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I have a Lenovo T420 and the thermals of the computer are not exactly accurate. I am wondering if I can try anything before I buy new parts, since I’m closer to comfort then I want to be with the expected part costs to repair the entire system as it is. It would be nice if I could recalibrate the tempreature sensors and seeing what that does, but I can’t find a clear way to do it. As of now, I have tried the following fixes: Heatsink removal (dusting purposes)New TIM (Artic MX-4) Neither of these fixed it, so I took the keyboard off to get an average on how hot the heatsink measures vs. what the computer reports, and this is why the readout is highly suspect. Before I mention the readout from the measurements I took without the keyboard, this is what I get with Aida64:
As far as measurements from the heatsink itself, this is what I get with an IR thermometer: Vent: 57.6-67.8cRear vent: 60cCPU plate: 61.2-66.6cHeatpipe: 35.2-52.4c I have also measured it with a thermalcouple and did some datalogging from my multimeter, and this is what I got: CPU plate: 32-53c
Heatpipe area 1: 42-49c
Heatpipe area 2 (opposite side measurement) 42-48c
CPU vent: 52-55c
I see that you cleaned it, but did you clean out and add new thermal paste?
