Recent content by RyleyI

Yeah, that's fairly normal. Gaming laptops do run hot, and the MSI GL66 Pulse is known to be one of the hotter ones. A cooling pad can help some. I use a KLIM Wind, others like this one, IETS GT500 or 300. There are a lot to chose from. You can also try Undervolting with ThrottleStop, that can...

Thermal paste would be a good start. CPU probably draws less power on battery, so runs cooler. I'd re-paste and make sure all dust is cleaned out.

I think it's like some of the newer M series laptops, strictly dGPU. No option for the iGPU.

I have the Alienware M17R4 3070. It connects to my Quest 2 with Airlink, with no problem. It also runs the games on high settings, Alyx should run great. I did have to upgrade my old router to a TP-Link AX1800 WI-FI 6, my old router was slow and unreliable. I think you will need a WIFI 6 router...