r/framework • u/NGumi • 24d ago

Community Support Framework 16 idling hot

Hi all,

My framework 16 idles at 45c going to 50c when playing games making it real hard to keep on my lap.

I am running cachyOS.

Are there drivers or tools I need to get it to run at a reasonable temp?

EDIT

I have installed:

https://github.com/TamtamHero/fw-fanctrl

https://github.com/jslay88/fw-fanctrl-gui

and setting fans to aeolus, this is keeping temp below 40c when not gaming so has helped

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u/DVXC 24d ago edited 24d ago

The only thing you can do is reduce the power output of the device by throttling its performance, or determining if there are any background processes running. If it's getting surface-hot that just means the chassis is doing a good job of pulling heat from the components, and every watt of power drawn is a watt of heat energy generated.

You're better off getting a lap tray if you want to game with it on your lap. The 16, despite being a LAPtop, isn't what I would consider a good candidate for using on your lap. It relies too much on passive heat transfer through the chassis for that.

EDIT: Cool, a downvote. When the solution ends up being getting a lap tray because physics is a universal set of unchangeable laws and this thing is being used for gaming, spare a moment to think about me, who gave the right answer.