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    program/application to monitor FPS & Temperature during game play+Full screen

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Real.Brian.Baer, May 17, 2017.

  1. Real.Brian.Baer

    Real.Brian.Baer Notebook Enthusiast

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    is there an app I can download to messure my fps during game play on GTA V full screen?

    also, I use core temp program to monitor my temperartures, which is really nice, and its a cool program to use, it has little yellow numbers on my tray (bottom right hand corer where clock/wifi/sound icons are) so its small and nice to have - but id like to have this temperature reading visable while gaming, so I can keep an eye on the temps of my laptop, is there an app/program or maybe specifc set of skills I can use to make this happen?

    my temperatures read between 73~85 when gaming on GTA V for 30~1 hour, and they seem to stay around there consistently, I periodically check by holding alt tab, I usually find it between 77-87 when I catch it, but as soon as I read the higher end temps, it jumps back down to 77-81 MAX, just sometimes I catch it at 81-87 but always jumps down once I see it.

    are these okay temps to have when light gaming? like ill only play for like an hour, maybe two at the very very most, mostly just for like 30min-60min, then I close it and let my laptop chill without any stress.

    I don't want to ruin the pc by any means, and if that means to gaming then so be it, last night I played for about an hour and a half and my keyboard and lower chassis of display got pretty warm, warm enough to make me worry - but not hot, like it wasn't burning hot, just really warm, warmer than usual and that's probably because of the extended game play and stress I put it under, I use a small box fan underneath my laptop during game play always, I try and center it right so that it pushes cold air up into the vent - not forceful, its not that powerful of a fan really, just casual air breeze.


    I also use the dell xps13 box to prop my laptop up if I use it for anything else, during gameplay it sits on the fan though lol
     
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    MSI afterburner can do all of those things. If you need more information use HWinfo64 which will hook into RTSS (which gets installed with Afterburner).
    I suspect your temps may be in the 90s if those are your temps after alt+tabbing.
    If you want to reduce temps- depending on what laptop you have you might want to increase the fan speed (if possible) , repaste and check the Heatsink is making good contact and/or undervolt your GPU / CPU.
     
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    Real.Brian.Baer Notebook Enthusiast

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    thank you.

    So I've heard the dell xps 13 actually comes with a really ****ty paste job in the interior system configuration, with physical components being limited due to high temperatures, the model I have is actually supposed to be 40% faster and better then the previous generation, but due to paste and thermals? it is really only 10-15%,maybe 20% max better then prev. gen. - at-least this is what I've read on numerous review tech notebook/ultrabook websites when googling the dell xps 13 9350 model (the one I have) i7-6560u/iris 540 graphics.

    so what id like to know, if you have any recommendations or ideas, where can I take my laptop to have this type of work done, a place where I know it wont ruin my laptop, I don't want some rookie handling my laptop repasting and damaging something, or ruining my ultrabook, I paid over $1500 bucks for this laptop, and really would be unhappy if something happened because I decided on letting some inconsiderate asshole re-paste my laptop.

    is there a place you guys would recommend? or maybe even a suggestion to get me guided into the right direction where I can research and figure it out myself? I live in saint George, Utah - its southern Utah, its pretty well populated and large area, so I'm sure there are plenty of places, but honestly I don't even know where or what kind of shops or stores to look for for something like that.

    I'm sure this is probably something I could do myself with a little research? but honestly, I've never dealt with a laptops internals, ive seen the insides of them a few times, but I'm not well-informed of what's what and I don't completely understand everything laptops and computers have to offer, I' don't consider myself a newbie, but I'm very very far from professional (speaking in terms of understanding and knowing).

    or would you guys just recommend I take matters into my own hands and do it myself, that way I know what exactly is happening and if I did it right, maybe I can request to watch whoever I pau to re-paste it? hahah, thanks again for your advice, I really appreciate it man!
    also, what's undervolting? and with a dell XPS 13 9350, can I increase fan speed? ill have to research that I suppose. thanks man!
     
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    Real.Brian.Baer Notebook Enthusiast

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    so what would be a good/OKAY temperature reading and FPS for playing GTA V on a dell xps 13 9350 model laptop?

    is 80degrees okay?

    and whats the lowest+decent FPS reading/number for playing GTA V on a laptop not even made for gaming? its got intel iris 540 graphics
     
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    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    @Real.Brian.Baer want to repaste your laptop properly - do it yourself. You'll need rubbing alcohol and good thermal paste. I personally recommend Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut; make sure your thermal paste of choice is NOT electroconductive, otherwise it may destroy your machine if handled improperly. Follow service manual to the letter when disassembling.

    Undervolting is lowering your CPU and/or GPU voltage. It is a great measure to reduce generated heat & throttling, but not as straightforward as repasting, and requires quite some testing to make sure it is stable.

    I rely on Intel Power Gadget for monitoring CPU & iGPU, it has a logging feature as well.
     
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    so I downloaded and install MSI BURNER ..

    I am running it and its working during game play for FPS and CPU temp readings, I'm only having one small issue now..

    I had "core temp" installed prior to this, to monitor my temps on the cpu, it wouldn't show during game play, so MSI burner fixed that for me, thing is, core temp program designed to monitor my cpu temps is reading a slightly higher reading then that of the msi burner, and given my situation and what I'm using it for, every degree matters, because I'm pushing the limits (I think?) for damage, my game (according to core temp, not msi) is reading 75ish-85ish - but when I just installed MSI BURNER it is now reading on average 72-75 degrees, which is better than the opposed 80-85ish(max) I was showing with the previous core temp application - is that ply because I was alt-tabbing during game play causing the temp to rise for that short period of time? I'm getting lower temps now, I guess that's good, I just want to be sure that this is accurate reading I guess, do I need to calibrate this MSI BURNER app at all? I just opened setting and selected the box/check to display FPS and CPU temp reading for cpu,cpu1,cpu2,cpu3,and cpu4 - which reminds me, can I just have it set up to show one of the 4 cpu readings since they all are relatively the same? 3 are the same and 1 is 1 degree higher or lower at all times