Weird CPU temps issue with this game

[Chojol]

So I just want to share my experience, since I don't see anyone having this issue.
This game is somehow messing up my CPU temps, but not sure why this is happening.

When I installed it and opened it, my CPU went all the way to 90C just in the main menu.
At first I thought this was caused by the nvidia drivers, which I was reluctant about it.
I installed back the old nvidia drivers and the issue persisted, so I ruled out the nvidia drivers causing the issue.

After seeing my CPU heating up at 90C, I decided to try out other games to see if the issue is only happening with ghost of Tsushima.
I opened up Overwatch and my CPU also went to 90C temps by JUST sitting in the main menu, which I thought it was so strange since Overwatch is not a resource demanding game!
I played Diablo 4, Street Fighter 6 and don't remember what other game, and all of them were heating up my CPU to 90C.
At this point I thought it was hardware related issue, and tried checking my cooler to see if that was the problem, but it was working properly as it should.

My idle temps were normal, with no issues whatsoever, this only happened whenever I tried running a game.
Then I realized that every game I tried so far, were all installed in the same SSD that Ghost of Tsushima was installed in.
I tried running other games installed in a different SSD and those were running flawlessly at normal temps for my CPU, so I decided to try and uninstalling Ghost of Tsushima and try the other games that were heating up my CPU once again.
And lo and behold, the temps went back to normal after I uninstalled GoT.

I have no freaking clue to why that happened, or what settings GoT messed with that were affecting every other game installed in the same SSD!
Is it because of a DRM or something else the game installs?
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TL;DR
Ghost of Tsushima for some reason is heating up my CPU to 90C which also affected every other game installed in the same SSD (idle temps were fine, only affected when opening games). Uninstalling GoT made everything back to normal.
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Just wanted to share this in case anyone else is having the same issue.
Maybe I'll try and replicate the issue later, but I don't feel like having my CPU going nuts again on the temps right now, lol.

Anyone have any idea on what is causing this?

[xnamxoutlawx]

Sedgendary の投稿を引用：

SimLec の投稿を引用：

I cant really know , the message error last 1 sec but it clearly say something its overheating

which means your cooling solution is not enough for the hardware you are running

Yeah if he's crashing immediately then the shader compiling is causing his PC to overheat to the point of the game crashing only option is to get better cooling it seems.

[xnamxoutlawx]

SimLec の投稿を引用：

xnamxoutlawx の投稿を引用：

Wait so your are saying you haven't even actually played the game it crashes immediately?

No it crash after 20 to 30 min , but since got is installed its happening on the other game on the same drive ...... now i have to check since i just move it to another .

So without GOT running you are still getting crashes in your other games? But when you uninstall it your other games don't crash? Seems like it could be a drive issue and parts of your drive is failing and because GOT is installed on those bad sectors it could be the reason your other games are also crashing, try installing another game the same size as GOT on that same drive and see if you have any crashing issues.

[SimLec]

i just crashed even on my ssd , i dont know if its gona happen to other game on my ssd aswell .

[SimLec]

i took a screenshot so i could copy the error message .

A problem has occurred with your display driver . This can be caused by out of date drivers , using game settings higher than your gpy can handle , an overheating gpu , or an error with the game . please try updating your graphic drivers , or lowering your in-game settings . Current GPU and grafics driver: NVIDIA GEForce GTX 1070, 555.99


(0x887A0006:DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG)

[SimLec]

I guess i need to wait for a patch from the game and or from nvidia . It probably never had anything to do with overheating . Gta V crashed and i remember reading that post so i jumped to the conclusion its related lol .

[Sedgendary]

SimLec の投稿を引用：

i took a screenshot so i could copy the error message .

A problem has occurred with your display driver . This can be caused by out of date drivers , using game settings higher than your gpy can handle , an overheating gpu , or an error with the game . please try updating your graphic drivers , or lowering your in-game settings . Current GPU and grafics driver: NVIDIA GEForce GTX 1070, 555.99


(0x887A0006:DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_HUNG)

That has nothing to do with overheating that is an issue with the game sending commands that crashes the GPU. That driver is two days old which is why your games are all compiling shaders, if they are getting to the point while compiling that you are thermal throttling or worse then you need to check your cooling. I would start with reapplying thermal paste on your CPU as if you have a 1070 you likely haven't repasted since new and it likely needs doing.

I have seen issues reported on other games with that driver so you might want to DDU and roll back

[SimLec]

A quick google search make me beleive that compiling shaders would make my game stutter but my game run A+ with no problem except the crash at some point .So its not the issue , am i right .

[Sedgendary]

SimLec の投稿を引用：

A quick google search make me beleive that compiling shaders would make my game stutter but my game run A+ with no problem except the crash at some point .So its not the issue , am i right .

Most modern games start compiling at boot and a lot won't even let you get past the title screen until they are done. Older games compile at the same time as gameplay but both will result in you CPU being pegged as they use all available resources to finish quickly but that mean heat, much more heat than normal. This is likely why your games have been running hot not because you have GoT installed unless you are having one of the GoT processes not shut down

[SimLec]

Sedgendary の投稿を引用：

SimLec の投稿を引用：

A quick google search make me beleive that compiling shaders would make my game stutter but my game run A+ with no problem except the crash at some point .So its not the issue , am i right .

Most modern games start compiling at boot and a lot won't even let you get past the title screen until they are done. Older games compile at the same time as gameplay but both will result in you CPU being pegged as they use all available resources to finish quickly but that mean heat, much more heat than normal. This is likely why your games have been running hot not because you have GoT installed unless you are having one of the GoT processes not shut down

cool to know .... but now i solved my problem by making the game open in administrator mod lol

[BoogerPickler]

I don't know if it has been said, but locking your frame rate to 60fps will help a lot.

[Drake79]

Pc tells you higher refresh rate uses more power .... more heat. I cap my refresh rate and frames at 60 in this game and it seems to work fine and keep temps down. My PC is capable of 165 refresh and frames but will run really hot if i do. 60 is just fine and doesn't overheat my whole room up. Sometimes maxed out isn't always better.

[Sedgendary]

Drake79 の投稿を引用：

Pc tells you higher refresh rate uses more power .... more heat. I cap my refresh rate and frames at 60 in this game and it seems to work fine and keep temps down. My PC is capable of 165 refresh and frames but will run really hot if i do. 60 is just fine and doesn't overheat my whole room up. Sometimes maxed out isn't always better.

So you have wasted money on a PC capable of much more than you use because you don't invest in a good cooling system?

[Venox]

Drake79 の投稿を引用：

Pc tells you higher refresh rate uses more power .... more heat. I cap my refresh rate and frames at 60 in this game and it seems to work fine and keep temps down. My PC is capable of 165 refresh and frames but will run really hot if i do. 60 is just fine and doesn't overheat my whole room up. Sometimes maxed out isn't always better.

Mate, whats the point of capping your frames even though you have 165hz panel? Just because you don't wanna stress it too much because it gets hot? Man, that's crazy and people just like to waste money I guess.

[Daveman_Caveman]

Setting a Frame Rate Cap through Control Panel, and turning off the Upscale Method and Frame Generation settings lowered my CPU Temps significantly.


Here's what I found
I recently noticed this with my CPU as well.
High temp jumps, consistently running between 80-90°C, even going up to a 100 for a moment when launching the game.

I have a pretty solid CPU Cooler, and although it's not AIO, I've really never gone above 85°C doing CPU Intensive work, such as video editing/rendering.

I notice that, when playing Ghost of Tsushima, CPU usage is pretty low, but the temperatures for CPU are oddly very high.

I adjusted a few things, namely adding an FPS Cap through Nvidia Control Panel:
1. Right-click on Desktop -> Nvidia Control Panel
2. Manage 3D Settings
3. Switch to "Program Settings"
4. "Add" and then find your GhostOfTsushima.exe
5. When it's added, find the setting for "Max Frame Rate" and set it to an enjoyable level, without going overboard on what your GPU/CPU can handle.
6. Click "Apply"

^ I was using both DLSS Quality for my upscale method, and DLSS Frame Generation, and basically, both of those settings are heavier on your CPU. Instead of relying solely on your GPU to render graphics, the game turns towards your CPU to help with the process, and that can heat up fast depending what you ask from it.

I noticed that I went from a consistent 80-90°C to a range of 70-80°C just by setting my frame cap to something not outrageous, but still decently high.


IF you want to further reduce temperatures, or setting frame cap did not work for you, then I should add that turning off Upscale Method and Frame Generation, with the adjustments to frame cap, set my CPU Temps to a 68-74°C range. (I was on DLSS for both)
So disabling Upscale and Frame Gen should also have an impact on your CPU Temps.


This is just my experience, though. Hopefully it helps your situation or at least gives some insight into it :)