Steam on a laptop

[lowcostpetclipping]

When I play on my laptop it over heats. Is there away to play the game directly on my laptop or tv and not have it go through steam?? Thanks in advance for the help. FYI I have a NON-smart tv. Willing to buy smart tv if needed.

[MoonC A T]

Get an external cooler for it.

https://www.amazon.com/IETS-Temperature-Side-Draft-Intelligent-Adjustable/dp/B07DND16MN/ref=asc_df_B07DND16MN/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=533458241275&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=18163297840936045026&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033455&hvtargid=pla-1390952692246&psc=1

[lowcostpetclipping]

I have one already. Thank you for your help.

[Crazy Tiger]

It's not Steam that overheats your laptop, it's the game. You can't play it directly on a TV, it'll still have to stream from the laptop.

Dust out your laptop and check your fans. Lower graphics and such to lessen the load. Could even be you're trying to play a game above specs.

[MoonC A T]

What temps are you getting? By "over heating" is it your impression or actual figures?
Shutting down?

[RPG Gamer Man]

I suggest op installs montoring for his temperatures on their laptop and test it out, and write down and copy on here what the temperatures they are reaching. If not, read this, it will tell op how to monitor temperatures on their pc:

https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/how-to-check-cpu-temp-temperature

Then the op would have to play test their games and measure and write down the temperature rates per game. Then they would have to submit a list of the highest temperatures per game on here. I suggest op does this and it will help them determine what they are exactly experiencing.

This method is kinda similiar to benchmarking tests on a pc. Many tests with different games needs to be done to determine the issue with the op.

[lowcostpetclipping]

@crazytiger thank you will try that.

@mooncat Its very hot to touch and once it did shut down.

@rpg gamer man thanks for the link.

[lowcostpetclipping]

I had my husband help check game and computer specks. I have more than what is recommended. The laptop got extremely hot in upper left hand side with in seconds of starting the game. I have Acer gaming laptop.

[Cathulhu]

What are the system specs of that laptop and what games are you attempting to play?

Keep in mind, Steam does not run any games, your computer does. Steam is just a launcher, just like for example the Microsoft store for all those apps on the Microsoft store.

A laptop being very hot, even turning off indicates bad cooling, either through obstructed airflow, bad cooling design or even a combination of those.

[EmiePlays]

What are you seeing that leads you to believe the problem is Steam and not the games themselves?

[RPG Gamer Man]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

What are the system specs of that laptop and what games are you attempting to play?

Keep in mind, Steam does not run any games, your computer does. Steam is just a launcher, just like for example the Microsoft store for all those apps on the Microsoft store.

A laptop being very hot, even turning off indicates bad cooling, either through obstructed airflow, bad cooling design or even a combination of those.

Most likely since their on a laptop, it probably has bad airflow issue.

[lowcostpetclipping]

I have appointment to take in to Best Buy on monday. I have the external fans. It only gets hot when I play games via Steam. My husband also did it on his laptop and with in minutes got hot. I tried 2 different games and they both did it.

[Cathulhu]

Please, just answer our basic questions.

What laptop is it, what specs does it have and which games were you attempting to play?

[lowcostpetclipping]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Please, just answer our basic questions.

What laptop is it, what specs does it have and which games were you attempting to play?

I would if I knew how to add a picture here. I took one with my computer specs and game specs side by side.

[lowcostpetclipping]

my computer info..

Device name LAPTOP-P3ALUR1C
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10750H CPU @ 2.60GHz 2.59 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB (13.8 GB usable)
Device ID 520018C1-223B-4202-84C5-7700E7ABAEB1
Product ID 00325-81773-75985-AAOEM
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

PATRON game specs.. computer gets very hot to touch before starting play (with in 2 minutes while I am trying to lay down my home)
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 10 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10 (64-bit)
Processor: Intel™ Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 590 6 GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 10 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card