This is most likely due to throttling of the cpu or gpu. To confirm if this is the case first get "intel extreme tuning utility". Set it up to monitor every from of throttling like "thermal throttling" "power limit throttling" ect... Then run your game and wait for the slowdown in frame rate to hit. After it hits pull up intel XTU and see if any forms of throttling have happened. You can do the same thing for your gpu with "gpu-z". It will show what clock speed your gpu is running at. But your gpu will naturally reduce its clock rate when you are not in a game so make sure when you look at the graph that you are looking at the right time period when you were in game. If it is far below where it normally is then your gpu got throttled.
I own the 17 r2 and this is a common issue for me. 87c is pretty hot but not at the heat that would make it throttle to protect damage. The thing is a burst of activity can put the temp higher for a fraction of a second or even the other components in your system can get too hot and also trigger throttling.
Possible solutions include using a program called "hwinfo" to lock your fans on high while playing that game. Also consider getting a laptop cooler for your laptop when gaming. I use the "cooler master note pal u3 plus". If you use a monitor keyboard and mouse you could even just prop the thing up and point a fan at the bottom.
Games like battlefield that use alot of cpu and gpu will usually require you to do this if your system is similar in being udercooled like mine. Other games that cause this to happen for me are overwatch rust and elite dangerous.
87c is hot enough that it might increase risk of damage over a long period. Personally i cannot endorse alienware laptops because of mine being undercooled and them skimping out on power supplies. Try to keep that thing cooler and you will probably not get any throttling and your temps should drop by about 10c if you both lock the fans on high and use a good laptop cooler.
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December 11th, 2016 17:00
This is most likely due to throttling of the cpu or gpu. To confirm if this is the case first get "intel extreme tuning utility". Set it up to monitor every from of throttling like "thermal throttling" "power limit throttling" ect... Then run your game and wait for the slowdown in frame rate to hit. After it hits pull up intel XTU and see if any forms of throttling have happened. You can do the same thing for your gpu with "gpu-z". It will show what clock speed your gpu is running at. But your gpu will naturally reduce its clock rate when you are not in a game so make sure when you look at the graph that you are looking at the right time period when you were in game. If it is far below where it normally is then your gpu got throttled.
I own the 17 r2 and this is a common issue for me. 87c is pretty hot but not at the heat that would make it throttle to protect damage. The thing is a burst of activity can put the temp higher for a fraction of a second or even the other components in your system can get too hot and also trigger throttling.
Possible solutions include using a program called "hwinfo" to lock your fans on high while playing that game. Also consider getting a laptop cooler for your laptop when gaming. I use the "cooler master note pal u3 plus". If you use a monitor keyboard and mouse you could even just prop the thing up and point a fan at the bottom.
Games like battlefield that use alot of cpu and gpu will usually require you to do this if your system is similar in being udercooled like mine. Other games that cause this to happen for me are overwatch rust and elite dangerous.
87c is hot enough that it might increase risk of damage over a long period. Personally i cannot endorse alienware laptops because of mine being undercooled and them skimping out on power supplies. Try to keep that thing cooler and you will probably not get any throttling and your temps should drop by about 10c if you both lock the fans on high and use a good laptop cooler.
Best of luck.