Alienware 15 r3

[Pharaoh]

I have an alienware 15 r3 with a i7-7700 and a 1070 and it keeps getting to 80 degrees with the gpu after 20 minutes of gaming and they already replaced it once and this will be the second time, is there anything I should know? What could be casueing it and why? I really need help

[old mate bryan]

it's a small laptop with a ton of gaming ♥♥♥♥ crammed into it. still not as bad as my alienware alpha. it's 90 degrees usually.

[Reina Orikasa]

Undervolt it or boost the fan speed.

[Pharaoh]

Originally posted by Deluze:

it's a small laptop with a ton of gaming ♥♥♥♥ crammed into it. still not as bad as my alienware alpha. it's 90 degrees usually.

yea but mine throttles at 78

[Pharaoh]

Originally posted by Reina Orikasa:

Undervolt it or boost the fan speed.

for the gpu? I thought that was only cpu

[bigbenisdaman]

Originally posted by Pharaoh:

I have an alienware 15 r3 with a i7-7700 and a 1070 and it keeps getting to 80 degrees with the gpu after 20 minutes of gaming and they already replaced it once and this will be the second time, is there anything I should know? What could be casueing it and why? I really need help

80C on a laptop isn't bad. Most laptops run at thermal limits. As above said, you can undervolt the cpu on most and achieve lower temps w/o any effects. Repasting the cpu has also been said to help.

[Marvin Sometimes Gaye]

Replace the thermal paste? Dust it off if its dusty inside? Maybe look to improve airflow with a pad or something?

[Hayden]

♥♥♥♥ her right in the ♥♥♥♥♥ and all will be good









YOZA

[santana]

Sorry, i don´t want to be rude
But you bougth a "gamer laptop' with high end config, you should know about high temperatures...

[Blazer]

Originally posted by Seris:

♥♥♥♥ her right in the ♥♥♥♥♥ and all will be good









YOZA

[Smaug's Arrow.]

Originally posted by Pharaoh:

I have an alienware 15 r3 with a i7-7700 and a 1070 and it keeps getting to 80 degrees with the gpu after 20 minutes of gaming and they already replaced it once and this will be the second time, is there anything I should know? What could be casueing it and why? I really need help

I think that after a year or so even good fans need to be replaced in compact units like cards and laptops.

[Smaug's Arrow.]

Also that reminds me that i need to purchase some replacement fans for my old gpus before i resell em yay!

[bigbenisdaman]

Originally posted by Artur SM:

Sorry, i don´t want to be rude
But you bougth a "gamer laptop' with high end config, you should know about high temperatures...

Prob didn't realize it. Most laptop reviews don't show heat output when under full load (like gta puts on a system). That being said, most will run at thermal limits unless you repaste/undervolt/etc. but that's what they're designed to do.

[Pharaoh]

Originally posted by bigbenisdaman:

Originally posted by Pharaoh:

I have an alienware 15 r3 with a i7-7700 and a 1070 and it keeps getting to 80 degrees with the gpu after 20 minutes of gaming and they already replaced it once and this will be the second time, is there anything I should know? What could be casueing it and why? I really need help

80C on a laptop isn't bad. Most laptops run at thermal limits. As above said, you can undervolt the cpu on most and achieve lower temps w/o any effects. Repasting the cpu has also been said to help.

The issue I have is the gpu over heats, I know the cpu can take it but I get frame frops from the gpu getting too hot

[Pharaoh]

Originally posted by Queen Hyokkuda:

It is possible that the vent is completely clogged by a dust, so you will have to look for that and also for the heatsinks. If everything is looking good, then you will probably need to reapply some thermal paste on the graphic card.

The thing is they opened it up and replaced it once and this is going to be the second time and I clean the vents whenever I can

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