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December 7th, 2021 19:00

Temperature issues on new laptop on normal use

I brought a Dell G15 5515 ryzen edition

  • CPU - Ryzen 5 5600 H
  • GPU - RTX 3050
  • RAM - 16 GB dual channel

The temps when running something graphic intensive are totally fine when with gshift enabled. Even the chassis is very cool with gshift enabled.

 

On normal use however I get some bizarre temps. Sometimes it's completely cool while other times it starts jumping all the way to 70 C or even 80 C which is higher than it goes while playing something. During normal use-

  • the only things open most of the time I saw this was some firefox tabs and 2 pdfs at most which afaik isn't CPU intensive.
  • This happened whether it was on a table or on my lap or on other locations
  • It happens inconsistently. As of typing this post I have a bunch of tabs open and I'm listening to music and nothing. It's very cool sometimes and very warm other times
  • This is not a refurbished laptop. It is new and under warranty
  • I am looking at the temps using alienware command center which came preinstalled in this laptop

What I've already done -

  • I made sure that there are no intensive applications running or processes that I don't know taking a lot of resources in task manager
  • I looked through the FAQs and searched through posts in this forum. Some of them seemed to mention a 'dell power manager'. I opened it, got a prompt for an update, the update uninstalled it and told me to move to support assistant application and the only option I could see there was for Alienware command center
  • I cannot figure out how to set a system-wide thermal profile from the alienware command center. I can't even tell if that's even possible here. I certainly don't see any option for it and my fans do not work according to the offset I created in a profile. I don't think I can even switch profiles for anything other than applications here unless I just use gshift. I see people talking about this feature and I wonder if I'm running an older version of the center or if I can't find it.

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December 7th, 2021 20:00

Thank you! We have received the required details. We will work towards a resolution. In the meantime, you may also receive assistance or suggestions from the community members.

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March 16th, 2022 09:00

Reason for high temps is the base clock speed of Ryzen 5 5600H at 3.3Ghz. I reduce it to around 2.5Ghz when i am not gaming which you can see through my screenshot how i did it by changing my maximum processor state.

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March 17th, 2022 03:00

An out of date BIOS can contribute to heat issues. System fans that are controlled by thermal tables dictate the speed and rate of airflow necessary to maintain optimal temperatures. These tables are periodically updated as needed.
Visit the Dell Drivers and Downloads website and input your Service Tag to get updates specific to your computer.
If you need assistance in Downloading and Installing Drivers, or BIOS refer to the KB article: What is BIOS and How to Update the BIOS on Your Dell System.

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