Managing Laptop GPU Temp

[spartin18815]

I play on a Lenovo y510p Laptop. It was a graduation gift intended to be portable for college use, while still being good for gaming. It works very well.

A problem I have been experiencing is that on more intense games I will get good fps, but then I will experience an fps drop, then a rise after a short time. And this repeats many times.

I believe have narrowed down the cause of the problem to being the GPU temp reaching over 70degC and then the computer slows it down to let it cool.

Is there a way to bypass this automated performance drop so that I can get a more consistent experience? And if so, how can I ensure that the heat will not impact my computer (Noting that it is a laptop and the parts are closer together than in a desktop.)

Note: I have a basic cooling pad, and another cooling pad that is being shipped that will move 70 CFM.

 

[C12Friedman]

An effective cooling pad will be your best option here. I will highly discourage any attempt to bypass the thermal throttling of the GPU (or CPU for that matter) - it does that to prevent damage to itself. You might look into an extractor like this http/www.ebay.com/itm/like/231355810368?lpid=82&chn=ps to help the cooling pad's effectiveness.

One other thing to look into is to change the thermal compound on the GPU and CPU - the factory application is usually very sloppy and better application of a higher quality compound can help lower temps some. The downside is that for most laptops, complete disassembly is required to do that - the upside?, there are quite a few how-to videos and guides out there to follow like this one https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipenJbveu9s (would've been better if he had shown the factory thermal paste job IMO). This Ifixit Thermal Paste Application Guide shows the cleaning and application process