness to buy. Now the CPU temperature is around 65 C with 30% CPU load which is a normal usage of my daily work.

[QWERTY Andreas]

Hi
That sounds a little high IMO - the X200 Tablet uses Low-Power processors. I have a W500, and my idle temps can get as low as below 40C, with Intel Graphics (fan turned off)

My W500 have a CPU temp of 46C and GPU (ATi graphics) of 52C currently, while im writing this, with the fan on 3000 RPM. I have Skype open, and 5 fans in IE. So something is off IMO (and something is off in my W500 too, while we are at it )

The thermal paste have to be Applied as a paper-thin layer, just covering the surface. The thermal-pad can be replaced by a thin cobbershim to get the temps even lower, i did that in my W500.

I hope you'll find a solution.

Best regards

[i2000s]

Thank you for your reply! I may try to apply the thermal paste again in the future. I guess the "grain method" works better...

Hi
That sounds a little high IMO - the X200 Tablet uses Low-Power processors. I have a W500, and my idle temps can get as low as below 40C, with Intel Graphics (fan turned off)

My W500 have a CPU temp of 46C and GPU (ATi graphics) of 52C currently, while im writing this, with the fan on 3000 RPM. I have Skype open, and 5 fans in IE. So something is off IMO (and something is off in my W500 too, while we are at it )

The thermal paste have to be Applied as a paper-thin layer, just covering the surface. The thermal-pad can be replaced by a thin cobbershim to get the temps even lower, i did that in my W500.

I hope you'll find a solution.

Best regards