Ionico (2022) i7-11800H Temps

[SnakeFighter]

Anyone an expert on CPU temps? Mine seem to have been rather high- CPU package temps up into the 60s in Office mode, and into the 70s at idle. Temperatures increase quickly under fairly light loads- even 10% or so CPU usage results in a lot of fan noise!
I've had the laptop around a year, but I think it's always been like this, tbh. Is this normal? I'm wondering about doing a re-paste- is there a disassembly guide to assist with this? Any other thoughts?
Cheers
Charlie

 

[SpyderTracks]

Anyone an expert on CPU temps? Mine seem to have been rather high- CPU package temps up into the 60s in Office mode, and into the 70s at idle. Temperatures increase quickly under fairly light loads- even 10% or so CPU usage results in a lot of fan noise!
I've had the laptop around a year, but I think it's always been like this, tbh. Is this normal? I'm wondering about doing a re-paste- is there a disassembly guide to assist with this? Any other thoughts?
Cheers
Charlie

Yeah, that needs a repaste, the 1100 series run extremely hot, and a laptop needs repasting once a year along with cleaning out the fans of dust and making sure heatsinks are clean of dust also.

There are lots of reviews online for repasting. If you need help removing the rear panel, if you can post the chassis model number which should be on a label on the underside?

 

[SnakeFighter]

Thanks, @SpyderTracks . The chassis is GM51DY, I think- I can get the back panel off no problem, and unless anyone has any particular tips, I will just have a go at removing heatsinks etc.

Ta

 

[Martinr36]

You'll find the screws are all numbered, so make sure you do them in the correct order

 

[SpyderTracks]

Thanks, @SpyderTracks . The chassis is GM51DY, I think- I can get the back panel off no problem, and unless anyone has any particular tips, I will just have a go at removing heatsinks etc.

Ta

There are tutorials on youtube, you want a small pea sized drop in the middle of the CPU, then let the clamp force of the heatsink spread it naturally, and as @Martinr36 says, screw the heatsink screws in the correct order to apply even pressure.

 

[Martinr36]

There are tutorials on youtube, you want a small pea sized drop in the middle of the CPU, then let the clamp force of the heatsink spread it naturally, and as @Martinr36 says, screw the heatsink screws in the correct order to apply even pressure.

interesting video here, talking about the best way to apply paste

 

[SnakeFighter]

So, I finally got round to attempting this. Case-back removed, no problem, screws out of GPU and CPU heatsinks (3 each). However, the sink / fan assembly remained very firmly in place. Looking at the internals, it's actually not that clear how much I would need to remove to actually do this job- there's bits of sticky stuff around the place, particularly around the exit vents, which obscure the job somewhat. See attached picture!
I don't know if there's a detailed disassembly guide anywhere (I haven't found one yet) for this chassis, but I think for now I'm going to park this job!
ATB