Question Gigabyte G5 KF overheating ?

[KobraVokCS]

I recently bought my first gaming laptop -- a Gigabyte G5 KF -- and it's overheating quite badly. I've done the following things to make it run cooler:

• lifted it up
• turned off CPU boost clock
• set maximum processor state to 70%
• used maximum fan speed
• updated bios
• limited in game FPS to 60

But the CPU still reaches between 96-100 degrees celsius while playing any CPU-intensive game.

Things I cannot do: -

* use a cooling pad​

* undervolt CPU​

* change thermal paste/pad (without voiding the warranty)​

Is there anything else I can do? Is it possible that I got a faulty CPU?

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

You could use ThrottleStop...to undervolt the processor, the iGPU and the discrete GPU. You might also want to state how you , lifted the laptop up.