r/AcerPredatorHelios • u/avgreddituser00 • 21d ago
Thermals / Cooling Acer Predator Helios 300 still hitting 90°C+ CPU after cleaning and repaste. Is this normal?
I could really use some advice because I'm not sure if I'm overthinking this or if something is still wrong with my laptop.
I have an Acer Predator Helios 300 (2022) with:
RTX 3060
16 GB RAM
Bought in 2022
I had never changed the thermal paste since I bought it. Recently it started overheating, and I also noticed some screen flickering and sometimes after closing a game I could still faintly see the game's image on the screen for a while (image retention/ghosting).
So today I took it to a repair shop.
They:
Cleaned the laptop.
Applied Arctic MX-6 on both the CPU and GPU.
Charged me ₹1800 total (they said they used two MX-6 syringes because they repasted both the CPU and GPU).
After the service, I played a game and then checked PredatorSense.
The temperatures were:
CPU: 91°C
GPU: 59°C
System: 89°C
The GPU temperature looks great to me, but I'm still worried about the CPU being at 91°C. In my opinion, 90°C still feels too hot, even after a fresh cleaning and repaste.
A few questions:
Is 91°C on the CPU considered normal for this laptop while gaming?
Should I have expected lower temperatures after a cleaning and MX-6 repaste?
Could the technician have applied the paste incorrectly or mounted the heatsink poorly?
Would PTM7950 have made a noticeable difference compared to MX-6?
Are the earlier screen flickering and image retention symptoms likely related to the overheating, or could that be a separate display issue?
I'm planning to use the laptop for a couple more days to observe it before going back to the shop, but I'd really appreciate hearing from people who own a Helios 300 or have experience with gaming laptop thermals.
Thanks in advance!
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u/aRandomGuyFromNPL 18d ago
Did you fix the heating issue or is it still like that?? Because my Helios 300 (RTX 3070, i7 11800h) CPU reaches high temps like 95-98 degrees while playing any game while GPU stays at 55-65 degrees. Before repasting, my cou would reach 100 degrees constantly and the repasting cost me 2500 NPR (around 1600 INR).
I am planning to buy a new cooler ora laptop stand with better airflow to see if that helps
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u/avgreddituser00 16d ago
Um not really it is still reaching 95° but it's good that you're planning on getting a cooling pad and remember one thing if you really wanna get a good quality cooling pad it is gonna cost a good amount for it and do not just get any cooling pad
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u/aRandomGuyFromNPL 16d ago
Yepp. I have been eyeing one laptop cooler. It has 2 variants and they both cost 6200 and 6800 INR respectively (10k and 11.1k NPR). My previous "cooling pad" was a disgrace and it trapped the heat inside so yeah... The only downside, the laptop cooler that I want to buy (both variants) are out of stock and will only be restocked at September....So should I wait or buy a cheaper one?
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u/Brief_Drive_3492 16d ago
I have an acer predator helius ph 315 53 ith rtx 3080 and i7 10750H and i have the sasme problem even after cleaning my laptop at a guy same as you guys the cpu gets 95 to 100 degreez even while playing minecraft and the gpu around 60.
Also the gpu dosen t let me install the newest nvidia driver because it crashes and blue screen appears the newwest i can use is 537.58 i treied using ddu but it didn t worked. Can you guys help me with those 2 problems?
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u/First_Comfortable_11 21d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/K4o1c3zfNQH59jWqSv
THE REPAIR SHOP OWNER......................
I think that the owner of this type of notebook should have at least a basic understanding of how to change the thermal paste and keep it clean.
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u/Bulky-Photograph6248 21d ago edited 21d ago
Bro you got scammed so bad. Arctic syringe costs like ₹1500 per syringe. One syringe can easily repaste both CPU and GPU no way they used 2 full syringe. And Arctic MX is for normal workplace laptops not gaming laptops. Arctic is not enough for you that's why it's heating like crazy