laptop fan is insanely loud playing this game

[RockstarJazz]

GTX 1650
intel i5-9300
8gb ram

playing at the lowest settings at 720p (game still looks ok to me) and nice-to-haves all off.

game runs perfectly fine but my main complaint is the fan noise. what setting(s) could i tweak further to make the fan noise lower?

its so loud that i can't even hear what comes out of the laptop speakers and my ears are left with abit of ringing sound after playing for an hour!

[lucent]

Another 8gb of ram wouldn't hurt, but I guess you already know that.
I don't know how well they work, maybe a laptop cooling pad might help.

[IT]

My solution is headphone.

No, I am serious. I would be more concerned if I am playing a modern game with a laptop and the fan is not loud.

[Krypto]

Originally posted by RockstarJazz:

GTX 1650
intel i5-9300
8gb ram

playing at the lowest settings at 720p (game still looks ok to me) and nice-to-haves all off.

game runs perfectly fine but my main complaint is the fan noise. what setting(s) could i tweak further to make the fan noise lower?

its so loud that i can't even hear what comes out of the laptop speakers and my ears are left with abit of ringing sound after playing for an hour!

Hook it up to a TV with an HDMI cable. If you don't have a TV, then I guess you're stuck.

[Xaelon]

It sounds like you've already knocked down the game's settings as much as possible so there's not much else you can do by tweaking the in-game settings. Fan speed is based system temp and system temp is based on how hardware intensive a game is.

You can check online for ini file tweaks (if this game has one) and see if anyone's managed to lower the settings further by manually editing the game's config.

Otherwise if you've had your laptop for a while it might be time to take it somewhere and have them clean your system's fans and such. Dust build up could be causing your system to run hotter than normal. While you could try and clean it yourself I don't recommend it. How sealed laptops are make it a pain to do without proper tools.

[lucent]

I'm surprised the laptop doesn't shut down. If it keeps running like that, something is going to go.

[RockstarJazz]

i have a local repair shop down my road so could take it in to clean the inside and do thermal repasting.
but i might consider selling my laptop.

thing is, i dont know if even modern laptops today might have loud fans too playing this game even if its something like RTX 4080?? can someone tell me please?

my GTX 1650 *can* run the game fine. 60fps is enough for me. but the fan noise - damn, it might wake up others in their rooms trying to sleep!

the first reply suggests expanding the ram - would that help?

[lucent]

Some people might say faster memory will make your cpu run hotter. But you really need another 8 no matter and should be matching the same memory speed.

Like people say laptops run hot. They hardly have any ventilation and you are relying on a couple tiny fans.

Again, not sure how those cooling pads work. But I have seen some reviews saying they saw a difference of 30 degrees. If that's true, who knows.

Ask your tech guy about it.

Edit: I seriously doubt a cooling pad will give you a 30 degree difference. If I had to guess from some other reviews, maybe around 10 degrees.

[Jalir]

If the game runs well enough for you to play, but the fans are very loud, then the issue is a matter of cooling. The most obvious thing is that your fans are probably overcompensating due to the fans/vents being full of dust. Before you change your laptop or decide to make upgrades, clean it/get it cleaned first, and more than likely you will notice a huge difference in how hard the fans are having to run in order to keep temps down. Additionally, ensure your vents aren't being blocked (if your laptop is on your lap/bed/etc) as that can block airflow almost completely, causing the fans to spin at max/near max to compensate.

In regards to your questions about hardware, as a general rule - stronger hardware will require more cooling, but that doesn't necessarily mean louder, either. Form-factor is a big component to how cooling systems work in laptops, and big juiced-up gaming laptops are generally larger, both to allow space for the bigger components, and also better air-flow to deliver the needed cooling for them. Conversely, smaller laptops will often have less space allocated for airflow, leading to smaller (ie - louder) fans and higher temps.

If your laptop gaming performance is acceptable to you, and the only issue is how loud the fans get under load, it is far more economically viable to clean it out and see how it runs for you than replacing the whole thing. If you were having issues with actually overheating/thermal throttling, or were looking for more performance/graphical fidelity, then you'd have more reason to upgrade outright.

[zombie cat]

Originally posted by RockstarJazz:

GTX 1650
intel i5-9300
8gb ram

playing at the lowest settings at 720p (game still looks ok to me) and nice-to-haves all off.

game runs perfectly fine but my main complaint is the fan noise. what setting(s) could i tweak further to make the fan noise lower?

its so loud that i can't even hear what comes out of the laptop speakers and my ears are left with abit of ringing sound after playing for an hour!

could be a temperature issue from dried out paste or broken thermal pads. have you ever monitored temperature of the cpu/gpu when playing?

[Covert Cactus]

1. Open laptop and used compressed air to blow out dust
2. Apply new thermal paste
3. Possibly try to get a quieter fan but don't count on it
4. Clean any other junk out of the laptop
5. Get head phones, laptop speakers are garbage
6. (Most important step) Stop playing on a laptop. I'm sure this will go over your head considering you think laptop speakers are acceptable for gaming use but it's not. Gaming laptops are a scam and I wish they would die out already.