Predator G6-710

I have the same problem. Some questions to figure out if we are in the same boat.

Which G6-710 composition do you have? 970/980Ti or Titan X?

What are your base fan speeds normal fan speed(using predator sense software to see) for both GPU and CPU?

A nickles worth of free advice, never talk to the "geek squad", those people are NOT tech's at all.  Most of the time they "look" at peoples PC's and say "hey, you need to buy something new from us as we "cant" fix your problem"..  They are always trying to sell you something.

You do NOT need watercooling to game on a PC.  I have gone the better part of 20 years building my own PC's and have never used water cooling except on my last PC just to try it.  The cooler Acer uses in these systems are pretty good actually so I doubt you would need to replace it unless you are having serious issues with it.

When you are cranking everything up, the loud fan noise you are hearing is probably the video cards fans as they can get really loud.  Also, you can look up online to see the safe operating temps for your CPU/Video Cards online, though it will vary depending who you ask.

PC temps can get pretty hot, much hotter than you think and still be totally safe to use because they are designed to handle the heat (but of course, there is a threashold you don't want to pass).  The #'s you have listed seem to be pretty good so I wouldn't worry too much.

Most of the GTX 980ti cards can hit upwards of 80 d/celcius which is really hot.  Also, I don't know where you live but if you are keeping the rooms temp pretty high (due to winter possibly) that can help your temps in the PC rise a bit as well.  Obviously you are probably limited to where you can keep the PC, but a cooler room / basement can help a lot.  I just wanted to mention that as it is a factor.

You don't have to run it overclocked all of the time, you don't really need it to run that fast all of the time.  I play most of my games on max settings on standard and it plays them just fine.  Air cooling can get pretty loud when you are going full bore for hours on end.  Having said that, after playing a few games for an hour or so I almost never hear my Predator kick up fan speeds much.

The loud noise is your video cards cooler, those guys get wicked loud sometimes.  Where do you have your PC located?  On top of the desk, under?  In a really hot room?  It does seem like its getting really toasty for some reason and I'm not sure if it's the PC or where you possibly have it located.  Again, warmer rooms in the house can and do play a part because if the PC is sucking in warm air to "cool" the rest of the PC... you will have high temps.

I'd say pop the side off and watch the fans while it's running to make sure the other fans are working ok (though they must be if you are getting a reading in the software).

As for the other brands, yah, you won't find all of this for that cheap sadly.  I usually build my own stuff but after seeing the Predator for what it has for the price I couldn't help but jump on it.  Everytime I build from scratch I end up going overboard and spending way to much lol.  I'm pretty happy with it so far, plus I just got the 2k Predator 27" Monitor to go with it.  I wanted the curved screen but I can't spend that much right now.

Just leave the system on normal and play some games and see how it runs heat wise then get back and let us know.  I have played with mine on max but it didn't seem to get loud like yours at all.  Also, use the Acer app to update to the latest Predator Sense software, maybe that will help you a bit.  I haven't used that program to much as like I said, I haven't felt the need to OC it much yet.

I just got done playing Rise of the Tomb Raider @ 2k max on "Faster" and my CPU temp is 40c and the System is 25c.  CPU fan is 1440rpm and the System fan is 960rpm (all on Standard).  I rarely have it on the turbo setting so I can't really speak for that.

I normally just have it on Normal, but when I'm doing a bunch I kick it up to Faster just because I can   My system has remained pretty quiet while playing for an hour or so.  Only once did i hear the video card fans kick up (on the 970, but I'm replacing it soon.  The Titan X card I had got sent back so I'm now waiting on a 980ti). 

I'm not sure why the OP's system is running so hot, but I just have a feeling it might be where it's located or something being part of the issue possibly.  My Xbox One / PS4 upstairs in the summer time get very hot until I kick the air on.  I keep most of my stuff in my soon to be finished basement and it's always nice and cool down there.

Hopefully we can figure out what's going on here.

Hey thanks for getting back.  Sorry to hear about the chemotherapy, I can imagine that's not an easy thing to deal with and I'm sorry that you have to.  Hope you are doing well.

I'm glad it's in a cooler room which will help but it does seem like something is causing the PC get really hot really fast.  I play all of my games on max settings as well, and while I expect the temps to go up (nature of the beast sort of thing) mine never gets that hot.  Even after playing for a few hours I can still barely hear the PC's fans which has me wondering what the issue(s) could be with your son's PC.

That adapter you have is tossed in there in case you need it for a newer video card vs. what's in the case already (coming off of the power supply). So hang onto that but it's nothing needed until an upgrade occures at some point (possibly).  I'll take a look at my PC when I get home and finish commenting here with any suggestions as it's easier for me to open it and look at it to try and find out what (if any) differences there are and what could be causing the PC to be getting as hot as it is.

Please check back, I'll edit this with the rest of my comment below when I get home a little later today.  Thanks again for commenting back, lets see what we can figure out.

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No problems at all.  Again, gaming PC's (most in general) will get pretty toasty.  When you are playing a game at max settings for awhile any video card cooler will get pretty loud unless you have a water cooled card.  Your system will crank up the cooling as the temps start to climb, the option where you can turn them up is kind of a "forced" to go faster option.

I'll attach a picture I just took after playing Dying Light maxed out at 2k resolution, after awhile I can hear my fans kicking up like normal.   You see mine can get up there as well.  The gpu was close to 79c for a bit but then the cards coolers kick in a bit more and it sits around 74c while playing.  Pretty much the heat is normal and the parts can take it for awhile.  If you can pop the side off just make sure the video card fan seems to be spinning pretty good, though I guess you can check the card blower in the back and you can feel how much hot air is blowing out. 

I stil have some tweaking to do for mine.  But ya, any graphically intense game will really put your PC through it's paces which introduces a lot of heat, you can't really do too much about it other than maybe adding a fan up front to help the airflow a bit but I haven't had any issues without one.  In short, this is pretty normal.

Honestly, that PC isn't overheating unless it's shutting off to cool down.  ANY air cooled gaming centric PC you buy or build will get crazy hot while playing.  There is no way around it sadly.  You can get a watercooled PC but being a "noob" I would buy one pre built, but even then you have to manage the coolent / water from time to time.  Plus if you spring a leak, good luck    Though most closed loop products are pretty solid and I have used a few CPU coolers in the past that worked fine, but unless you plan to crazy overclock it they really aren't needed.

If you want better than a GTX 970 you are going to start hitting into the $500-1000 range just for the video card.  A solid 980ti will ping you around $650 just for the video card.  Your best bet is to just goto a website and build a PC with what you want and see what it will cost you.  The Predator pre builts are in a good price range for what you get (basically what you had).

Sure you can build your own as it's not really hard but to find a step by step you can just google that, I don't know anywhere specific that will do that personally.  But there is a lot that can go into it and it will probably take you awhile, but it's fun and worth it (just be careful though).

But again, the PC you had wasn't doing anything wrong unless it was so hot it would shut off.  A PC getting hot running a good game at max settings will always get loud and toasty, just the nature of the beast.