Hence, this article is a first look at the Scar 17 SE compared to the standard Scar 17 series reviewed here, a hardware and thermal design analysis, and a few spoilers on the performance capabilities you should expect from this notebook.

These are possible thanks to a complete power and thermal revamp, with the standard cooling module in the regular Scar 17 series being replaced by a vapor-chamber module and Liquid Metal thermal compounds on both the CPU and the GPU.Īt this point, I couldn’t yet get a finalized review unit for the Scar 17 SE, so I can’t go over all the performance tests that we cover in our reviews. Despite these, it bundles inside the latest Intel Core i9-12950HX processor and an RTX 3080Ti graphics running at up to 175W, pretty much the most powerful laptop components of this generation. I look at videos online of people playing with similar setups, and their CPU stays in the low 60s.The Scar 17 SE is not a massive full-size desktop replacement design, though, but actually about the same size as the regular Scar 17 and only slightly heavier, at still under 3 kilos. It's not getting hot enough to damage anything, but something isn't right. Perhaps the reason Intel Extreme Tuning Utility won't open is the same reason that the CPU is getting so hot while games are playing. To be clear, there is no overclocking on my GPU or my CPU. The CPU gets even hotter, around 88 sometimes, even though I'm using a Corsair H150i Pro watercooler, which iCUE shows to be working. The GPU can get has high as 83C, yet it's not overclocked, and the temperature used to hover in the 60s. The reason I'm trying to open it is that I noticed recently that while running games, the GPU and CPU are both much hotter than normal. Nothing else is open when I try opening XTU. If there is another performance application running, you must close it before trying to start this application.' 'Unable to start Intel Extreme Tuning Utility.

Checked Windows Update and that's up to date too.Įven after uninstalling and reinstalling, I am unable to get this program to open.

ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING (1803 BIOS version, up to date) ĬPU and GPU drivers are up to date.

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