temperatures on the gpu and cpu question

[OsidianPT]

at what temperature does your cpu and gpu run at when playing valheim? i have been reading about the game for the last 4 days and just want to make sure buying it for me and my girlfriend is the right choice.
we both have pcs capable of playing games like sea of thieves with around 50Cº .Really want to buy it just afraid of some things i have read

[Cake for Mumm-Ra]

On mid settings this game makes all my fans run at max speed. After following a simple guide to improve performance, my fans run at a reasonable speed.

[Romey1son]

Originally posted by Tekk:

I am continuously blown away by people thinking that excessive temperatures can be the fault of a game; It means that your PC has bad airflow, bad coolers, bad thermal paste, cheap/bad single fan GPU or all of the above.
Your PC should be able to run at 100% without overheating or something is either faulty or badly designed.

yeah i agree, I've done a fair bit of testing of cooling pc's and it always came down to the hardware not software

[AgingJedi78]

Originally posted by OsidianPT:

Originally posted by DaTank:

My computer is about 7-8 years old and runs around 55 degrees playing this game for the GPU

its these kind of mixed results that make me weary since i was gonna gift it to her. who knows if it works well or if it heats up like hell. im just trying to go off other somewhat demanding games we have played. a whole day of sea of thieves and her laptop barely runs hot. however getting messages that some say 50c others say 80c makes my doubt a bit.

Just purchase a aftermarket cooler for your laptop and game on. Remember, if heat issues are a problem, refund it and be happy. Simple. Cheers.

[chefcook90]

Originally posted by DaTank:

Originally posted by chefcook90:

Hey, not every game is going to force your GPU to hold at 100% for the entirety of a session - and a 1 GB installation like Valheim should NEVER do such a thing.

Also laptops really aren't as easy to cool as desktops, so if you're using a laptop that isn't specifically designed for hardcore gaming at high temperatures, you really ought to stick to games that require fewer resources.

His point is that even if it were to force your CPU/GPU it shouldn’t be over heating and if it is over heating then there is something wrong with your setup.

You should be able to run at max for long periods of time without over heating.

And my point is that not every rig is a gaming rig.

Some people just want to be able to enjoy casual gaming on their work computers..

Valheim really isn't the kind of game that necessitates a gaming rig in the first place - that's all I'm saying.

[Tekk]

Originally posted by chefcook90:

Originally posted by Tekk:

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Hey, not every game is going to force your GPU to hold at 100% for the entirety of a session - and a 1 GB installation like Valheim should NEVER do such a thing.

Also laptops really aren't as easy to cool as desktops, so if you're using a laptop that isn't specifically designed for hardcore gaming at high temperatures, you really ought to stick to games that require fewer resources.

Irrelevant, it should be able to handle it, it has been built to perform. If you're only going to run it at 50%, you may as well had bought a cheaper GPU.

graphics requirements has nothing to do with file size, that claim is plainly false.
I know of a game taking up less than 0.1MB that can tax older PC's, hell if we go beyond games, FurMark is 13.1MB, and it can set lesser PC's on fire.

No, they are not, and that's why labtops are crap for gaming, really, you get an under performing version of a GPU for twice the cost, and it will thermal throttle unless you have bought a big, beefy, expensive gaming laptop.
You're absolutely right, when gaming on a labtop one should stick to games that require few resources, or at least know to tune down the graphichs settings.

I tried the game out on a 11 year old card (ATI Radeon HD 5870), and managed to get up to 50 fps on absolute potato settings, without the card blowing up:
720p until 1 min 8 sec, then 1080p, at lowest settings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W5ybIL4VH4

[LeFrenchie]

might want to clean some of that dust in the fans. might help with the cooling.
Also if you can set your fans to max speed so it helps with the cooling, that would be great.

[chefcook90]

Originally posted by Tekk:

Originally posted by chefcook90:

Hey, not every game is going to force your GPU to hold at 100% for the entirety of a session - and a 1 GB installation like Valheim should NEVER do such a thing.

Also laptops really aren't as easy to cool as desktops, so if you're using a laptop that isn't specifically designed for hardcore gaming at high temperatures, you really ought to stick to games that require fewer resources.

Irrelevant, it should be able to handle it, it has been built to perform. If you're only going to run it at 50%, you may as well had bought a cheaper GPU.

graphics requirements has nothing to do with file size, that claim is plainly false.
I know of a game taking up less than 0.1MB that can tax older PC's, hell if we go beyond games, FurMark is 13.1MB, and it can set lesser PC's on fire.

No, they are not, and that's why labtops are crap for gaming, really, you get an under performing version of a GPU for twice the cost, and it will thermal throttle unless you have bought a big, beefy, expensive gaming laptop.
You're absolutely right, when gaming on a labtop one should stick to games that require few resources, or at least know to tune down the graphichs settings.

I tried the game out on a 11 year old card (ATI Radeon HD 5870), and managed to get up to 50 fps on absolute potato settings, without the card blowing up:
720p until 1 min 8 sec, then 1080p, at lowest settings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W5ybIL4VH4

Yo, you got a video link to FurMark setting a computer on fire? I'd love to see that xD

[DaTank]

Originally posted by chefcook90:

And my point is that not every rig is a gaming rig.

Some people just want to be able to enjoy casual gaming on their work computers..

Valheim really isn't the kind of game that necessitates a gaming rig in the first place - that's all I'm saying.

Except I wasn’t talking about your second point. I was addressing how maxxing your computer shouldn’t cause it to over heat.

Factorio is a far smaller game and it maxes my computer out and raised the temp to about 65 degrees when generating a map. So arguing that because it’s only a gig it shouldn’t be this demanding is a bad argument to make.

Try running Prime95 on your CPU and tell me how that small program can max your computer out.

[OsidianPT]

Originally posted by Tekk:

Originally posted by chefcook90:

Hey, not every game is going to force your GPU to hold at 100% for the entirety of a session - and a 1 GB installation like Valheim should NEVER do such a thing.

Also laptops really aren't as easy to cool as desktops, so if you're using a laptop that isn't specifically designed for hardcore gaming at high temperatures, you really ought to stick to games that require fewer resources.

Irrelevant, it should be able to handle it, it has been built to perform. If you're only going to run it at 50%, you may as well had bought a cheaper GPU.

graphics requirements has nothing to do with file size, that claim is plainly false.
I know of a game taking up less than 0.1MB that can tax older PC's, hell if we go beyond games, FurMark is 13.1MB, and it can set lesser PC's on fire.

No, they are not, and that's why labtops are crap for gaming, really, you get an under performing version of a GPU for twice the cost, and it will thermal throttle unless you have bought a big, beefy, expensive gaming laptop.
You're absolutely right, when gaming on a labtop one should stick to games that require few resources, or at least know to tune down the graphichs settings.

I tried the game out on a 11 year old card (ATI Radeon HD 5870), and managed to get up to 50 fps on absolute potato settings, without the card blowing up:
720p until 1 min 8 sec, then 1080p, at lowest settings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W5ybIL4VH4

alright f it im gonna buy it for both of us. if her laptop can handle most games fine with just the fan turning a little louder then valheim should work just fine. thanks everyone for answering

[chefcook90]

Originally posted by DaTank:

Originally posted by chefcook90:

And my point is that not every rig is a gaming rig.

Some people just want to be able to enjoy casual gaming on their work computers..

Valheim really isn't the kind of game that necessitates a gaming rig in the first place - that's all I'm saying.

Except I wasn’t talking about your second point. Notice how I didn’t mention anything about laptops. Factorio is a smaller game than this and when generating maps my computer maxes out and beats my computer up to about 70 degrees. So using the argument because it isn’t a large game isn’t relevant.

Originally posted by OsidianPT:

well i have an rtx 2060 super and she has a laptop with a 1060 gtx. my case has 7 fans one on the cpu with water cooling and 2 on the card. the rest just help air flow. my concern is more her laptop. it runs the fan a bit strong when playing sea of theives on mid settings soo considering people on here say around 60c to 70 or 80 i have a feeling her laptop may get too hot considering somethings i have read about laptop overheating

Last time I checked, this was still TC's topc, not your topic :B

You can't just take part of someone's argument out of context, call it a seperate point, and refuse to address the argument as a whole.
At least I don't think you can... it's been a while since I've studied Debate tactics :P

[Tekk]

Originally posted by chefcook90:

Originally posted by Tekk:

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Yo, you got a video link to FurMark setting a computer on fire? I'd love to see that xD

Sadly, i do not, but i have seen a few posts around with people who blew out PSU or GPU running furmark, sadly there's usually either no visuals, or just pictures of the aftermath (usually single burned out components)
I would imagine it going something like this (1 min 18s if link isn't working correctly)
https://youtu.be/WAbl0fLY06U?t=73

[DaTank]

Did you or did you not write this?

Originally posted by chefcook90:

Valheim really isn't the kind of game that necessitates a gaming rig in the first place - that's all I'm saying.

[chefcook90]

Originally posted by Tekk:

Originally posted by chefcook90:

Yo, you got a video link to FurMark setting a computer on fire? I'd love to see that xD

Sadly, i do not, but i have seen a few posts around with people who blew out PSU or GPU running furmark, sadly there's usually either no visuals, or just pictures of the aftermath (usually single burned out components)
I would imagine it going something like this (1 min 13s if link isn't working correctly)
https://youtu.be/WAbl0fLY06U?t=73

Nice :)

[Sandor]

i was getting 80c read a post to use full screen with vsync now im low 60's

[Jist]

Laptop coolers, while they are not always a 100% fix can help, I used to run "GRID" on some very underwhelming machines and a laptop cooler was just enough to do the trick. Im talking wal mart sold Asus and HP laptops ect, Also used some cheap as it gets Lappy coolers on Alien ware R15, and R19 that worked suprisingly great. As long as you set it on a flat surface and not in your lap it should do the trick for heat, but results may vary. A laptop will get hotter due to its compact design. If your running SoT and having no issues id say it should handle it. If you wanna test it buy 1 copy and load it up. The game opens in the middle of a thunder storm and should give you a decent idea of what to expect. Only other demanding event i can think of would be maybe a snow storm that would push the card but I wouldn't let someone elses experiences stop you from at least giving it a shot. There's always a refund within like the first 2 hours of play i think? More than enough time to determine the situation. Just my thoughts. Hope you get to try it out!!