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    AW15R3 Gaming temps

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Ergo7, Dec 14, 2016.

  1. Ergo7

    Ergo7 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently repasted my AW15R3 using Conductonaut with iunlocks thread as a guide. The temps came down significantly and in OCCT the peak temp was 72 with an average of 64-66C across all cores @ 4.0Ghz. However, when I play Overwatch on ultra settings or any mmo like SWTOR/BDO my temps are higher than when running OCCT or Prime95 for the same half hour duration. Is there something further I can do to reduce temps? This is with the back of the laptop lifted about an inch off the surface using a steel mesh riser for air to pass through.
     
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  2. rinneh

    rinneh Notebook Prophet

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    Occt only utilises the cpu. When you both stress the gpu and cpu at the same time the temps will be higher.
     
    rinneh, Dec 14, 2016
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