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CUK MSI GS65 Stealth Thin Overheating?

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Sep 1, 2013
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I recently bought a CUK MSI GS65 Stealth Thin from amazon and i think i'm experiencing thermal issues. I'm not sure if its normal for this model or maybe i have a defective laptop.
All i am doing in this screenshot is downloading a game from steam and my CPU temps are around 85-90.

https://imgur.com/a/5kkS1JZ

Is this normal for the model or is there something wrong with the laptop. I am well withing the return period. Are there any tests or settings i can tweek which would tell me somethings wrong with either the cooling or CPU? I always thought MSI had really good cooling performance. If it is normal for this model, is it normal for other laptops in this price range too?
 
If you just bought a brand new device and it is giving you problems, you should be contacting the seller to get a replacement, or if passed the exchange date, then contact the manufacturer about the problem.
 
In this case it is correct. You have a barely 1 cm thick laptop with a high-performance desktop CPU ... if you keep the laptop standard, the CPU produces enough heat to heat a house. That's the reason that if I install something, update or something else do a little more CPU performance, I charge the coolerboost. In the dragon center or LEFT_CONTROL + 1.

if you want less high temperatures or want to get more out of your battery than I advise to undervolt the CPU or to switch off the Turbo boost.

Undervolten is a trickier subject, but it is quickly learned. there are enough steps to find how to undervolt a laptop. I use Trottlestop and archieved an undervolt of -0.164 V on the Core and Cache and -0.052 V on the Intel GPU.

as well as comparison:

Overwatch:
Standard: ultra @ 100 - 120 fps
undervolt: ultra @ 150 - 180 fps.

In addition, you can switch off the turbo. This means that the CPU no longer goes to 3.8 ~ 3.9 Ghz but on standard 2.2Ghz per core. It gives enough performance but with gaming you notice it in fps.
This can be done by: start -> edit power plan -> change advanced power settings -> processor power management -> Maximum processor state -> on battery and plugged in, set them to 98%

Good luck.