Game on xps 13

[Elaie]

So i recently purchased the xps 13 2017 with 8th gen processor and my question is should I game on it or not? I mainly play only MOBA like dota 2 or sometimes fortnite. I don't really need it to be in ultra, low settings are just fine. And it does run smoothly around 120 fps. The only thing I'm worried about is should I play on my xps 13 or not as the temp are usually around 80 to 90 sometimes even 100 while gaming. Will running on this temp damage my ultrabook?

[genexis_x]

Those games will run fine on lowest settings, maybe you have to dial down to 720p. Undervolting will help, maybe you can do a repaste too.

[whoisit1118]

Between 80-90 should be OK(though not ideal), but 100 is not very good for the long term. If you just cap the frame rate at 60fps and prevent it from going to 120fps, your thermals will be much better.

[Elaie]

I use core temp to monitor the temperature, and just sometimes the max temp shows 99. I've tried capping it to 60fps and the temp does decrease to around 70 80 but just occasionally it rises. 

[Elaie]

Also sometimes there's a ! Mark besides the temperature readings

[genexis_x]

4 minutes ago, Elaie said:

I use core temp to monitor the temperature, and just sometimes the max temp shows 99. I've tried capping it to 60fps and the temp does decrease to around 70 80 but just occasionally it rises. 

This is due to Dell Dynamic Power. TDP limit in XPS 13 is set higher, therefore resulting in better performance but higher temps. Don't worry too much about that.

[genexis_x]

4 minutes ago, dieegoperi said:

its cooling solution is poor

Nope. XPS 13 has one of the best Ultrabook cooling

[Elaie]

Well I just remembered that it hits 99 C sometimes while gaming because I was charging and playing, one more question arised, can I charge and game at the same time?

[genexis_x]

3 minutes ago, Elaie said:

it hits 99 C

What's the clock speed in games? Is the fan noise loud? If the clock speed is low then it may be heatsink or thermal paste problem.

 

And yes you can charge and game at the same time as long as you don't discharge and charge too many times. I believe Dell has some kind of utility that can cap charging.

[Elaie]

So I capped my fps at 30 and while on battery it's amazing. Temps are around 60 to 70 but only while charging the temp goes to around 80 to 90. Is it really safe, and is there anyway to reduce it's temp?

[Theguywhobea]

You could always throw it on a cooling pad.

[Elaie]

16 hours ago, Theguywhobea said:

You could always throw it on a cooling pad.

Cooling pad never really worked for me

 

[Elaie]

So I'm new to this forum kinda stuff so I really don't know much about how to use it, but still I found out new things and all of the people who contributed were really good and friendly so I would like to thank all of you for helping me out. Especially ZM Fong, tysm for giving me tips. Also I'm really sorry for my English as it is not my first language.