5 pro 16 edition of Legion is available now.
5 pro 16 edition of Legion is available now.
You have a Lenovo Legion 5 Pro with CPU overheating issues. It throttles excessively, causing crashes and freezes during gameplay, including Minecraft. You've tried reapplying thermal paste, adjusting power settings, and cleaning the fans. Still unsure what else to try—any advice would be appreciated.
Did you purchase the item new or secondhand? It should have included a phase change material instead of a standard thermal paste. (Gen 6 models typically use Honeywell PTM 7950, but I’m not sure about other L 5 pro versions.) I’m reaching out because if it was used and the paste appeared normal to you... PCM would be dry at room temperature. It seems likely the previous owner re-applied it. This isn’t inherently problematic; you’ve also re-applied it. However: 1) Did the prior owner also replace the thermal pads? If yes, did they use the appropriate height and firmness? Excessively high pads could lift the entire cooling assembly, reducing mounting pressure on your CPU and GPU. 2) Was the “thermal module” (Lenovos’ name, not yours) unscrewed or tightened in the correct sequence? Doing it incorrectly might affect pressure stability. 3) Did you reshape the thermal module while opening it? This could also compromise mounting pressure. On the software side, verify if an OC profile is active—BIOS and Lenovo Vantage both show this. Lastly, you mentioned thermal throttling... does it actually happen? Please share your temperatures and clock speeds during maximum load; games might crash or freeze without CPU throttling.