GPU Constantly Overheating

[Moderig]

I use a Lenovo Ideapad y700. I got it for ~$1000. I have not been satisfied with it after using it for almost 2 years now.

I mostly play a game called Overwatch, and usually after 1-2 games my GPU temperature jumps up from ~65 degrees all the way up to ~95 degrees. It has almost went above 100 degrees once.

This laptop can run Overwatch on default settings at ~100 fps. When my temperature goes up after these 1-2 games, I get very bad lag spikes usually taking away 50% of my maximum FPS for 2 whole seconds. This has only recently happened since February.

When I touch the laptop where the GPU is, it is extremely hot and if you hold your hand there too long it will eventually burn you.

Also note that I've had this temperature issue before wiping my laptop clean, but I did NOT receive these lag spikes.

I'm confused. What should I do? Even when I used all low settings it did not help much, instead it took the laptop 5 minutes to load a single game.

For Reference:

-laptop struggles to do basic tasks such as opening google... takes 30 seconds - 1minute.
-laptop is VERY loud when I play games.. the fan seems to be at its maximum strength yet I still overheat.

 

[panathas]

Your laptop needs some dust cleaning. You need to open it and carefully remove the CPU and GPU heatsinks, clean any dust particles. Remove the old thermal paste and reapply new one. If you can't do this yourself have someone who knows, or better yet, get your system to a service/repair centre.

One other thing you could do,is to get a laptop cooler base with a big fan. It will help you lower the max temperatures by 5-10 degrees but this isn't the solution and eventually you'll need to service that laptop. However if you do manage to clean the laptop and you keep having overheating issues a laptop cooler base will certainly help you get rid them. Good luck.