Overheating CPU & GPU

[Nut Boi]

Whenever I play Helldivers with PlayStation users, I notice that my CPU & GPU temps go around 76C or 80C at 100% usage for the CPU when in Combat. The average power draw of 140W on the CPU & 365W on the GPU. Likewise, playing with PC users or simply by myself is around 65C or 70C with little decrease in usage and power.

I'm using the NZXT Kraken Elite 360, & it works wonders for other games without overheating issues. My GPU model is the XFX Speedster MERC310.

System Specs:
I9-13900k
7900 XT
TUF Gaming Z790-Plus Wifi
32GB 6000 DDR5
1440p 165HZ Monitor

My graphic settings are high, Anti-Aliasing is on & and the Render Scale is set to Native with Ambient Occlusion & Screen-Space Global Illumination disabled. I get about 140 frames in any environment.

[grammygums]

any fixes? been having this problem

[TheBishopDon316]

there is a whole reddit thread about issues with the 7000 series cards. I have a 7800xt and it bombs out all the time if i'm lucky I can get a mission or 2 in before it crashes.

[Gattoo]

It's an issue with their latest patch. Most Intel users, including me, are facing the same issue.

[Vampire Detective]

Same. Only Helldivers 2 makes my GPU and CPU run hot, but not always the CPU. My GPU always runs hot in Helldivers especially during the "MIssion Completed" screen and the loading screen at the start of every mission.

This issue just started with the latest patch, about two to three days ago. I did not have this issue in Helldivers 2 before it.

i5-13600K
RTX 4070 Ti

[Delta Dagger]

Originally posted by Vampire Detective:

Same. Only Helldivers 2 makes my GPU and CPU run hot, but not always the CPU. My GPU always runs hot in Helldivers especially during the "MIssion Completed" screen and the loading screen at the start of every mission.

This issue just started with the latest patch, about two to three days ago. I did not have this issue in Helldivers 2 before it.

i5-13600K
RTX 4070 Ti

Same issue, better processor, but 3080 GPU.

I even dusted it, applied new thermal paste, messed with settings. Nothing. I have way more demanding games that don't get this bad. The weird thing is that it ramps up during menus of any kind, really.

[Kaiserstein]

same issue, 3080 GPU, AMD 5900x CPU. can't play at all and it's killing me (but I'd rather not kill my PC so...)

[Vampire Detective]

Originally posted by MiG-21bis Fishbed-L:

Originally posted by Vampire Detective:

Same. Only Helldivers 2 makes my GPU and CPU run hot, but not always the CPU. My GPU always runs hot in Helldivers especially during the "MIssion Completed" screen and the loading screen at the start of every mission.

This issue just started with the latest patch, about two to three days ago. I did not have this issue in Helldivers 2 before it.

i5-13600K
RTX 4070 Ti

Same issue, better processor, but 3080 GPU.

I even dusted it, applied new thermal paste, messed with settings. Nothing. I have way more demanding games that don't get this bad. The weird thing is that it ramps up during menus of any kind, really.

Thank you for reporting. Same here. Even ran benchmark, CPU stress test, and it doesn't get as hot as Helldivers 2.

Other graphics intensive game with raytracing, max settings, 144fps, and not a single issue with overheating.

I built my PC in December 2023. My CPU thermal paste is fresh and new. CPU heatsink is Noctua NH-U12S chromax black. I have used it on two different builds and it keeps my CPU cool even under load. Tried and true.

So it isn't just me. I submitted a report here:

https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

I don't know if this is still is good for reporting bugs, but I did so anyway. If more people report it, then they may investigate the issue.

[Delta Dagger]

Originally posted by Vampire Detective:

Originally posted by MiG-21bis Fishbed-L:

Same issue, better processor, but 3080 GPU.

I even dusted it, applied new thermal paste, messed with settings. Nothing. I have way more demanding games that don't get this bad. The weird thing is that it ramps up during menus of any kind, really.

Thank you for reporting.

I built my PC in December 2023. My CPU thermal paste is fresh and new. CPU heatsink is Noctua NH-U12S chromax black. I have used it on two different builds and it keeps my CPU cool even under load. Tried and true.

So it isn't just me. I submitted a report here:

https://arrowhead.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

I don't know if this is still is good for reporting bugs, but I did so anyway. If more people report it, then they may investigate the issue.

I built my system last year and since have subjected it to:

-200+ unit battles in ArmA 3's SOG Praire Fire, maintained 50+ FPS, and dece temps on an engine that really needs to be taken out back and shot.
-Modeled an entire BTG's worth of armor and vehicles (120+) in DCS with accompanying airborne assets in events online, no where near these temps or fan performance.
-Put 100+ hours into Ready or Not, another notoriously poorly optimized game for a time.
-Played quite a bit of GHPC, yet again, poorly optimized and in early access.
-Vermintide 2, same engine, but it doesn't make my fans sound like they're hitting the same operational RPMs as a turbine engine.

At anyrate, it's the software. And honestly? Reporting it directly to them is a lot better than screaming into the abyss that is the Steam forums.

[Cedryk.]

Same

[Wyzilla]

Oh that would explain things. I have an older series 7 intel chip but I've noticed that not only do I need to use task manager to actually exit this game every time because just exiting never seems to work, but my CPU usage is through the roof according to task manager.

[StagNight]

this needs sorting very quickly

[ShutInNeet]

I got a 1660ti and a core i7, it was running great until recently, my gpu overheats sometimes cpu too, I was running ultra quality smoothly until now, had to drop to lowest settings possible and disable crossplay it ran for a bit but had terrible frame skips, went from 60fps to 5fps and will jump between them every so often, I even somehow managed to complete a mission

[Chari]

Did you ever test your cooling-setup if your hardware gets higher workload (via Benchmark)?

If you do not cap your FPS via GSync-Vsync, your GPU(or CPU) will always try to run at full speed, therefor getting hot. That being said, consider undervolting your CPU in the Bios and your GPU in MSI Afterburner. (only if you know what you do, there are enough tutorials online)

In the end, 80C for this CPU is okay. Not great, but you do not need to worry.
A GPU can run 80C no problem.
I'm sittin here with a rather old 10600k intel cpu, air cooled, and never exceeded 75C, most of the time it sits around 70. And yeah, the cpu is overclocked, but undervolted. Works magic for the temps...
Same for my 3060ti... not the best card, but enough for a stable 60fps (and I mean stable. no stutters or drops) on medium presets with native 1080p resolution. Temps also around 70-75 which is normal.

[fusk]

I read most of the thread, and noticed that no one in here is overheating. I'm confused as to what the issue is.

[Don Montega]

Originally posted by Nut Boi:

Whenever I play Helldivers with PlayStation users, I notice that my CPU & GPU temps go around 76C or 80C at 100% usage for the CPU when in Combat. The average power draw of 140W on the CPU & 365W on the GPU. Likewise, playing with PC users or simply by myself is around 65C or 70C with little decrease in usage and power.

I'm using the NZXT Kraken Elite 360, & it works wonders for other games without overheating issues. My GPU model is the XFX Speedster MERC310.

System Specs:
I9-13900k
7900 XT
TUF Gaming Z790-Plus Wifi
32GB 6000 DDR5
1440p 165HZ Monitor

My graphic settings are high, Anti-Aliasing is on & and the Render Scale is set to Native with Ambient Occlusion & Screen-Space Global Illumination disabled. I get about 140 frames in any environment.

No FPS limit? I limit my frames via Nvidia Control Panel to 87 to generally counter those problems. For AMD there should a way aswell.