Forum thread: CS2 question

No, when GPU gets more usage, it actually chills out and shuts down.

2023-09-22 19:15

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i just wanna make sure cuz i'm on laptop and the gpu temperature is like 85-87 average even now lol

2023-09-22 19:20

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Gpu downlocks itself when it gets hot. Yes it will get hot, but all within specs intended behavior.

2023-09-22 19:25

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i heard gpu dies faster when exposed to high temps than cpu

2023-09-22 19:29

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No it won't, lot of other parts on a GPU that will likely fail before die itself dies. Or die for reasons not based on actual temperature of die itself.

2023-09-22 19:35

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"lot of other parts on a GPU that will likely fail" i mean that's as good as the whole gpu dying, right? especially if it's laptop and it's soldered

2023-09-22 19:36

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I guess that by far the most strained part in a laptop is the cooling solution. A fan will probably fail first, if not a dust clog up. Heck, since it's laptop, it might as well be random moisture as cause for a failure.

2023-09-22 19:43

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really, 87C is not that dangerous for gpu?? xD on laptop forums usually they're panic if the gpu temp is above 80 lol

2023-09-22 19:49

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Yes. It's not water and flesh in a computer, these are all parts with far higher heat tolerances. Based on same logic you should be afraid of driving a car, because engine gets far more than 100C.

2023-09-22 19:58

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but gpu is made of silicon

2023-09-22 20:00

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Melting point 1,410 °C

2023-09-22 21:10

Then you need to repaste. NVIDIA GPUs (in laptops and desktops) have 87C as their thermal limit and will throttle if it went any higher. Intel and AMD CPUs are fine with running 95C. Their engineers themselves say so, its just that people prefer lower temps and it has become the "norm" over the years. High temps also mean lower potential to overclock which furthur complemented that belief. But it doesn't matter now as CPUs and GPUs naturally boost to their max right out of the factory and any OC that is possible only makes it 5% max while significantly increasing heat output.

2023-09-22 19:27

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if i play on 87C gpu temps all the time, how soon will the gpu die xD

2023-09-22 19:28

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It won't. 87C is the safe limit beyond which it throttles itself to prevent harm. You'll only be losing performance as it down-clocks.

2023-09-22 20:42