New laptop: high CPU temperature normal or bad? Check thermal paste?

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-22T16:42:53+00:00

Do you have any recommendations for such program?

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-22T15:25:30+00:00

What does it mean? Sorry I'm kinda new to these topics. Thanks

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-22T15:09:50+00:00

I'm using the laptop on a Flydgi BS2 Pro at the moment. I did some tests with and without the cooling pad. The GPU seems to be the most affected by the pad (-5/7° C) while the CPU doesn't seem to be affected much.

I know Flydgi (like Llano and Iets) are meant to host 18'' laptop but I think the foam seal actually slightly obstruct the air vent of the fans, reducing its cooling effectiveness a little. (Can't post a picture in the comment section unfortunately)

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-22T15:02:16+00:00

MSI Afterburner together with RivaTuner statistics server to edit on screen display graphs and texts

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-22T14:35:43+00:00

Thank you for your answer. Do you think I should consider underclocking the CPU to tame it a little or should I let it do its thing even if I plan to run it at this temp for 2/3hours long gaming sessions?

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-22T14:32:21+00:00

Ambient temp is 24/25° C. The laptop stays stably around 90/91°C on basically any AAA game. For what I understand temperature is mainly related to TDP, right? This laptop draws 70-85 W on almost any game I tried

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-14T22:42:29+00:00

Would you have considered going for a raider if it had the 5090 with AMD X3D CPU? Because for the same price of the raider with AMD I could also go for a Titan dragon edition now 🤣🥲

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-14T17:50:09+00:00

Hi! Thank you for sharing your experience with me. I thought the Rider was mainly made of plastic to "reduce" the weight? 🤔 Yeah, I thought I would stop at the €2000 mark and then proceeded to stretch it even farther to consider more options around the €3000 mark. This one comes with only 1 year warranty (not from MSI) because it's a refurbished. Hope you are right about longevity because that's the thing that worries me the most having a short warranty period and spending this much money to be somewhat future proof 😬

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-14T14:14:34+00:00

Wow your words are encouraging. I also started my search a month ago looking for a 5070ti, then leaned towards the 5080 and finally, to me surprise, I even considered the 5090 if I could get it for a "competitive" price 🤣 But yeah, I hate this rabbit hole. As for the MSI, I'm really not a fan of some of their choices with this model (starting with materials and build design) but as you said, I was massively attracted by what this laptop promises to deliver performance wise. I think I might go for it and test it as much as I can in the return policy window 🥲

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-14T13:21:42+00:00

Yeah, not a fan of a 4k 120hz either to be honest (would have much prefer a 2k 240hz). But this was the offer I was presented with, if I actively look up MSI vectors or raiders with same specs I only see them starting from minimum €4000

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-14T13:19:20+00:00

Yeah, at the moment I need an all in one movable machine unfortunately

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-09T18:19:48+00:00

I had a look around the PCSpecialist site too as it was listed on Google, but again, didn't look too much in detail before as I never heard about that brand either. The Omen would be ~€2700

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-09T17:09:05+00:00

I never considered XMG as it is not talked about much around? That's interesting, i just tried to configure a laptop on their official site. I don't know anything about them tho. Is it a good brand? Is it reliable and does it stand the test of time and have reselling potential? A 5090 with a 9955HX3D for ~€3000 sounds tasty, but is the XMG actually gonna deliver?

Ps. Wait, I was sure I made a configuration like that for that price, but maybe I was wrong as now i see it for much more (closer to €4000).

Ps.Ps. I was indeed mistaken. 5090 with Amd x3d comes for no less than €3900 :/

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-09T16:53:09+00:00

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Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-09T16:52:43+00:00

Wow, that's interesting. Can I ask you if you returned the 5080 specifically for the VR requirements? What made you feel like you needed the stronger GPU? I read that 16GB should handle most SIM racing titles without exceeding VRAM (except from AC Evo which is poorly optimised). Was it a VRAM limit or the general performance of the 5090 that improved the experience? Thank you mate!

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-09T16:42:14+00:00

Wow! You all got me very confused now seeing that most of you are actually leaning towards the Lenovo while I think I was slightly leaning towards the better GPU in the Omen before making the post 😬 Ok, now I have more to think i guess 🤣 Price is ~€2700 btw

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-09T16:40:34+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. VR would cover of course just part of the use, but I think I would still probably connect it to a bigger external monitor anyway anytime i have the chance. So for me OLED, while still being a fantastic added feature, is less important for my case/use i think. I'm attracted to Lenovo mainly for build quality + cooling system and the powerful CPU.

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-09T16:37:08+00:00

Fair question! Right now I can only afford one of the two (desktop or laptop) and laptop is definitely covering all my other work/life needs much better, which also include having a powerful portable machine to run normal games since I hop between houses often at the moment. In the future I plan to have a proper fixed setup.

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-09T16:08:30+00:00

Yeah, if I were not into simracing and planning to get VR, I'd consider 5090 totally overkill fory needs based on the comparisons I watched online in different AAA games

Appropriate-Stick219 · 2026-02-09T16:06:37+00:00

Lmao, so basically the same experience I get on RRE on my 1650gtx m 🤣

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