Fix for high CPU temps, no BIOS tweaking required

[Captain Worthy]

Here is a guide on how to conveniently set a maximum boost clock value for your CPU in Windows, through editing the power plan advanced settings.

For example, on my system the max boost clock is 4.4 Ghz, and setting a cap at 4.1 Ghz lowers the CPU temps down to more tolerable levels.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLaptops/comments/vphxz0/guide_how_to_properly_limit_cpu_boost_clock_to/

This is a much better solution than disabling the boost clock/turbo boost of your CPU entirely, as that makes the framerate drop a lot more.

[Captain Worthy]

UE5 games also make my CPU run super hot, The First Descendant was running it to 90 C like this game did when it compiled shaders. Setting this limit in the power plan advanced settings really helped a lot.

[Captain Worthy]

Seems that this thread is doomed to get buried here. Oh well, I tried.

[Spiritos]

People should not have to change power settings to play a game.

[Flow]

No cpu temp issues whatsoever. Running a ryzen 9 7900x3d. Temps are sitting on 60 - 65 degrees celsius

[sel]

no one should have to mess with windows settings to have a game not cook their CPU

they especially shouldnt have to limit their hardware.
This is definitely an issue the developers need to solve, its not on us to fix their problems.

[Oppenhimer]

Originally posted by sel:

no one should have to mess with windows settings to have a game not cook their CPU

they especially shouldnt have to limit their hardware.
This is definitely an issue the developers need to solve, its not on us to fix their problems.

more bad optimization that will probably never get solved and written off as "upgrade your machine you just bought 8 months ago."

[sel]

Originally posted by Awppenhimer:

Originally posted by sel:

no one should have to mess with windows settings to have a game not cook their CPU

they especially shouldnt have to limit their hardware.
This is definitely an issue the developers need to solve, its not on us to fix their problems.

more bad optimization that will probably never get solved and written off as "upgrade your machine you just bought 8 months ago."

flashbacks to todd howard saying this about starfield:
"We really do push the technology so you may need to upgrade your pc for this game but it's got a lot of great stuff going on in it and the fans are responding awesome."
when the game wasnt running well on streamer tier PCs with 4090s and 100+ gbs of ram and whatnot.

[Captain Worthy]

Originally posted by sel:

no one should have to mess with windows settings to have a game not cook their CPU

they especially shouldnt have to limit their hardware.
This is definitely an issue the developers need to solve, its not on us to fix their problems.

All PC owners should in fact get familiar with optimizing their hardware for the thermal environment it is in. PC's are NOT CONSOLES, you have to understand how to run and maintain your PC.

Setting a max boost clock limit in Windows can even help your CPU live much longer than it otherwise would, thus saving you money.

Some users with the same CPU's are not having these issues while others are reporting them, so developers are highly unlikely to ever be able to fix this situation. This could be due to differences in BIOS versions, between motherboard brands, or even between the differences in cooling power of the PC cases.

The correct answer isn't therefore to give up, and you aren't forced to buy a new PC either. The fix I used works, and lets me play the game without worrying about the CPU heat. And it's a relatively easy fix, as you don't even have to go into BIOS to tinker with your CPU settings.

[elstirthibaut]

Is it safe to do?

[Ronin Gamer]

Originally posted by sel:

no one should have to mess with windows settings to have a game not cook their CPU

they especially shouldnt have to limit their hardware.
This is definitely an issue the developers need to solve, its not on us to fix their problems.

You bought a PC to play games with. That means, unlike a console, you are to some extent expected to pay attention to how your system runs things, adjust settings both in game and out of game, and monitor what your systems potential strengths and weaknesses may be.

[>-FISH-D]

Many players with cpu heat issues are having the issue in game menus. Meaning the devs forgot to apply a framerate rate limiter for menus.

May need to use an external framerate limiter like the one found in nvidia control panel.

[PaulLloyd]

Originally posted by Captain Worthy:

Originally posted by sel:

no one should have to mess with windows settings to have a game not cook their CPU

they especially shouldnt have to limit their hardware.
This is definitely an issue the developers need to solve, its not on us to fix their problems.

All PC owners should in fact get familiar with optimizing their hardware for the thermal environment it is in. PC's are NOT CONSOLES, you have to understand how to run and maintain your PC.

Setting a max boost clock limit in Windows can even help your CPU live much longer than it otherwise would, thus saving you money.

Some users with the same CPU's are not having these issues while others are reporting them, so developers are highly unlikely to ever be able to fix this situation. This could be due to differences in BIOS versions, between motherboard brands, or even between the differences in cooling power of the PC cases.

The correct answer isn't therefore to give up, and you aren't forced to buy a new PC either. The fix I used works, and lets me play the game without worrying about the CPU heat. And it's a relatively easy fix, as you don't even have to go into BIOS to tinker with your CPU settings.

You are not wrong in the very essence, but each game developers responsibility also lies into efficient usage of available resources (I know all and most will just say, they have to make great visuals and so on), so even if performing tweaks may be in the consumers responsibility, the current hardware issue overheating CPUs is more than just some special setups, it seems to be more widespread and has to be rectified to spare other consumers from damage (that might have even noticed this anomaly yet).

[OptiMiced]

Originally posted by >-FISH-D:

Many players with cpu heat issues are having them in menus. Meaning the devs forgot to add a framerate rate limiter for menus. May need to use an external framerate limiter like the one found in nvidia control panel.

Framerate limit changes nothing.

[donut32]

Originally posted by Captain Worthy:

Originally posted by sel:

no one should have to mess with windows settings to have a game not cook their CPU

they especially shouldnt have to limit their hardware.
This is definitely an issue the developers need to solve, its not on us to fix their problems.

All PC owners should in fact get familiar with optimizing their hardware for the thermal environment it is in. PC's are NOT CONSOLES, you have to understand how to run and maintain your PC.

Setting a max boost clock limit in Windows can even help your CPU live much longer than it otherwise would, thus saving you money.

Some users with the same CPU's are not having these issues while others are reporting them, so developers are highly unlikely to ever be able to fix this situation. This could be due to differences in BIOS versions, between motherboard brands, or even between the differences in cooling power of the PC cases.

The correct answer isn't therefore to give up, and you aren't forced to buy a new PC either. The fix I used works, and lets me play the game without worrying about the CPU heat. And it's a relatively easy fix, as you don't even have to go into BIOS to tinker with your CPU settings.

PC ownership is like car ownership. these kids think its a right not a responsibility

just smh

[Captain Worthy]

Originally posted by elstirthibaut:

Is it safe to do?

Yes, it is perfectly safe as long as you follow the guide correctly and do not mess up in the Windows registry editor.

The only thing that change to the registry does is to display an option that is hidden by default. So it can't cause any issues.

The power plan advanced settings already includes the option to disable all boost clock features of the CPU and that is safe to use, it's part of Windows. So lowering the max boost clock is safe too, it's also an official Windows feature but simply hidden by default.

Disabling the boost clock features dramatically lowers your frame rate though, so capping the max boost clock is the better solution. By using that Windows feature you can find the perfect balance between framerate and CPU heat.