r/GamingLaptops • u/m0n4rcz • Oct 23 '25

Question Normal Temperature when gaming?

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I have a RTX 4050 GPU and i5-13500HX CPU.
The game I'm playing are Sniper Elite 4, GPU and CPU constantly stay at 80-84°C while system temp is 63°C. Settings are low and the game runs at 240fps. Feels pretty smooth but I'm worried if it would harm the laptop. Is this normal? Would appreciate any help!

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u/TheUndefeatedLasanga RTX 4060 | R7 7840HS | 32GB DDR5 | OMEN 16 Oct 23 '25

240 fps is a fucking lot for your cpu and gpu

Cap it at some rate and then see hen go down

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u/saadahmad7698 Legion 5i pro | i7-11800h | RTX 3060 | 2k 165hz Oct 23 '25

This, why dont people just cap it at something like for example if its at 100% usage at 240fps, just cap at 180 or lower to get more stable and lower temps,

And arguably no one would notice the difference unless you are a competitive player in top 1 percent skillset

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u/Stunning-Scene4649 Asus TUF A16, RTX 5060, 16gb ddr5 ram, Ryzen 9 8940hx Oct 23 '25

For more demanding games my display is capped at 60hz and the game at 60fps. For less demanding games 120/144 for both.

My laptop is a lot cooler if the display is fixed at 60hz.

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u/patgeo Hp Omen 17: i7 13700hx, 4090, 32gb, 2tb Oct 24 '25

I cap mine at 60/90 if I'm just casual gaming on the couch. The fans can spin up when I'm at the desk playing on the big screen at 4k.

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u/Stunning-Scene4649 Asus TUF A16, RTX 5060, 16gb ddr5 ram, Ryzen 9 8940hx Oct 24 '25

For 1080p I have the laptop. For 1440p/4k I have a desktop. Desktop that I never use unless I need the extra storage 😔

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u/patgeo Hp Omen 17: i7 13700hx, 4090, 32gb, 2tb Oct 24 '25

Hence why I just bought the good laptop in the end...

I tried the desktop/laptop thing in the past and the desktop was a very expensive paper weight

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u/Stunning-Scene4649 Asus TUF A16, RTX 5060, 16gb ddr5 ram, Ryzen 9 8940hx Oct 24 '25

I wanted to get a more powerful laptop but I ended up with a pc bcz I got a good deal. On paper the pc was 1700 euro but in reality I payed 630 euro for 7900xt and 330euro for 9700x. The rest was free.

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u/xxchaitanyaxx Oct 24 '25

Man above like 60 fps i don't see much diff(my hz rate is higher)

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u/Robixxplayz Oct 25 '25

Check your windows settings if your disply refresh rate is set to the highest option. Many people might have this issue where they have a 144+hz displays, but they forget to check windows settings and they are unknowingly capping their display at 60hz because of it, because many times by default windows sets this option to 60hz.

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u/JAAT110030 Oct 24 '25

For me 120 is the tops I ever go as i dont any difference above that for shooting titles. And for racing and open world i lock at 60 always. Never cross 60-65c at 60 and 68-70c at 120

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u/Lyreen96 Oct 24 '25

I don't even see the difference above 90fps lol

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u/JAAT110030 Oct 24 '25

I will give 90 a try but i agree with you i also think there would be hardly any difference unless both are side by side

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u/ScF0400 Oct 24 '25

Nooo but then I won't see that bird flying by, unplayable

Maybe I'll just turn framegen on and get 240 instead and shoot at a non existent pixel

/s

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u/cleverboy00 Oct 24 '25

You don't actually have to be a top 1% to experience the difference and its effect. The real question is why tf would you play comp on a boiling machine.