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> I have a T420 and have major heating issues with it playing games. In my experience, almost no consumer laptop is designed with a gaming thermal load in mind
by ethbro 12y ago
> I have a T420 and have major heating issues with it playing games.
In my experience, almost no consumer laptop is designed with a gaming thermal load in mind (aka heavy cpu + max gpu for extended periods of time). I'm not even sure it's possible in a conventional laptop case.
... I know this is completely useless advice, but don't do heavy gaming on a laptop without expecting problems. There are other form factors much better thermally suited.
tl;dr: mobility/thermal-tolerance/performance, pick two
- pwnna 12y agoOne thing is that the T420 is not sold as a consumer laptop. Under Windows, running AutoCAD/SolidWorks will drive temperature of 90+ degrees. This laptop is suppose to be for those kind of work. Furthermore, I'm not even running heavy games. I'm running things like FTL, or older 3D games like RollerCoaster Tycoon 3, or even sometimes just watching YouTube videos at 1080p. Regardless, thermal performance under heavy load in laptop should either be tolerated, or the manufacturers should disable higher clock speeds. My W530 on the other hand has no issue with heat. Heavy gaming puts it to about 75-80C. It is also much bulkier in size. Edit: my dedicated graphics is off most of the time. Even then, CPU alone can drive the temperature up through the roof.
- ethbro 12y agoI always thought it was odd no one made an external heatsink for laptops. Apparently at one point (1983) someone thought it was possible: http://papers.sae.org/831101/ http://papers.sae.org/831101/