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Cucumbertronic 15 Jun, 2020 @ 6:59am
HOT computer - this game cooks my brand new system.
We're all dealing with the constant end of mission crashes but has anyone else noticed how hot their computer gets running this?
I bought a brand new spec desktop after my gaming laptop died (whilst playing this game).

I'm now getting suspicious...
I run all my other games top resolution on this new beast and it hardly breaks a sweat.
But as soon as I start Dark Future - the side of my desktop is seriously hot to the touch.

I now wonder if this game actually killed my laptop. :(

Perhaps, devs, the heat this game creates might be related to the constant crashing?

Here's my current system specs according to the Steam analysis:

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: System manufacturer
Model: System Product Name
Form Factor: Desktop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9700 CPU @ 3.00GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x9e
CPU Stepping: 0xd
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 3000 Mhz
8 logical processors
8 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Supported
AVX512F: Unsupported
AVX512PF: Unsupported
AVX512ER: Unsupported
AVX512CD: Unsupported
AVX512VNNI: Unsupported
SHA: Unsupported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

Operating System Version:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
DirectX Driver Name: nvldumd.dll
Driver Version: 26.21.14.4274
DirectX Driver Version: 26.21.14.4274
Driver Date: 3 13 2020
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x1e84
Revision: 0xa1
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 23.50" x 13.23" (26.97" diag)
59.7cm x 33.6cm (68.5cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 8191 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: ZOWIE XL LCD (2- NVIDIA High De

Memory:
RAM: 32688 Mb

VR Hardware:
Headset: Oculus Oculus Rift S (oculus)
Controller: Oculus Oculus Rift S (Left Controller) (oculus)
Controller: Oculus Oculus Rift S (Right Controller) (oculus)
Controller: XInput Controller (gamepad)

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: Undetermined
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 2384006 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 1605821 Mb
OS Install Date: Jan 01 1970
Game Controller: None detected
MAC Address hash: 20d528a28f9613cec3a3c245fc30770d36085a04
Disk serial number hash: 86797331
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AurochSamuel 16 Jun, 2020 @ 1:44am 
Hello

Sorry to hear you are having this issue! I will log this issue, but in the meantime can I recommend that you try either of both of the following

) In the options, turn off v-sync, and limit the FPS with the available slider option
) Reduce the Anti Aliasing option from SSAO to FXAA

Hopefully these combined should help reduce the issue.

Thanks

Last edited by AurochSamuel; 16 Jun, 2020 @ 1:47am
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Cucumbertronic 16 Jun, 2020 @ 2:22am 
Originally posted by AurochSamuel:
) In the options, turn off v-sync, and limit the FPS with the available slider option
) Reduce the Anti Aliasing option from SSAO to FXAA

My anti-aliasing was already OFF completely. FPS I put to 120 (but it seems it went back up to 200 since I last checked - I must've forgotten after a reinstall. I didn't know about v-sync, have turned off now.

Let's see....
...test running now.
Last edited by Cucumbertronic; 16 Jun, 2020 @ 2:23am
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Cucumbertronic 16 Jun, 2020 @ 2:44am 
Originally posted by Cucumbertronic:
My anti-aliasing was already OFF completely. FPS I put to 120 (but it seems it went back up to 200 since I last checked - I must've forgotten after a reinstall. I didn't know about v-sync, have turned off now.

Let's see....
...test running now.

Sigh... I had high hopes but - UTTER FAIL. It was red hot after the fourth mission. Crashed to Desktop on completion of the 5th mission. Sent the report as usual.

Guys, this isn't an intermittent fault; LOTS of people are reporting a crash on mission completion. What happens in the program at that point? Come on man! It's been a year of reporting the same bug!


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Cucumbertronic 16 Jun, 2020 @ 5:34am 
p.s.
Monitor:
BenQ XL2720Z 144hz 1ms GTG 27-inch High Performance Gaming Monitor
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Cucumbertronic 24 Jun, 2020 @ 10:15am 
..... are you mining bitcoins with this game..?
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JMC17 28 Jul, 2020 @ 7:09am 
It's probably because of particles.
I've noticed slow downs on my end when there's volumetric fog and particles.
Although my computer has sufficient cooling, so it doesn't get that hot.

But these CTDs though. That's quite embarrassing.
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Cucumbertronic 26 Jan, 2023 @ 9:56pm 
I really enjoyed playing this game and miss it. But I can't gamble my computer's health on it.

Any news on the above average heat this game creates in a computer?

I ask, because looking through reviews as recent as June 2022, people are mentioning the game driving their new graphics cards much harder than AAA games.
Last edited by Cucumbertronic; 26 Jan, 2023 @ 10:11pm
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dgresevfan 28 Jan, 2023 @ 9:18am 
Alternative suggestion: Force V-sync ON using something like Direct 3D Overrider.

I have a very hard time believing that having V-sync off could be better than having it on, in terms of limiting frames and preventing overheating.
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T̴Ω̶K̸S̷Y̵K̷ 8 Feb, 2023 @ 3:19pm 
Originally posted by Cucumbertronic:
this game cooks my brand new system.
It is not the game's fault if your system is overheating, there must be insufficient airflow, or something wrong with your setup, just saying.
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Cucumbertronic 9 Feb, 2023 @ 11:04pm 
Artaxeus - it's possible you only read the title and not the body of the thread.

I triangulated variables before I posted:

I run Elite, Doom, and various other AAA games on HIGHEST graphic settings and my computer doesn't break a sweat. Not even warm to the touch.
My setup is fine.

Also, other people in the store page reviews are complaining about heat and lack of optimisation.
There is a common factor doing this.

Same with the crash to desktop on mission completion.
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Berserk Va'ruun 10 Feb, 2023 @ 10:32am 
Originally posted by Artaxeus:
Originally posted by Cucumbertronic:
this game cooks my brand new system.
It is not the game's fault if your system is overheating, there must be insufficient airflow, or something wrong with your setup, just saying.
This game definitely runs hot, though. It takes my machine (which is thermally good) about 10 to 20 degrees Celsius above its normal range when gaming. AA off and vsync options help a little bit, but not a lot.
#11
FDR'sThinkTank 31 Mar, 2023 @ 12:03pm 
I find this game has some odd crashes. The Unreal Engine may be the culprit behind the overheating, other games that use it seem to have overheating issues.

Is there any merit to this observation?
#12
bcasner50 25 May, 2023 @ 3:29pm 
One of the product reviews postulates the game mines Bitcoin on your computer... Anyone know if this is true?
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Wingnut Mcmoomoo 17 Aug, 2023 @ 12:27am 
Originally posted by bcasner50:
One of the product reviews postulates the game mines Bitcoin on your computer... Anyone know if this is true?

just limit your framerate, its running pcs hot because people are letting it running with unlocked frames and it goes to pretty high numbers.

when i lock the frames at 30 it runs as cool as you think it should
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Cucumbertronic 18 Aug, 2023 @ 12:46am 
Originally posted by Wingnut Mcmoomoo:
just limit your framerate, its running pcs hot because people are letting it running with unlocked frames and it goes to pretty high numbers.
when i lock the frames at 30 it runs as cool as you think it should

I'll try it one more time. Such a good game. But in comparison to much higher graphics-heavy games I play at high frame-rates, the heat output is absurd!

Here goes...
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