Is this normal? - Lenovo EXPOSED CPU Heat sink on New laptop BEWARE
Lenovo Ideapad 110 171IKB 80VK -Intel core i5 7200U - HD 620 Graphics [ 2017 ]
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Hey guys,
SO i’ve been snooping around in this pair of laptops i received and i noticed something a little strange - well allot strange.
The CPU heat spreader/sink appears to have a cut-out for what i believe is the Intel graphics die / chip. It is not making contact with the heat pipe and as in the picture - it’s completely sectioned out purposely. Ive seen my share of processors and myriad heat spreaders, and i’ve never seen an exposed part like this, further compounded are my concerns because with some digging, i found a Dell machine using the exact same chip, and their cooling solution has a full coverage heat plate! - (also in the image.)
I honestly cant think of a viable reason/excuse for this, all i can imagine is that with some even-slightly-er heavy work load on the chip, it will hit a thermal throttling Brick Wall almost instantly.
Has anyone ever seen this before? Is there a reason for this?
What can i do to cover it properly? Blob of thermal paste?
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I would speak with Lenovo to be sure this is the correct configuration. It just maybe! Keep in mind the GPU runs cooler than the CPU so this could be by design!
- de Dan
Ok good idea, i'm going to make a post on the lenovo site then, thank you :)
- de Maegan M
Hey Dan,
Ok i asked Lenovo about it, and all i got was another user commenting that he thought it was fine - "thats the whole point, is to let the air get to it, so it can take the heat away ..." HAHHAHAHAHAaa .. okkaay .. you should read the rest of what he said .. it was funny, i'm going to say back, okay, well then you should open up your computer, and take the heatsink off your cpu - and just the let the air get to it - it'll be fine :) :) omg i was laughing.
Unfortunately i could NOT get any official answer in over a week, soooomethings fishy here ........ like, someone in their department didn't want to answer it, and told everyone to ignore it ... for SOME kind of reason ..... the plot thickens .....
read below i added some Update material if you're interested.
Really, i just don't want any manufacturers to start doing anything silly with their hardware, people should know if something nefarious is going on.
- de Maegan M
@maegan_mouse yes of course we catch your drift. It is only a plot if it can be proven that a different design would be more beneficial. I'd try to get my hands on a different design heat spreader or modify what you have to validate your suspicion. I do not expect any manufacturer o give you any answers. After all that will be their R&D and does not have to be explained. I think that if you can validate your hypothesise you may get a better response from them.
- de oldturkey03
Agreed, i would have to do some testing to prove my suspicion, and i have just the family member to do it. I grew up around super Techies, and i do some technical writing on the side for some publications, using different names. I just maaay have come across an interesting little scoop, but you're right, i would have to prove a noticeable amount performance difference, i'm going to brush up on some bench marking stuff .. and see if i can extract a good story :)
Ps. Good thing you're level headed, cuz i can get pretty excited :P
- de Maegan M
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