Question Laptop Overheating (Undervoltaging does not help)

[podneb]

Greetings!

In the middle of my game session (GTA 5 + Spotify apps were open) I wanted to adjust the screen angle,

and at that moment I felt the laptop was quite warm. Then I opened Intel Extreme Tuning Utility and saw that temperature was 97 degrees (Screenshot 1). I reduced the input voltage value to -0.085 but it did not help. In a while (after I have lowered Core Voltage Offset) a peak of 94 degrees was reached again (Screenshot 2). Furthermore, Thermal throttling just went on (Screenshot 3).

I don't know why the temperature was so high at first place, but undervolting did not work in one other way. In the summer when it was +30 outside, lowering the Core Voltage Offset helped a lot. At that time it made a difference of 15 degrees.

Any clues how to reduce overheating ?

Ideapad L340 G
i5-9300H
8gb ram
GTX 1650

 

[Dan]

Have you taken the laptop apart to make sure that no heat sinks or fans are clogged with dust?

Are your fans kicking into overdrive when it starts to get hot?

 

[Biggly]

Have you taken the laptop apart to make sure that no heat sinks or fans are clogged with dust?

Are your fans kicking into overdrive when it starts to get hot?

That was my first thought.

 

[Dwarvenhobble]

If you've tried others suggestions I'll say the following.

• Send your laptop in for repair some-where and tell them it needs new thermal paste. The stuff needs do-doing sometimes and it could be that.
• Get a laptop cooler pad, seriously. If you're doing intense stuff then a fan cooler under under it will help a surprising amount.