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    Civ 5 and cpu temps!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Bishibot, Jul 31, 2013.

  1. Bishibot

    Bishibot Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys so I just received a new laptop and started playing Civ 5 brave new world on it. Monitoring the temps just to see how it handled i noticed that about after 10 minutes of play my cpu reached high 80s to low 90s. Thi is a new haswell 4700, should I be worried about such temperatures? Or do you guys think its nothing to worry about.
     
    Bishibot, Jul 31, 2013
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  2. maverick1989

    maverick1989 Notebook Deity

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    What laptop is this? Those temperatures area bit high but then the Civilization series is very CPU intensive so if your laptop has poor cooling, that would do it.
     
    maverick1989, Aug 1, 2013
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    Civilization V, in particular, is also very intensive on the GPU too. The GPU could be contributing to the temperature as well, especially if the chassis cannot displace the heat.
     
    gdansk, Aug 1, 2013
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    sager NP 7352. I would have expected the cooling on this laptop to be decent. Should I be worried about this though?
     
    Bishibot, Aug 1, 2013
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    Civ5 is known for notoriously bad coding. I wouldn't be surprised by the high temperatures, but generally, as long as you don't exceed 90C you're good.
     
    Vi3t-X, Aug 5, 2013
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    those temps are a bit high or perhaps it might just be the game.. why not try some other game and see if you get the same temps..
    the highest I have ever reached on the CPU is 85C
     
    DjSweetBazz, Aug 5, 2013
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    i have civ 5 on my machine.. i am gonna try it for comparison. :)

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    It's 88 deg C for i5 3210m (N56vz), default setting on 1366x768 res. only 5 mins gamplay :D
     
    ian84, Aug 5, 2013
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