I'm really enjoying using my laptop right now.
I'm really enjoying using my laptop right now.
74 degrees under load for a laptop isn't too bad. My machine stays consistently in the high 80s to low 90s during gaming. It's completely dust-free, freshly reassembled, and everything looks good. Laptops generally have much less room for heat sinks and rely on small fans, so naturally some models perform better than others. Still, compared to a desktop with similar parts, any laptop will likely overheat significantly.
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Temperatures between 73°C and 74°C on an 8750H during a BF1 session are excellent. Several laptops running this chip stay above 90°C while gaming. Intel defines a safe operating limit below 100°C as the point where thermal throttling starts. Many makers have reduced that threshold slightly to ensure extra protection. Check the main screen of ThrottleStop for the temperature Asus set PROCHOT to. It seems Asus likely programmed the FX504GM to reach around 95°C, causing earlier thermal throttling than Intel suggests. This helps keep the CPU from ever reaching the full 100°C that Intel considers safe.
The issue is these temperatures are increasing steadily. Yesterday I played for roughly an hour and both the CPU and GPU hit 75-76 degrees. It’s possible I’ll reach 80 degrees in the coming days, which is quite bothersome. Perhaps disabling Turbo Boost would help since it produces a lot of heat. Additionally, when I first opened the laptop this morning, the Resource Monitor appeared and it showed Maximum Frequency was over 100%. Edited November 6, 2019 by kristalshards
However, just because I mention the temperatures are near 75-76 it doesn't imply they stay below 90. What I'm referring to is that if you run HWMonitor in the background and then launch BF1, the peak readings from HWMonitor might reach about 93 degrees. The 75-76s are the steady values displayed in MSI Afterburner.