Lenovo Y50 Temps

So I just got my new Lenovo Y50 with an i-7 4720HQ processor and a 860M GPU and I've experienced some pretty high temps. At idle with low power or green mode on and my temps are in the low to mid 50s for my CPU and GPU. Opening a browser causes it to go to the low to mid 60s. Playing games is where it gets really weird. My integrated processor (which shouldn't even be running since I set my NVIDIA as the card to use for gaming) gets up to the 80s and my NVIDIA stays in the 80s. My CPU temps, are everywhere. The first two cores go up to 100C almost instantaneously and then thermal throttling kicks in, causing them to go back down to the 70s, and then they go up to the 80s and 90s for the rest of the time. Considering the game I was playing was just CSGO, I didn't think temps would be this high. During benchmarking with prime95, the same thing happens: they shoot up to 100C and then drop to 70C and then almost immediately go back up to 100C. Is there any way to fix this? I don't want to undervolt it yet because the CPU isn't capable of over clocking so I don't want to risk instability. I also plan on replacing the thermal paste with PK-1 once it comes in the mail. Anything else I can do? Oh yeah, and I removed the bloat ware manually when I first got my computer. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!


Edit: Almost forgot to mention, if I run balanced mode, my temps while idle are in the 60s. During gaming I run balanced power.

 

Your temps are not normal. Repasting is all you can do, I have an almost identical setup and I live in a pretty warm country and my CPU temps fluctuate between low 40s and high 40s at idle while the GPU stays at high 30s. While playing GTA V, the CPU hits 85C maximum and the GPU stays at high 70s. Make sure to leave a space beneath the laptop for the air to be sucked in, in other words don't put it on your lap or on the bed directly, I use a cooling pad for this. Assuming you already do this, I don't think you should undervolt, just repaste and report back.

Good luck!

 

I actually was considering getting a cooling pad, but I'm not sure which one I should get. Reviews are all over the place in terms of results. Got any recommendations for any that are under $30?

 

I'm not sure, but anything that allows an airflow beneath the laptop would be fine.

 

You do not live in a warm country. *I* live in a warm country, and there is no way I can get idle temps below 50 degrees on my CPU during the daytime unless I force max fans (and even then it's usually near to 50). And my CPU is undervolted and is using Liquid Ultra paste.

 

You don't consider Egypt a warm country? Anyway, I was talking about the Lenovo Y50 in particular. My previous laptop was a Dell Inspiron ( i7-2630QM ) and its idle temps were always mid 50s. I think it depends more on the cooling system than the room temperature, but that's just me.

 

Spoiler: Lenovo Y50

my PC

Spoiler: P370SM3

 

I'm familiar with Clevo and yes this does look much better than the Y50. I was just stating that my laptop idle at 40s in a country of warm weather ( 33 degrees today actually ), I didn't imply anything

 

33 degrees is normal for me, and often hotter. You must not have a lot of humidity, maybe? There's something different about humidity with the heat.

 

Okay so I repasted and my temps are far more stable now (still pretty high, but stable) Now I started to undervolt to bring my temps down some more and I had a question. I've been using Prime95 to test stability and there was something I wasn't sure about. It shows my processor frequency is 2.6 GHz, but, if I understand correctly, my CPU can turbo boost up to 3.6 GHz (correct me if I'm wrong please). Is there a way to turbo boosts CPU to 3.6 to test the stability? Right now, I used Intel XTU to undervolt to -85 mV and It's stable for the base clock speed, but I want to make sure it can be stable at max speeds before continuing.



Edit: Actually I did some more googling, and, if I understand correctly, turbo boost only kicks in if your processor is running less stressful tasks. So my CPU would max out at 2.6 GHz while gaming, right? And I can continue to undervolt my CPU without having problems down the road?

 

My temps while playing Dishonored hit 100C and then my laptop shut off after about 10 minutes. But I was able to run Prime 95 for half an hour and hit a max temp of 86C. How is this possible? Did I just do a really crappy paste job that I'll have to redo? No BSOD or anything, it just shut off. This is with a -80mV undervolt, a cooling pad on, and repaste with PK-1. Is it possible that my computer is defective or something?

 

I noticed when running Prime95 that turbo boost doesn't kick off, so it's not a true indicator of temps under stress. Anyway, if your y50 shuts down after 10 minutes of gaming there's definitely something wrong, what method did you use for repasting? Try the line method for the CPU and the dot method for GPU for best results and make sure to clean dust off the fans and the filters.

Mine hits 88C for CPU and 80C for GPU max when playing GTA V. I tried undervolting but I didn't notice any difference, so I'm keeping everything stock, and I don't plan on repasting anytime soon.

Good luck!

 

I did the rice grain method for GPU and I did line method for CPU. My GPU temps improved, but my CPU didn't. I think I may have put too much paste so I was gonna check my laptop temps again and then repaste. Lucky I bought a 5g bottle so I can get some more tries

 

Update: I still have to test further, but for now they appear normal again. Since I had been stress testing for a few hours, I think my temps were higher in game because my comp had been running for so long. I let it cool down for a while and I started using it again and I got through an hour of Dishonored and only got max 80C on the CPU. The only other thing I can think of is that I forgot to turn off prime95 and it kept running. Anyway, my idle temps are now around 40C and my load temps are much better Thanks for the help @MPIXAPP. I'll post here if something goes wrong again lol

 

That's great! Repasting can do wonders.