Overclock your thinkpad! (?)

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seneca · #1 Post by **seneca** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:50 pm

I saw this at overclockers.com:

http://overclockers.com/tips1232/

Being an old speedfreak I can't help but be tempted at trying it

But the cpu in my X40 is soldered to the mobo, so I would have to do some soldering too...So that kinda turns me off....

But I can imagine that the cpu could use some good thermal paste since it (even now) gets quite hot...

#2 Post by **jdhurst** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:55 pm

I doubt (very much) that IBM put your X40 together without thermal paste. And I further think they would have used a good brand. I can remove the CPU on my T41, and I *know* IBM used thermal paste between my fan and my CPU. ... JD Hurst

seneca · #3 Post by **seneca** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:59 pm

hehe, yeah, they definitly used thermal paste or something similar, but I do doubt that they used the best paste out there...

One question: was your thermal paste white?

#4 Post by **jdhurst** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:11 pm

I honestly can't remember what they use, because what I use now is white. I did not say they used the best, only that they would use a good brand. Cheap insurance as I see it, so there is no reason to risk CPU damage inside a 3-year warranty with ineffective compound. I use a decent compound (not Arctic Silver), I put it in myself, and my CPU runs most of the time between 36 and 39 degrees C. ... JD Hurst

a31pguy · #5 Post by **a31pguy** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:08 pm

overclocking a bad idea for a laptop.

I have overclocked my desktop - liquid cooling blocks on the GPU, CPU, and Northbridge. I can tell you one thing is for certain - it stresses out the other components. Not only heat problems but also for the power supply. Overclocking any system depends on a reliable and stable power source which smooths out the under and overvolts that occur. Overclocking a laptop - which was never really designed for it - is not such a "hot" idea - if you want to keep the laptop working for a while.

After attempting overclocking on my laptop last year - I can tell you that it's no fun to have to replace the motherboard because the GPU overheated and damaged the graphics memory.

A better idea is to build a Desktop pentium M system - which is really ideal for overclocking with a good 500w power supply and a reliable desktop UPS power source.

PS. My thermal paste was white. When IBM replaced the motherboard - they also used a white thermal paste. I use Artic Silver on my mobile CPUs.

det922 · #6 Post by **det922** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:27 am

the paste they use is cheap regardless, i put artic ceramic on my t43p and it was the best move i've ever done the change was huge

seneca · #7 Post by **seneca** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:40 am

Really? Did you take any before/after measurments?

#8 Post by **jdhurst** » Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:49 am

An example of one does not make for ready generalization. I don't use Arctic Silver on my machine, and I have had it run in the house at body temperature or less for hours. So it may be that IBM doesn't use Arctic Silver, but that doesn't make it "cheap". It seems to work just fine in the computers I manage. ... JD Hurst

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