Fallout 4 Overheating CPU

[Gunchap Red]

Whenever i play FO4, after a few minutes, my computer gets really hot. I used NZXT Cam to figure out why and as it turns out, my CPU was getting into the 80's and 90's in temperature. Is there anything i can do to try to limit the heat? I'll post my specs if asked.

[Paxtoranius]

1st item for repairing/correcting overheating is to open the case and clear any dust. Use a jet spray gently around the hardware and keyboard also. Dust and fluff are a large cause of overheating depending also on your environmental temperatures in the room and geographical location.

[tickman]

When I played. I just removed the side panel. I had a secondary fan, but it ran all the time and found it annoying, so disconnected it

[Gunchap Red]

Originally posted by Paxtoranius:

1st item for repairing/correcting overheating is to open the case and clear any dust. Use a jet spray gently around the hardware and keyboard also. Dust and fluff are a large cause of overheating depending also on your environmental temperatures in the room and geographical location.

Well, it only gets this hot when i'm playing Fallout 4. But i'll give it a shot. Also, i can;t exactly open the case as it's a laptop.

[Solomon Hawk]

Originally posted by Gunchap Red:

Originally posted by Paxtoranius:

1st item for repairing/correcting overheating is to open the case and clear any dust. Use a jet spray gently around the hardware and keyboard also. Dust and fluff are a large cause of overheating depending also on your environmental temperatures in the room and geographical location.

Well, it only gets this hot when i'm playing Fallout 4. But i'll give it a shot. Also, i can;t exactly open the case as it's a laptop.

A laptop.
Consider what surface you're placing it on. Consider getting a ventilation (cooling) pad.

Also, consider the amount of damage your CPU has already suffered because of overheating. You might be screwed. 1st time it overheats, it's already damaged and it only gets worse from there.

[Gunchap Red]

Originally posted by Usher:

Originally posted by Gunchap Red:

Well, it only gets this hot when i'm playing Fallout 4. But i'll give it a shot. Also, i can;t exactly open the case as it's a laptop.

A laptop.
Consider what surface you're placing it on. Consider getting a ventilation (cooling) pad.

Also, consider the amount of damage your CPU has already suffered because of overheating. You might be screwed. 1st time it overheats, it's already damaged and it only gets worse from there.

Planning on it, and I don't know how much damage the CPU has taken if it even has. It hasn't auto-shut off or gone beyond what according to NZXT Cam is the limit (100).

[GOD RAYS ON ULTRA™]

Your laptop should be fine at those temps. I know it sounds very hot but that's what my laptop does. It typically will stay at a consistent 97-98 degrees right before the 100 degree auto-shutdown! It's been fine so far never actually goes to 100, but comes close to it! Hot exhaust coming out the back!

[Le Bob du Sponge]

buy a non laptop :)

[=EGC= kansasterry]

Laptops usually have a heatsink that is shared by both the gpu and cpu this can result in the cpu running hotter when using graphics functions that games call for.

The only solutions are as mentioned would be to get one of those laptop cooling devices to increase the airflow through the laptop or if there is a fan speed setting in the bios set it to run at a lower tempeture many laptops will come set to wait until the cpu is int the 80 to 90 degree range before they turn on as a battery saving measure..