To all laptop experts.

[Ice Scream]

Hello,

I sort of have issue with my laptop, and since i am not an expert i want to ask for advice and confirmation.

Anyway, this laptop is about 1.5 years old - Model Asus Tuf Gaming f15 (probably released in 2022)
it's specs:

i7-12700h
3050ti
16 GB ram
w11

So, whats the problem? Well, it heats up every time i launch any game, does not matter if the game is indie with plain graphics. Without plugin its temp is around 55ish'c, plugged in it reaches around 70 'c and when game is launched it gets up to 93'c.

Yes, thermal paste has been changed nearly 2 months ago, i delivered to service because i dont trust myself to do it ( i am afraid to touch chips and other stuff, my palms get sweaty when i do it). And was dusted too.

According to google this specific model "can" get that high temp wise, but its hard to believe and i am afraid of playing games.

What i have learned thus far is, that i have to research more deeply before getting new laptops in future.

I want to know your thoughts about this specific laptop i have.

[Omega]

This is quite normal for laptops.

[_I_]

you can limit power in windows power settings
and/or get a cooling pad/vent blower

those actually work really good on laptops since they pull hot air helping the laptops cooling methods
https://www.amazon.com/Eborsi-Laptop-Fan-Cooling-Pad/dp/B0CQJBS7HM

[Electric Cupcake]

Perfectly normal.

You can use a cooling pad and maybe lessen the system load by using a fast, lightweight OS like Lubuntu or LMDE.

[Ice Scream]

_I_ の投稿を引用：

you can limit power in windows power settings
and/or get a cooling pad/vent blower

those actually work really good on laptops since they pull hot air helping the laptops cooling methods
https://www.amazon.com/Eborsi-Laptop-Fan-Cooling-Pad/dp/B0CQJBS7HM

I have been thinking about vent blower and then i looked up on youtube for various pads and most test were like ineffective between 1-5 'c difference, quite odd, hopefully this one will do the job.

[Ice Scream]

Electric Cupcake の投稿を引用：

Perfectly normal.

You can use a cooling pad and maybe lessen the system load by using a fast, lightweight OS like Lubuntu or LMDE.

alright then cooling pad it is. I am just not sure about changing os, up until this day i have been familiar with windows only.

[Lixire]

Can relate to that one as a follow laptop user as secondary device (i9 12900HK+3080Ti)
When your laptop is plugged in, the CPU and GPU will boost themselves as much as they can. hence why you do notice the temp increase with those

But also, I assume that your laptop/OS did set you to the "High Performance" power plan when its plugged in. effectively allowing the CPU to go full speed even when you aren't doing anything
for power plan, I would run at "balanced" for all cases

I would also suggest getting a decent cooling pad or at least raise up the laptop a bit so it has more airflow to work with.

[N3tRunn3r]

Make sure you use your laptop on flat and stable surfaces only.
NOT on beds, carpets, blankets, seats .. without a stable flat surface ..
a wooden plate for example + a stand for your laptop, someting like this.[m.media-amazon.com]

If your laptop doesnt receive fresh air and also isnt able to push out heat.. you damage your machine irreparable.

Free up your laptop from dust, for at least twice a year .. especially its fans .. carefully ..

Maybe re-apply thermal paste (Arctic MX-6)

Also, it is possible to underclock and/or undervolt your CPU, so it never reaches 90°C in first case .. Either Undervolt: - 0.05 V (-5mV) or Underclock from 5 GHz to 4.5 GHz .. or find something in between as -2mV and down to 4.8 GHz ... there can also be a simple feature to lower Watts during P0-state ..

I do use an i9-14900HX CPU. For some latest 3D-heavy games, if FPS or RTS, I have to use my adjusted underclock and undervolt profile with official tools and by the informational help of HWiNFO. So my CPU never reaches 90°C if in "P0-state" .. and even fans are 2 times quieter and dont reach one of their max curves ..

For older games, regular use / work / applications, I can simply keep my underclock & undervolt profile disabled .. and my CPU easily runs cool and quiet @ 5.8 GHz . . . even driving cars outside on the streets are fuqqing louder ..

As you dont own a "X"-processor, try to look around how you could UNLOCK and then to undervolt and/or to underclock your CPU with official tools .. something from Intel[www.intel.com] (XTU) and/or Acer (PREDATORSENSE) ..

Good Luck ..

[Ice Scream]

★Sinon★ <3 の投稿を引用：

Can relate to that one as a follow laptop user as secondary device (i9 12900HK+3080Ti)
When your laptop is plugged in, the CPU and GPU will boost themselves as much as they can. hence why you do notice the temp increase with those

But also, I assume that your laptop/OS did set you to the "High Performance" power plan when its plugged in. effectively allowing the CPU to go full speed even when you aren't doing anything
for power plan, I would run at "balanced" for all cases

I would also suggest getting a decent cooling pad or at least raise up the laptop a bit so it has more airflow to work with.

I dont even remember if i have changed performance at all. Alright! I changed it to balanced. So does that mean it will automatically change itself when i launch a game? Gotcha, in the end it turns out i will need cooling pad for my laptop, thanks a bunch!

[Ice Scream]

N3tRunn3r の投稿を引用：

Make sure you use your laptop on flat and stable surfaces only.
NOT on beds, carpets, blankets, seats .. without a stable flat surface ..
a wooden plate for example + a stand for your laptop, someting like this.[m.media-amazon.com]

If your laptop doesnt receive fresh air and also isnt able to push out heat.. you damage your machine irreparable.

Free up your laptop from dust, for at least twice a year .. especially its fans .. carefully ..

Maybe re-apply thermal paste (Arctic MX-6)

Also, it is possible to underclock and/or undervolt your CPU, so it never reaches 90°C in first case .. Either Undervolt: - 0.05 V (-5mV) or Underclock from 5 GHz to 4.5 GHz .. or find something in between as -2mV and down to 4.8 GHz ... there can also be a simple feature to lower Watts during P0-state ..

I do use an i9-14900HX CPU. For some latest 3D-heavy games, if FPS or RTS, I have to use my adjusted underclock and undervolt profile with official tools and by the informational help of HWiNFO. So my CPU never reaches 90°C if in "P0-state" .. and even fans are 2 times quieter and dont reach one of their max curves ..

For older games, regular use / work / applications, I can simply keep my underclock & undervolt profile disabled .. and my CPU easily runs cool and quiet @ 5.8 GHz . . . even driving cars outside on the streets are fuqqing louder ..

As you dont own a "X"-processor, try to look around how you could UNLOCK and then to undervolt and/or to underclock your CPU with official tools .. something from Intel[www.intel.com] (XTU) and/or Acer (PREDATORSENSE) ..

Good Luck ..

My laptop is on wooden desk, there are no blankets near. Dusting and thermal paste change was done two months ago as i mentioned in original post.

I am afraid of doing underclocking/ undervolting since in past i have ruined pc and have not done anything since then, ( like a scar from past) so i am not sure if i can do this.

[Mr White]

Intel new processors are power hungry. So draw more heat if your worried get a cooling pad.

[N3tRunn3r]

I once had a DELL laptop. After installing some special Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework drivers, laptop was running cooler, quieter and more energy efficient.

There maybe exists something similiar to you, or you even have missed ot install an important driver . . .

[Ice Scream]

N3tRunn3r の投稿を引用：

I once had a DELL laptop. After installing some special Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework drivers, laptop was running cooler, quieter and more energy efficient.

There maybe exists something similiar to you, or you even have missed ot install an important driver . . .

um, i usually download everything my additional softwares are requesting to download or update. MyAsus and armoury crate. I dunno anything about ones you mentioned. I assume those are completely separate softwares.

[A&A]

Underclock the CPU or set a FPS cap or enable VSync.

[Ice Scream]

Ice Scream の投稿を引用：

N3tRunn3r の投稿を引用：

I once had a DELL laptop. After installing some special Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework drivers, laptop was running cooler, quieter and more energy efficient.

There maybe exists something similiar to you, or you even have missed ot install an important driver . . .

um, i usually download everything my additional softwares are requesting to download or update. MyAsus and armoury crate. I dunno anything about ones you mentioned. I assume those are completely separate softwares.

Uh, interesting i sort of found thermal framework for asus laptops but its for 2023 year model, unfortunately there is no thermal framework for 2022 year model. That might be an issue.

[Ice Scream]

A&A の投稿を引用：

Underclock the CPU or set a FPS cap or enable VSync.

Okay i might try enabling vsync. thanks.