alienware 17x r4 overheating

That temperature is normal during gaming, it's actually a very good.

What temp is it reaching?

So why after an hour on bf3 it Freezes and the setting are on Medium

And it's 2 days old

sorry i checked again its getting to 80c

Ok, let's start by making sure the game is being played using the nvidia card. Follow the steps in this article to add the game to the whitelist:

Correct set-up of games on NVIDIA Optimus Driver

still not working worst laptop ive ever had

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Does the m18 r2 have temp readings?

Thermal controls is what I'm writing about, I don't see it anywhere