Offline temperature vs. online temperature

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Well this is certainly interesting. Lots of people are complaining about GPU temperatures, and there may just be a real bone to pick with Blizzard on this one.

Typically my CPU and GPU will both hit (and thankfully max out at) 60C when playing D2R online. But since the servers are down yet again, I switched to my offline character. Major difference in GPU temperature. My CPU did stay around 60C but my GPU maxed out at an ice cold 40C.

https://i.imgur.com/wAGLAsw.png

So if the game can run this cool offline, why isnā€™t it doing so while online? What in blazes is eating up so much GPU in the online mode that it runs 18C hotter? That isnā€™t a minor difference, thatā€™s ā€œIā€™m playing Axiom Vergeā€ temperatures vs. ā€œIā€™m playing Horizon: Zero Dawnā€ temperatures.

So any of the Blizz folks want to tell me just what is eating up GPU cycles in online mode that makes the hardware run so much hotter vs. offline mode? This makes no sense at all. Are we secretly mining bitcoin in the background for you while weā€™re online or something?

Edit: This is not a post about having trouble with heat. Itā€™s a post outlining that there is a stark difference in temperatures in offline mode vs. online mode and asking for a reason why this is the case.

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I recommend capping fps in the nvidia control panel to 61 fps and set display to 60Hz. Made a huge difference for me. The game still looks buttery smooth in 60Hz compared to 144Hz.

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Iā€™m capped both online and offline. Same exact settings. Except offline is 18C cooler (107.6F vs. 140F). Thatā€™s a fairly large difference.

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Iā€™m assuming this is tied/related to the game crashing so much. (driver problems maybe)

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Noā€¦itā€™s solely tied to being online vs. offline and having a huge difference in temperature. No crashes in either scenario. Not sure how youā€™re reading so many off the wall things into a very clear cut post.

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settle down beavis.
-the game crashing is a very known issue

  • when you talk about heat problems, I assume you are a not running on a 60Hz monitor
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i have also noticed this. what in the online mode is causing our cards to heat up is a question i hope is answered. iā€™m wondering if there maybe some type of debugger running in the background or something. i also noticed the game using like 10gb of ram. which is really high imo for what it is.

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Sighā€¦

I. Am. Not. Having. Heat. Problems.

I am pointing out that there is a massive difference in offline temperatures vs. online temperatures. Iā€™m nowhere near overheating. 60C isnā€™t even close to the thermal throtle breakpoint.

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sorry I cant helpā€¦ but I did notice my fans not working so hard after I made those changes.

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Iā€™m sure it has alot to do with their Warden Anti-cheat. It has full kernel level access and is constantly scanning every process, and memory, that is running on your computer looking for hacks

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Someone posts about a real issue experiment that they tracked using hard measured data. You dismiss it, insult them, and then talk about a subjective noticing of fan speed.

This is why we need downvotes to remove useless posts from threads.

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And then the forums will be a hugbox where only consensus approved opinions and speech will be allowed, like a certain other site.

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Sitting in lobby also causes high CPU and GPU usage for some bloody reason.

I mean youā€™re in chat for christ sake. >.<

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Iā€™ll have to take a look at that when it come back up.
Thanks for the heads up.

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Didnā€™t you guys know the game makes your card mine ETH whenever you connect to their online servers?

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I hope these thread links help troubleshoot. Good luck!