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Surface Pro 3 is throttling CPU while playing games. I have confirmed this while attempting to play diablo 3 which runs fine at first, until the temperature get to a certain degree and fps start to drop. Not the only one experiencing this issue so please fix through a firmware upgrade to bring back "high performance" profile like my surface 1. Thanks
http://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/291b8h/thermal\_throttling\_examined\_under\_linux\_why/
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We should not forget that there is a new Intel Graphic driver version that may help in this situation.
I'm running that driver on my SP3 i7. It doesn't change much, just little improvements. I'm pretty sure its a heat thing and not a driver thing at this point.
Agree, but some configuration changes can improve the current situation.
I had tried that Warzone 2100 game again (you can manually set the screen resolution on it) and when I tried to set it for the 2160 x 1440 setting, that is when my fan kicked in 'big time' and started heating up real fast. I deleted the game - I don't really play it anymore.
It is not definite but I am thinking that the video standard on these tablets are tasking the graphics/CPU to the limit. At least, with older software. That is an old game. The Metro UI games run perfect in this resolution.
That Xara program I have works perfect. When using it, the CPU barely gets warm and you cannot hear the fan.
Beyond that, this Surface Pro 3 (i3 model) is working perfect. I am doing a battery test run on it now to see how long it lasts on a charge and so far, at the rate of depletion, the i3 will last about 6.5 hours. That would be web browsing, emails, getting on the forum and typing this reply, and watched a TV show episode of Falling Skies. This machine is also, not slow at all. Not an i5 or i7 but good enough for just about anything.
Right now, I am setting it up to be used as my primary computer. I have already parked my desktop.
We should not forget that there is a new Intel Graphic driver version that may help in this situation.
I'm running that driver on my SP3 i7. It doesn't change much, just little improvements. I'm pretty sure its a heat thing and not a driver thing at this point.
We should not forget that there is a new Intel Graphic driver version that may help in this situation.
Well, I thought to give mine a graphics test with the Xara Graphics and Photo Designer program. Installed and ran the program and the CPU is luke warm and barely hear the fan.
There has to be something else going on. Here is a screenshot of a simple test. The program was and still is blazing fast. Ran Google Earth also; no issues. Both programs are seriously fast for the i3 processor.
