k24a1 wrote: * | 21 Apr 2021, 16:01 |
>I don't know of anything else that could keep it cool while, say, running a Windows 7 VM with 4 cores allocated and browsing the web and writing up a document or two, or when editing images in GIMP or Photoshop. Any suggestions anyone?
You might be running into a bit of a cooling barrier. Seeing as how the 2860QM runs at 45W and the CPU cooler seems to be a more lightweight unit to cool 35W CPUs, you might need to fall back to a quad core chip that runs at 35W (if there is one on sandy bridge, i know that there's a few 35W ivy QC chips but your system won't support those) or increase the fan speed to push heat out a little more effectively.
Is there a way to decrease the power limit down to 35 W using ThrottleStop 6 (which is the only version compatible with both my laptop and OS, that is Vista)? And also BTW, my laptop has an old application of thermal paste which makes it run a little hotter than average temp, so I think a cleanup of the heat sinks, a new thermal paste application and ThrottleStop would help.