There's an issue with using the in game frame limiter.

[Moonwitch]

Before I explain why, allow me to preface with my current pc specs.
I have the following;
Ryzen 7 7700
Arctic Liquid Freezer II AIO
32 GB DDR5-6000 CL30
RTX 3060 Ti
Windows 11 with the game installed on an m.2 nvme

I run the game at 60 fps set at a driver level and my cpu temps range from around 50-64c. But the issue with that is if I turn off the fps cap from nvidia's control panel and use the games fps limiter to 60, my cpu temps then spike up to the high 70s. 70-78c specifically, and the AIO cooling fans go super loud.

I don't think this is intended so I'll say if you want to use an fps limiter for Helldivers 2, do it through your control panel instead of in game and see if that helps with your cpu not being over stressed by a possibly busted framerate limiter.

Another discussion here also brings it up, but their isssue seems more to the extreme.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/553850/discussions/0/4339851480063135311/

[Moonwitch]

Adding screenshots to further show the cpu temp difference.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3167915900
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3167917224
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3167917411

[Reb Militia]

Thanks. Will turn it off

[AltaEgo]

Already did this via the Nvidia control panel and it made a huge difference for me.
PC no longer sounds like its about to take off

[Calv]

Slightly off-topic, but I do love how the Nvidia control panel frame rate setting goes from 20-1000.
Those boys sure are optimistic.

[Moonwitch]

Originally posted by Reb Militia:

Thanks. Will turn it off

Let me know if it helps any.

Originally posted by AltaEgo:

Already did this via the Nvidia control panel and it made a huge difference for me.
PC no longer sounds like its about to take off

Same, pump fans no longer ramp up. Wonder what's causing that with the in game framerate limiter.

Originally posted by Calv:

Slightly off-topic, but I do love how the Nvidia control panel frame rate setting goes from 20-1000.
Those boys sure are optimistic.

The illusion of choice lol. Good thing the control panel is being replaced soon with the new nvidia app.

[Moonwitch]

Bumping this since it's still an issue that has not been addressed yet. Again, if you're using the in game framerate limiter, stop using that and cap your fps via driver level. Your cpu will thank you.

[Komarimaru]

Yep, posted a video of this, as did someone else. Really seems to affect modern CPU's more than older as well. So anything 5xxx Ryzen and above, and 12xxx intel and above.

[GWOP-W×TCH]

This is what frame limiting is supposed to do; take load off of your GPU.
This is why people recommend limiting frames through your control panel, in every game.
You are not limiting things like physics calculations and any other CPU load. You're opening that up even more, on the contrary.
So by definition you're easing your rendering load and to fill that void, your CPU is filling in the blanks by taking that time for itself.
There's nothing wrong with the game, and most games do this; you're just misunderstanding what limiting frame rate means, along with how it's handled by the game vs how what the game is blind to handles it.

Originally posted by Calv:

Slightly off-topic, but I do love how the Nvidia control panel frame rate setting goes from 20-1000.
Those boys sure are optimistic.

There are plenty of games out there that can run thousands of frames a second. The control panel wasn't just designed with a single game in mind.

[Komarimaru]

Originally posted by GWOP-W×TCH:

This is what frame limiting is supposed to do; take load off of your GPU.
This is why people recommend limiting frames through your control panel, in every game.
You are not limiting things like physics calculations and any other CPU load.
So by definition you're easing your rendering load and to fill that void, your CPU is filling that.
There's nothing wrong with the game, and most games do this; you're just misunderstanding what limiting frame rate means, along with how it's handled by the game vs how what the game is blind to handles it.

That's not what is going on here. Since enabling a 3rd party frame limiter like RTSS or in Nvidia control panel does not cause this issue.

There is an error with the game in this regard. It's frame limiter is pushing temps way beyond what people normally get, where as other options do not.

[GWOP-W×TCH]

Originally posted by Komarimaru:

Originally posted by GWOP-W×TCH:

This is what frame limiting is supposed to do; take load off of your GPU.
This is why people recommend limiting frames through your control panel, in every game.
You are not limiting things like physics calculations and any other CPU load.
So by definition you're easing your rendering load and to fill that void, your CPU is filling that.
There's nothing wrong with the game, and most games do this; you're just misunderstanding what limiting frame rate means, along with how it's handled by the game vs how what the game is blind to handles it.

That's not what is going on here. Since enabling a 3rd party frame limiter like RTSS or in Nvidia control panel does not cause this issue.

There is an error with the game in this regard. It's frame limiter is pushing temps way beyond what people normally get, where as other options do not.

You're missing the point that having a game handle it, let's them divert resources to other hardware. Nvidia control panel isn't talking to the game saying "Hey, the gpu is limited so let the CPU rip!" Furthermore games don't handle your CPU being inadequately cooled, nor are they in control of nuking it. You could use my cpu to solve countless complex math problems a second and it would never reach a temperature that's an issue. There should be no surprise that a CPU being utilized results in a CPU getting hotter than something that isn't utilizing the CPU.

[Komarimaru]

Originally posted by GWOP-W×TCH:

Originally posted by Komarimaru:

That's not what is going on here. Since enabling a 3rd party frame limiter like RTSS or in Nvidia control panel does not cause this issue.

There is an error with the game in this regard. It's frame limiter is pushing temps way beyond what people normally get, where as other options do not.

You're missing the point that having a game handle it, let's them divert resources to other hardware. Nvidia control panel isn't talking to the game saying "Hey, the gpu is limited so let the CPU rip!" Furthermore games don't handle your CPU being inadequately cooled, nor are they in control of nuking it. You could use my cpu to solve countless complex math problems a second and it would never reach a temperature that's an issue. There should be no surprise that a CPU being utilized results in a CPU getting hotter than something that isn't utilizing the CPU.

Again, not how it works. This is a coding issue with the game. The CPU should not be getting more load, with less work.

[Moonwitch]

Originally posted by GWOP-W×TCH:

This is what frame limiting is supposed to do; take load off of your GPU.

Right. That is what a framerate limit is suppose to do. So then why does it increase my cpu temperature by 10-18c whenever I enable it, but temps go back to normal when I disable it?

I'm getting a feeling you didn't bother reading and looking at the above explanation and screenshots. Every other game that I do use the in game framerate limiter doesn't do this to either my cpu or gpu. Darktide, Cyberpunk, Diablo IV, and Baldur's Gate 3 don't do it.

[BEEP!]

So that might explain why I never had that problem I use other means of FPS caps.

[Moonwitch]

Originally posted by 1080Puktra:

So that might explain why I never had that problem I use other means of FPS caps.

Helldivers 2 didn't have an in game framerate limiter until two patches ago I believe. Those that did limit their fps through other means never saw this issue.

[BEEP!]

Originally posted by Moonwitch:

Originally posted by 1080Puktra:

So that might explain why I never had that problem I use other means of FPS caps.

Helldivers 2 didn't have an in game framerate limiter until two patches ago I believe. Those that did limit their fps through other means never saw this issue.

Hmm then Ive no idea then because my 5800x3d never used more than 40% and the temps stay max at 60c wich is normal for me.