Computer overheating even though I'm above the required specs.

[UnstoppableGiant]

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.9 GB usable)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB)


These are my specs. Even though I have better than required, the game makes my computer heat up A LOT, to the point where I almost burned myself. I get random drops to 20 fps during gameplay, which gets me killed sometimes. Anyone know what's going on?

[Fuggin' Kyle]

You need proper cooling

*Lists the hardware that gets hot but doesn't list the hardware that cools it on a post about overheating*

Ok bud.

Here's another question: when's the last time you even cleaned your computer? Are your fan ports dusty? Is your room hot? Cus ambient temps are just as important in regards to your computer's temps.

- Clean (dust) your computer out
- Keep your room cooler if you can. Buy some fans to keep the air in your room circulating. Circulate the hot air out of your room if you can.
- Buy a decent AIO or an open air computer case if all else fails

[TnJ]

How hot are the GPU and CPU actually getting? If you're using a fan CPU cooler, you need to make sure the heatsink is actual free of dust.

How high do you have your graphics turned up with those components?
DId you build your computer yourself? Are you sure the fans are oriented to actually pass air through the case? Is the case big enough to allow proper air flow?

[Fuggin' Kyle]

Originally posted by TnJ:

How hot are the GPU and CPU actually getting? If you're using a fan CPU cooler, you need to make sure the heatsink is actual free of dust.

How high do you have your graphics turned up with those components?
DId you build your computer yourself? Are you sure the fans are oriented to actually pass air through the case? Is the case big enough to allow proper air flow?

Some computer cases that are too big actually create bad air flow, usually leading to not enough air pressure to suck out the hot air fast enough, causing hot air to stay in your case, meaning your room gets hotter faster. The temperature in your room is very important cus if your room is just full of stagnant hot air then no cool air is circulating through your case.

[mjbn77]

Yes, I can confirm that the game runs hotter than other ones. Usually I just get under aroun75 to 80 C with my GPU overclock. RoN runs over 80 without overclock. There needs to be some optimization down the road....

[SaLaĐiN]

Old cpu, so that laptop has a few years, so clean up your laptop.

[SnowMew]

Games should not cause instabilities or thermal issues with your hardware, if your hardware is working and cooled properly.

The random 20fps is your GPU thermal throttling. You may just need to get some canned air and blow out your blowers/heatsinks and at worse, reapply thermal paste.

[Louis II de Bourbon]

No problem of FPS but yeah... The heating is hard on this game.

[UnstoppableGiant]

I fixed it. Had to dust my fan using a 500 volt air duster. Works like a charm now.

[mjbn77]

Originally posted by Snougar:

Games should not cause instabilities or thermal issues with your hardware, if your hardware is working and cooled properly.

The random 20fps is your GPU thermal throttling. You may just need to get some canned air and blow out your blowers/heatsinks and at worse, reapply thermal paste.

Not true...if a game is not good optimized and can really strain your video card or processor, depending on the problem. There are stress tests available than can cause your hardware to fry. It all depends how many complicated instructions are sent to computing unit. If you create a game by yourself in unreal engine (for example a hobby project) you tend to get pretty high GPU usage real quick. Its easy to build a nice looking game in unreal, but its hard to optimize it and still have it look awesome. That needs a lot of experience. This game can for sure be more optimized, but I am sure its not on the highest priority list, since people mostly scream for more content and better AI.

This game is not really bad in terms of performance, but it is noticeable.

[PRAET0R1AN™]

Your problem is that you are playing on a laptop ( notebook ) so you're obviously going to have cooling issues.

Have you tried one of them USB powered fan stands that go under the notebook to provide better cooling?

Use a can or two of compressed air to blow out the vents using the included straw that goes into the nozzle.

If you know what you are doing, Applying new thermal paste to both the cpu and mobile gpu can help, Both the cpu and gpu are quite old now in comparison to what's out there in modern notebooks so there's a very good chance that the paste is reaching the point where thermal transfer isn't optimal anymore due to it drying out / cracking.

Originally posted by UnstoppableGiant:

I fixed it. Had to dust my fan using a 500 volt air duster. Works like a charm now.

Good to hear, Just be aware of the above though.

[SnowMew]

Originally posted by mjbn77:

Not true...if a game is not good optimized and can really strain your video card or processor, depending on the problem. There are stress tests available than can cause your hardware to fry. It all depends how many complicated instructions are sent to computing unit. If you create a game by yourself in unreal engine (for example a hobby project) you tend to get pretty high GPU usage real quick. Its easy to build a nice looking game in unreal, but its hard to optimize it and still have it look awesome. That needs a lot of experience. This game can for sure be more optimized, but I am sure its not on the highest priority list, since people mostly scream for more content and better AI.

This game is not really bad in terms of performance, but it is noticeable.

But if you run any sort of burn-in or stress-test program (IBT, Furmark, P95 etc) and you have overheating issues, its still a fault of your cooling setup. If you run any of these and your system fails, its again an underlying issue more-so than the software. Its just showing you the weakest link in your armour.

Same thing happened with Halo Infinite, New World, Flight Simulator etc. A lot of folks with laptops and poorly cooled/faulty hardware were shocked to see how hot it ran (Even new hardware with New World, it showed an issue with EVGA 3090s with poor/cheap mosfets - Still people blamed Amazon and not EVGA).

Personally I've not ran into any thermal issues playing RON. Even with my GPU pegged at 100% utilisation, temps hover around 68-70C (Which is definitely warmer than other games I play), but its well within spec.

Originally posted by UnstoppableGiant:

I fixed it. Had to dust my fan using a 500 volt air duster. Works like a charm now.

Nice! Its always a good idea to blow out laptops every few months. Specially if you aren't using a laptop table/flat surface and have pets.

[Gregory Stevens]

Running 5900X - 75-81 c , 3200mhz 32g ram, 1060 6gb - GPU hits 65-70 c

Brand new computer too. This game is using way too much for what it contains. Hell Let Loose, I usually see 65-71 c and that game is very CPU and GPU intensive, my GPU only hits 57-60 in that game. OP is right, game is harsh on components currently. They will iron that ♥♥♥♥ out as time moves on. I just hope they aren't crypto mining off my machine :(

[Lukas]

Yeah don't worry, they will probably optimize the game more as they go along. My GPU (RX580 8gb) fans also go kinda crazy on some maps (Temps never go above 75 tho). I run more demanding games with lower fan rpms and temps, so it's an optimization thing for sure. We'll see how things go as they move further with the early access. Things are looking good tho.

Originally posted by Fukushima Daiichi:

I just hope they aren't crypto mining off my machine :(

I guess they had to replace the publisher somehow huh...

[-VG- Napster]

Originally posted by UnstoppableGiant:

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (15.9 GB usable)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB)


These are my specs. Even though I have better than required, the game makes my computer heat up A LOT, to the point where I almost burned myself. I get random drops to 20 fps during gameplay, which gets me killed sometimes. Anyone know what's going on?

As you basicly on a laptop.... dusting it out maybe not sufficient enough.
at some point these things need to get disassembeld and cleaned and a renew of "thermal paste" at this point is probably also a good advice.

[SnowMew]

Originally posted by Fukushima Daiichi:

Running 5900X - 75-81 c

Those temps are pretty typical if youre using a stock cooler.