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Temperatures a bit to big

Iordan Cosmin

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I'm on my 1y.o laptop and the temps are going up to 97c, i got an Legion 5 15IMH05H, rtx 2060 that got a good temp even when hardcore gaming, but the intel 10300h its the problem, its locked and the bios does not have the option to unlock it so i cant undervolt it, can i change some options to tpl so i make the cpu not go that hot?
Btw the fans are cleaned, the heatsink is cleaned and the thermal paste is still liquid, and i checked to be correctly aplied.


the temps are at 90-97 at intensive gaming but the average is 93-94
 
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Hi,
After 1 year probably past time to clean it out good.
 
I'm on my 1y.o laptop and the temps are going up to 97c, i got an Legion 5 15IMH05H, rtx 2060 that got a good temp even when hardcore gaming, but the intel 10300h its the problem, its locked and the bios does not have the option to unlock it so i cant undervolt it, can i change some options to tpl so i make the cpu not go that hot?
Btw the fans are cleaned, the heatsink is cleaned and the thermal paste is still liquid, and i checked to be correctly aplied.


the temps are at 90-97 at intensive gaming but the average is 93-94

Did you reapply the thermalpaste when you took it apart? If not it will likely have very bad contact...
 
Yes, i reapplied it, it took down 3-4c in the first day but now it has gone back up, maybe an improvement of 1-2c
 
Yes, i reapplied it, it took down 3-4c in the first day but now it has gone back up, maybe an improvement of 1-2c

Yell, it will blow out over time, especially at those temps.

Has it always gotten that hot, or is it a recent change ?
 
Yes, i reapplied it, it took down 3-4c in the first day but now it has gone back up, maybe an improvement of 1-2c
is it possible to check if the fan is spinning properly?
 
i have not used this laptop at gaming till now so i did not see bad temps, the temps outside gaming are really good at like 50 for both cpu and gpu on performance mode while using multiple tabs and other programs that are not that hard to run like discord and things

is it possible to check if the fan is spinning properly?
The fans seem to work fine, they are silent when doing light work and get louder when gaming
 
i have not used this laptop at gaming till now so i did not see bad temps, the temps outside gaming are really good at like 50 for both cpu and gpu on performance mode while using multiple tabs and other programs that are not that hard to run like discord and things

It's likely just how hot this cpu gets in this laptop - it's not uncommon for gaming laptops to thermal throttle - quite the oppersite.

You can you the throttlestop app to undervolt your cpu and alleviate the issue a bit.
 
It's likely just how hot this cpu gets in this laptop - not uncommon at all for gaming laptops to thermal throttle.

You can you the throttlestop app to undervolt your cpu and alleviate the issue a bit.
my cpu is locked and the bios version does not have the option to unlock
 
Hi,
Which thermal paste did you use ?

My acer amd laptop has liquid metal on it so it's nice and cool.
 
my cpu is locked and the bios version does not have the option to unlock

Yes, that's why you wanna use the throttlestop app to do it, rather than going through the bios.
 
I think its artic mx


I cant check the unlock adjustable voltage box, thats what im saying with the locked cpu

Ok, you just hadn't at any point mentioned that you had tried to do it through throttlestop :)

In that case there isn't really anything you can do about it, aside of getting a cooling pad you could put your laptop on top of.

But honestly the temp probably isn't limiting your performance that much, if at all. Have you monitored your cpus frequency during gaming ?
 
Ok, you just hadn't at any point mentioned that you had tried to do it through throttlestop :)

In that case there isn't really anything you can do about it, aside of getting a cooling pad you could put your laptop on top of.

But honestly the temp probably isn't limiting your performance that much, if at all. Have you monitored your cpus frequency during gaming ?
I got an cooling pad but its not doing much, i dont actually see an improvement, i think its a bad one lol, i did not check the cpus frequency and i do not know how to do that
 
Hi,
MX what 4-5-6 ?
 
Hi,
MX what 4-5-6 ?

Doesn't really matter if it's mx2 or mx6... not like there is a 30c delta between the different pastes, unless it's literally toothpaste... lol
 
Before trying to undervolt or anything else, first check if everything is working within specifications. The Intel i5-10300h is not the fastest CPU for gaming but still capable and only using 45W. So the original cooling solution should be able to dissipiate the heat that it generates.

https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-spe...e i5-10300H,cores, launched in September 2020.

In the notebookcheck website review they don't mention overheating, so check the cooling solution again, I have a feeling there could be the culprit.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenov...-delivery-and-good-battery-life.480845.0.html
 
I got an cooling pad but its not doing much, i dont actually see an improvement, i think its a bad one lol, i did not check the cpus frequency and i do not know how to do that

Use msi afterburner, and setup the overlay :)

Before trying to undervolt or anything else, first check if everything is working within specifications. The Intel i5-10300h is not the fastest CPU for gaming but still capable and only using 45W. So the original cooling solution should be able to dissipiate the heat that it generates.

https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/core-i5-10300h.c2355#:~:text=The Intel Core i5-10300H,cores, launched in September 2020.

In the notebookcheck website review they don't mention overheating, so check the cooling solution again, I have a feeling there could be the culprit.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenov...-delivery-and-good-battery-life.480845.0.html

They don't mention overheating, cause they are not testing for it... they are only testing the outside temp of the laptop...

And even if they did test for it, reaching 93c technically isn't overheating, as the cpu is allowed to reach 100c.

Way too hot for my taste, but very common with gaming laptops.

Edit : they have one screenshot where you can see the cpu is 88c during their testing. So fairly close to the temps op is getting.
 
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Additionally check in Lenovo Vantage if the fan profile is set in Balanced mode and not in Calm mode.
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I got an cooling pad but its not doing much, i dont actually see an improvement, i think its a bad one lol, i did not check the cpus frequency and i do not know how to do that
use HWiNFO64 for monitoring (freeware)
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/
 
Is this being used on a proper metal cooling pad or on a blanket, pillow, or something?
 
Is this being used on a proper metal cooling pad or on a blanket, pillow, or something?
its on a kinda cheap cooling pad

Additionally check in Lenovo Vantage if the fan profile is set in Balanced mode and not in Calm mode.
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use HWiNFO64 for monitoring (freeware)
https://www.hwinfo.com/download/
i got hwinfo but its way to overwhelming for me lol
in lenovo vantage im on performance mode, the balanced does not make a difference to the temps i think, but i get more fps out of the performance mode
 
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