So - I am killing the laptop with heat?KBD wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:36 amSame here, both X220 and large brother T420 both work great on MX, but lots of video and games pushes the cpu and temp will jump up. The Sandybridge is pretty good for basic uses but I wouldn't push it. These machines can get warm under stress. But I'm at 42C right now with just 2 tabs open on FF.linwinux wrote: ↑Tue May 29, 2018 11:19 am I've installed MX Linux 17.1 on several Lenovo laptops, including the X220 without any problems. However, I also don't recommend playing anything beyond Supertux or Supertuxcart on something that old. Thermald is not supposed to be compatible with all Intel chips, and actually incompatible with some. Here's some more info. about thermald ...
http://www.webupd8.org/2014/04/prevent- ... ating.html
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That is causing the gpu hangs?
Since the repaste it doesnt seem as bad, the heat I mean.