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This seems to be a bit of a trend with Lenovo. My gen 1 T14s (Ryzen 7 4750u) has a similar issue with heat, I can offer one suggestion, replace the thermal past

by scrps 5y ago

This seems to be a bit of a trend with Lenovo. My gen 1 T14s (Ryzen 7 4750u) has a similar issue with heat, I can offer one suggestion, replace the thermal paste. I did it a week after I got mine as well as smoothing the oddly rough surface of the heatsink. Got a 5c drop, still throttles but less quickly.

aalam 5y ago
In addition to replacing the thermal paste, I was able to lower the temperature of my X1 Extreme Gen 2 to about 40-60 degrees most of the day by: i) Undervolting by installing Throttlestop, and setting it to launch on startup with Windows’s Task Scheduler [0] ii) Removing the back panel, holding the fans in place with a paperclip, and blowing the dust out of the fans with an air compressor I also installed Thinkpad Fan Controller (tpfancontrol) [1] to make the laptop run quieter. After implementing these, the laptop finally ‘just works.’ None of the above was intuitive, though, and I did not expect to find and try these solutions before purchasing the laptop. [0] https://www.repairwin.com/how-to-start-throttlestop-at-windows-startup/ https://www.repairwin.com/how-to-start-throttlestop-at-windo... [1] https://sourceforge.net/projects/tp4xfancontrol/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/tp4xfancontrol/
- oooooooooooow 5y ago
  Kinda saddened by the fact that tpfancontrol is still a must have in 2021. I believe it became mandatory for me when I upgraded my old W520 from win7 to 10, as the newer OS didn't properly manage fan speeds (the minimum speed was way too high, the maximum speed was never triggered). I haven't used windows on that laptop in years (and it doesn't get much use anymore, although it still works flawlessly!), reckoned they'd have fixed this by now.
- Justin_K 5y ago
  Appreciate the tips
- tinybear1 5y ago
  Unfortunately, for newer Intel CPUs, undervolting is no longer an option due to Plundervolt mitigations.

by scrps 5y ago

aalam 5y ago

In addition to replacing the thermal paste, I was able to lower the temperature of my X1 Extreme Gen 2 to about 40-60 degrees most of the day by: i) Undervolting by installing Throttlestop, and setting it to launch on startup with Windows’s Task Scheduler [0] ii) Removing the back panel, holding the fans in place with a paperclip, and blowing the dust out of the fans with an air compressor I also installed Thinkpad Fan Controller (tpfancontrol) [1] to make the laptop run quieter. After implementing these, the laptop finally ‘just works.’ None of the above was intuitive, though, and I did not expect to find and try these solutions before purchasing the laptop. [0] https://www.repairwin.com/how-to-start-throttlestop-at-windows-startup/ https://www.repairwin.com/how-to-start-throttlestop-at-windo... [1] https://sourceforge.net/projects/tp4xfancontrol/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/tp4xfancontrol/

oooooooooooow 5y ago
Kinda saddened by the fact that tpfancontrol is still a must have in 2021. I believe it became mandatory for me when I upgraded my old W520 from win7 to 10, as the newer OS didn't properly manage fan speeds (the minimum speed was way too high, the maximum speed was never triggered). I haven't used windows on that laptop in years (and it doesn't get much use anymore, although it still works flawlessly!), reckoned they'd have fixed this by now.
Justin_K 5y ago
Appreciate the tips
tinybear1 5y ago
Unfortunately, for newer Intel CPUs, undervolting is no longer an option due to Plundervolt mitigations.