Are these temps normal? .. if not then then what should i do?

Akshay_9
Akshay_9 Member Posts: 16 Troubleshooter
edited November 2023 in 2018 Archives
i bought this acer predator helios 300 few days back.. i played some games and i have been noticing heating.. with about 40 mins of gaming my cpu max temps were 97 and max gpu was 73.. should i return it back to flipkart? and buy some other laptop? i am worried about the lifespan of this laptop

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  • Sandhip
    Sandhip Member Posts: 9

    Tinkerer

    Did U keep Fans at Max Speeds while gaming?  if so then try Undervolting your cpu to -110 dmv.
  • MrGrudev
    MrGrudev Member Posts: 86 Fixer WiFi Icon
    This temperatures are not normal, but sadly most of the laptops in this price range offer pretty much the same heating. I own Helios 300 and I managed to decrease the temperatures a little by undervolting the CPU with Throttlestop. Another thing you want to do is to lift your notebook from the table. Best use a cooling pad.

    Read the topic pinned at the top of the forum. There are some good advices for optimisation, undervolting...
    What CPU and GPU does your computer have?
  • Anuj_Jena
    Anuj_Jena Member Posts: 23 Networker
    Yes, these temps are absolutely normal. The max temp these laptops can reach is 105 Celsius.
    However, you can reduce the temps further by almost 10C, by undervolting the CPU.
  • Akshay_9
    Akshay_9 Member Posts: 16 Troubleshooter
    Anuj_Jena said:
    Yes, these temps are absolutely normal. The max temp these laptops can reach is 105 Celsius.
    However, you can reduce the temps further by almost 10C, by undervolting the CPU.
    I did undervolt it to -0.145 but it still reaches 90 .. i am a bit worried about the laptop lifespan .. 
  • Akshay_9
    Akshay_9 Member Posts: 16 Troubleshooter

    Sandhip said:
    Did U keep Fans at Max Speeds while gaming?  if so then try Undervolting your cpu to -110 dmv.
    mostly i keep it on Auto and sometimes on max 
  • xninja
    xninja Member Posts: 11

    Tinkerer

    Akshay_9 said:
    i bought this acer predator helios 300 few days back.. i played some games and i have been noticing heating.. with about 40 mins of gaming my cpu max temps were 97 and max gpu was 73.. should i return it back to flipkart? and buy some other laptop? i am worried about the lifespan of this laptop
    Hey just do this download throttlestop and click turn on enable disable turbo (believe me most games run at ultra without any problem even witcher 3 ) then look for the tutorial to undercoat the cpu undercoat by 99.6 that's when it runs the most stable for me . Always put the fan settings to max before starting the game . I also bought it a few days back . Mine runs at cpu max 65 and GPU 75 it's . Also don't forget to disable windows update and uninstall geforce experience these things run the background and slows everything down . Just do this and test it again and tell me how it goes ?
  • xninja
    xninja Member Posts: 11

    Tinkerer

    Also one more thing don't keep it on top of your bed on gamming and throw away any cloth u use to cover your table it seriously kills the fans cooling system
  • Akshay_9
    Akshay_9 Member Posts: 16 Troubleshooter
    xninja said:
    Akshay_9 said:
    i bought this acer predator helios 300 few days back.. i played some games and i have been noticing heating.. with about 40 mins of gaming my cpu max temps were 97 and max gpu was 73.. should i return it back to flipkart? and buy some other laptop? i am worried about the lifespan of this laptop
    Hey just do this download throttlestop and click turn on enable disable turbo (believe me most games run at ultra without any problem even witcher 3 ) then look for the tutorial to undercoat the cpu undercoat by 99.6 that's when it runs the most stable for me . Always put the fan settings to max before starting the game . I also bought it a few days back . Mine runs at cpu max 65 and GPU 75 it's . Also don't forget to disable windows update and uninstall geforce experience these things run the background and slows everything down . Just do this and test it again and tell me how it goes ?'
    i downloaded throttlestop and found that the "disable turbo" is already enabled and i didn't find anything related to undercoat.. but if you mean undervolt then yes i already undercoated it to -0.145 .. btw i don't use my lappy on bed but mostly on my lap 
  • HK1994
    HK1994 Member Posts: 43 Devotee WiFi Icon
    1.Get a laptop cooler.
    2.Limit the CPU's clock speed to 3.2GHz or disable the Turbo Boost completely.
    3.Set the fans to max when gaming/under heavy load and auto most of the time.
    4.Limit game's FPS to 60,you wouldn't see a benefit from higher framerates on a 60Hz screen.
  • xninja
    xninja Member Posts: 11

    Tinkerer

    Akshay_9 said:
    xninja said:
    Akshay_9 said:
    i bought this acer predator helios 300 few days back.. i played some games and i have been noticing heating.. with about 40 mins of gaming my cpu max temps were 97 and max gpu was 73.. should i return it back to flipkart? and buy some other laptop? i am worried about the lifespan of this laptop
    Hey just do this download throttlestop and click turn on enable disable turbo (believe me most games run at ultra without any problem even witcher 3 ) then look for the tutorial to undercoat the cpu undercoat by 99.6 that's when it runs the most stable for me . Always put the fan settings to max before starting the game . I also bought it a few days back . Mine runs at cpu max 65 and GPU 75 it's . Also don't forget to disable windows update and uninstall geforce experience these things run the background and slows everything down . Just do this and test it again and tell me how it goes ?'
    i downloaded throttlestop and found that the "disable turbo" is already enabled and i didn't find anything related to undercoat.. but if you mean undervolt then yes i already undercoated it to -0.145 .. btw i don't use my lappy on bed but mostly on my lap 
    Sorry I meant underclock . Hmm I think you need to either get a new thermal paste.
  • Akshay_9
    Akshay_9 Member Posts: 16 Troubleshooter
    xninja said:
    Akshay_9 said:
    xninja said:
    Akshay_9 said:
    i bought this acer predator helios 300 few days back.. i played some games and i have been noticing heating.. with about 40 mins of gaming my cpu max temps were 97 and max gpu was 73.. should i return it back to flipkart? and buy some other laptop? i am worried about the lifespan of this laptop
    Hey just do this download throttlestop and click turn on enable disable turbo (believe me most games run at ultra without any problem even witcher 3 ) then look for the tutorial to undercoat the cpu undercoat by 99.6 that's when it runs the most stable for me . Always put the fan settings to max before starting the game . I also bought it a few days back . Mine runs at cpu max 65 and GPU 75 it's . Also don't forget to disable windows update and uninstall geforce experience these things run the background and slows everything down . Just do this and test it again and tell me how it goes ?'
    i downloaded throttlestop and found that the "disable turbo" is already enabled and i didn't find anything related to undercoat.. but if you mean undervolt then yes i already undercoated it to -0.145 .. btw i don't use my lappy on bed but mostly on my lap 
    Sorry I meant underclock . Hmm I think you need to either get a new thermal paste.
    What really worked for me is a cooling pad and undervolting.. this keeps my laptop under 75 c.. 75 c is normal right? 
  • sri369
    sri369 ACE Posts: 2,814 Pathfinder
    Akshay_9 said:
    What really worked for me is a cooling pad and undervolting.. this keeps my laptop under 75 c.. 75 c is normal right? 
    Yes... this is normal. Try turning off search and superfetch too... they make system work when idle, and not really needed unless you do a lot of searching. And with most software now being on SSD, it doesn't help much loading it into RAM on a predictive algorithm.
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  • Akshay_9
    Akshay_9 Member Posts: 16 Troubleshooter
    edited July 2018
    sri369 said:
    Akshay_9 said:
    What really worked for me is a cooling pad and undervolting.. this keeps my laptop under 75 c.. 75 c is normal right? 
    Yes... this is normal. Try turning off search and superfetch too... they make system work when idle, and not really needed unless you do a lot of searching. And with most software now being on SSD, it doesn't help much loading it into RAM on a predictive algorithm.
    Yeah i saw a video video on youtube regarding optimization and already disabled it btw thank you :)