Safe CPU and GPU temperatures on a laptop while playing modded Skyrim?

[Cannabis Enjoyer]

I recently just sorted out my game a bit my cleaning up mods to make my game run a bit more stable. I have been playing the game for a few hours and I want to know what the safe temperatures are for CPU and GPU. I used CPUID HWMonitor to view my temps. The highest CPU package temperature I got was 86 degrees C. The highest GPU temperature I got was 79 degrees C. Are these temperatures safe? I have 78 mods installed and active.

Laprop Specs:
ASUS G771 JM
Intel i7 4710GQ
GTX 860M 2GB VRAM
12 GB DDR3 RAM

[Iceira]

first check asus auto update tool they have that on laptop

then take balance mode in graphics card that itself will lower temp while still try get best optimized between fastest performance and quality, then reinstall newest nvidia driver form nvidia , and again how hard will you be on that laptop that depend on you the more graphics you boost the hotter it will be so maybe stay at max 2k that will bring temp down and you mifgt have a laptop 6-9years if all goes well... ohhh yeah do upgrade to win10 while its free imo.

and if you have SSD disk then you need to turn off some of windows auto clean functions but that is only it-skill people that do that and lock swapfile to small you havve plenty of ram so dont let system dump its data with useless harddisk use, but here is where most people dont agree on anything in how to cleans system for the preinstall apps you dont use or need

laptop today has so much junk added in the preinstalled system that it can be a issue then you doing something and they autostart while you are using it. and then you will lag, this is complicate d for some people to understand that not all apps is a good things, dont forget take powercord out and see power use by apps most be kept a eye on , and ofc. never play 3D games without powercord and do max full power then you play that also help performannce in games.

[Bomb Bloke]

For many system, those temperatures aren't out of the ordinary - you wouldn't expect them to go much higher, but the built in cooling system is balancing fan speeds to keep them at that level. You're seeing what this reviewer saw:

http://www.ultrabookreview.com/5255-asus-g771-review/

Generally a system that reaches temperatures that it considers to be dangerous will turn itself off (without warning), and ignore any presses of the power button until it's cooled down.

Good practises are to ensure you're using the system in a ventilated area, that its vents aren't covered or dust clogged, and that you're not seating it on a fabric surface.

If you're following these rules and if the system is actually shutting down, only then do you have a problem. Not one caused by the game, mind you, but one related to an actual hardware issue within your machine. You'd need to take it in for service if it were acting up in that manner.

[Cannabis Enjoyer]

Originally posted by Bomb Bloke:

For many system, those temperatures aren't out of the ordinary - you wouldn't expect them to go much higher, but the built in cooling system is balancing fan speeds to keep them at that level. You're seeing what this reviewer saw:

http://www.ultrabookreview.com/5255-asus-g771-review/

Generally a system that reaches temperatures that it considers to be dangerous will turn itself off (without warning), and ignore any presses of the power button until it's cooled down.

Good practises are to ensure you're using the system in a ventilated area, that its vents aren't covered or dust clogged, and that you're not seating it on a fabric surface.

If you're following these rules and if the system is actually shutting down, only then do you have a problem. Not one caused by the game, mind you, but one related to an actual hardware issue within your machine. You'd need to take it in for service if it were acting up in that manner.

I did have my laptop shut off on me once shortly after playing GTA V. I thought it must've overheated. So those temperatures are normal for gaming? I have 2k textures and grass on steroids installed. Will those heavily affect the performance? I play plugged in all the time and I have a cooling pad under my laptop.

[Bomb Bloke]

They don't appear to be out of the ordinary for your system.

Most computers go as high as their cooling system thinks is safe, and then the fans spin up to get them to toe the line there.

You can usually take manual control over the fans, get them to go faster to keep the system cooler. It'll chew up more power, though, and the bearings won't last as long; this leads to noisy fans.

[wowszer]

You could get a laptop cooler, and any graphics that are 2,4k, ditch them for 1k mods. 86 is at the top end of safe usage, you had one fail already. Although not with Skyrim, Skyrim is a video intensive game.