My CPU are really hot when gaming. Sometimes it reach 90+ celcius even I'm using cooling pad (CM U3 Plus) and it pretty scares me. Currently using AAV Nitro. Below are the pics of my laptop temp while playing BF3.



Settings for BF3

your spec and try lowering your in game setting, most probabaly you are pusing you cpu limit and if not mistaken i think BF3 is cpu oriented then GPU, correct me if i am wrong.

Here's the spec:

CPU = Intel Core i7 4710HQ
GPU = GTX 860m 2GB
RAM = 12GB
HDD = 1TB+8GB SSHD
OS = Windows 8.1 Single Language 64-bit

Btw what is the normal temperature for laptop while gaming?

mine reach around 70 to 72. I am using ic diamond thermal paste

do you hear fan sound kicking while playing games?

Nope. Not at all.

Should I apply for it too?

before you do make sure the your high cpu temp is not cause by some other reason(like fan spoilt or etc) then it will be render useless to apply it, as for weather you should apply or not i am not sure, when i bought my laptop it come standard for my gpu and cpu, but you can ask/research in lowyat.net or google it for more information.

This post has been edited by Nareen: Jan 31 2015, 02:46 AM

i also have this issue, but the cpu temps normally range from 70 to 90, acer v nitro user

Hi Both, please take note https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=71739114

- HEATSINK FANS TOOK ABIT LONG TO KICK IN

Sorry to say this. 90 degree Celsius temperature when gaming is not normal. If anyone disagree with my opinion here, please prove me that I'm wrong. I have experienced high temperatures when gaming as well. Back in the days, I was using Acer Aspire 5750g with Nvidia GT540M 2 GB, CPU and GPU temperature reaches 90 degree Celsius, not long after that, my laptop gpu started to perform badly on a very basic online game, Heroes of Newerth, average frame rate drops to 10 or 20 fps, while temperature is 90 degree. Then I changed my laptop to Y400 Lenovo, with Nvidia GT650M, after playing for about a year, same thing occurs again and my recorded temperature is also 90 degree Celsius and above, things start to slow down and games fps are Greatly affected. You might need to check on that, don't repeat my mistakes, high temperatures on CPU and GPU reduce the lifespan of your laptop, you can either lower your in game settings, play in air conditioned room, get back to where you bought the Acer V Nitro and asked about the problem.

Erm.. for your Y400 case, do you reapply the thermal paste and perform dust cleaning ? Cause normally most very hardcore gamer did is reapply thermal paste and perform dust cleaning every 6 months. If in 1 year you didn't do those, surely your laptop will perform badly.

When I found out about the high temperatures, it was already too late, I had never done all that. So, I gave up on gaming. My friend owning the same Lenovo Y400 did reapply the thermal paste, but also same like my case, too late. He got frequent BSOD when playing Dota 2 halfway..

TS case more special, I don't think the V Nitro is one year old...

Yea.. TS case is really not usual.
So remember next time should perform maintenance on your laptop. haha
I think it's your fan problem, after reapplying thermal paste, clean dust and oiling fan, it should be okay. Most probably is your fan failing or spinning very slow..

Hi guys, now I noticed the reason why it was showing high temperatures. When gaming usually I alt+tab to desktop and use cpuid to view temperatures. I think switching while gaming causes cpu spike momentarily . So yesterday I installed msi afterburner and displayed all temperature onscreen. The temperature are now much more lower ranging from 60 to max 80 degrees, averaging around 69 degrees

I didn't know switching to desktop while gaming makes the cpu work so hard, I taught these machines are powerful enough to handle it

Ya that's true. I only heard my heatsink fan kicked not more than 5 times a week, strange eh? Wish I can control the fan...

What is your idle temperature for both GPU and CPU btw?

Well I did lower down the settings but it seems not really helpful though, CPU still exceed 90 celcius sometimes.

Excuse me.
do you know how much is for y400 case [whole bottom] replacement?
sent in my y400 for inspection almost 1 week ago but they still do not give a price quote...

This post has been edited by ErgoProxi: Feb 1 2015, 03:29 PM