My ThinkPad X220 i7 laptop started exhibiting signs of fatigue - when I'd load a few Chrome tabs at the same time, the CPU fan would kick in and things would start to get stuck. I installed TPFanControl to monitor the CPU temps - seemed that on those occasions it would go well above 90C, I tried replacing the thermal paste, but that didn't seem to actually do anything, so I ordered a new cooling unit. I installed it yesterday. As the reviews said - it is much quieter than the previous fan, but the CPU still gets really hot - if I'm not mistaken it got to 96 at some point this morning. Is this normal for a laptop CPU?
I do think there's a chance it doesn't stay as hot for as long as it did before, with the new fan, but I'm not completely sure about that.
I do think there's a chance it doesn't stay as hot for as long as it did before, with the new fan, but I'm not completely sure about that.