cpu overheating Predator Helios 300 Is there anything I can do to cool it down more?

dyl

I have an Acer Predator Helios 300 and almost as soon as I turn on my pc my CPU temp goes up to about 92 celsius and stays at that temp even on max fan speed with coolboost enabled. I just cleaned my fans and everything as well. I have no idea why it's overheating and recently during gaming sessions it just turns off and then eventually turns back on after like 30 seconds. Assuming that is dealing with the internal heat. Is there anything I can do to cool it down more?

[Edited the thread to add model name to the title and issue detail]

Erick-Acer_Retired

Hi @ dyl

1. Turn you fan to Max rpm for better cooling.
2. Try not to play on bed or any surface like that. ...
3. Try not to overclock your GPU because you will get little bump in performance like 2–4fps but the heat output will be very high.
4. Try to undervolt your CPU.

dyl

@Acer-Erick

I've had max rpm on for about 2 hours now and it won't drop below 92 degrees, also it is on top of a vented cooling pad. What do you mean by undervolting my cpu?

Unkn

Disable NVIDIA/AMD Dedicated graphics card for a while and test your temps. Also boot in safe mode and open task manager with GPU ENABLED and see if you can check the temperature. If its hot, then graphics is the issue. Undervolting means to decrease power draw for better cooling and higher clocks of the cpu and can be done using Throttlestop. There are many articles upon that on internet and you might check them out

probablysardines

You can change the maximum processor state on battery to 99% in control panel/hardware and sound/power options. That and new thermal paste helped mine.

sukachups

I have Acer Predator and it had this problem from the start. Only way to play games is to turn off the automatic overclock for CPU (so your cpu will only run on 2.8 GHz). For that you can use ThrottleStop or like previously stated change maximum processor state to 99% ( which also turns off processor turbo) . Helios 300 is a complete rip-off and aweful desing because it should be able to use max 3.6 GHz speed but it overheats straight away. There really is nothing you can do to use full potential of this laptop because the whoever designed the heat pipes... ***** up .

ragsak28

Hi @dyl

You can try to do a reset to check if that makes any difference.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/recovery-options-in-windows-31ce2444-7de3-818c-d626-e3b5a3024da5#WindowsVersion=Windows_11

Check the above link to do a reset.

NOTE: Make sure to backup all the data before the reset.

Hope it will help you in some way.

vomithaus

I found that the built in 'Predator Sense' software seems to put quite a load on the CPU and cause the temperature to shoot up. I use 'Core Temp' instead and shut down predator sense. My idle loads went from 80-90 to 40-50

prasath7840

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/comment/1156001#Comment_1156001

Yes really regret buying it, using it basic video editing and basic after effect also the temp go high very fast, understand gaming laptop the heat will go up, but this is worse, moreover buying it with hard earn money for work related now cant do much with it..

GAMING6698

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/657736/cpu-overheating-predator-helios-300-is-there-anything-i-can-do-to-cool-it-down-more

Are you still under warranty?

Puraw

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/657736/cpu-overheating-predator-helios-300-is-there-anything-i-can-do-to-cool-it-down-more

Get a powerful 5-fan cooling pad the size of your laptop and reduce the Max. Processor Power state to 95% when on power. Also use Balanced Power Plan instead of Maximum Performance Power Plan. Up to 95°C. under heavy load no issues, the CPU can sustain 100°C.