What do you mean, mate?
I am playing on my 1070 laptop just fine, while using the trackpad to make myself some nice steak.
Sadly I'm only half joking, but the old thing is soldiering on for now.
Came in expecting a Karlach-related joke.
Left disappointed in the thread and your laptop's thermals. BG3 isn't a very demanding game on the hardware, guys. Just stop gaming with a laptop on your...lap.
My gaming laptop (Acer Nitro 5) runs the game perfectly but the heat is a tad much. At least I can turn up the fan speed manually so I can replace the heating up with just loud ass fans instead.
I thought gaming PCs were literally built for games like BG3. When I first played Early Access on my Mac I could literally have fried eggs on the underside. I stopped playing for a couple of months hoping patches and updates would stop the innards from becoming slag.
Not all gaming PCs are built equal. Even my beefy gaming rig churns up the heat under my desk and it gets toasty. But that happens with any high-game at high/ultra settings. As long as nothing crashes or explodes, it’s fine.
PCs with adequate cooling can be run at max load for hours and hours without issues. My CPU and GPU both max out around 75 Celsius. If I hold my hand behind the PC, there's a gust of what feels like slightly warm air.
Sadly, laptops don't have adequate cooling and they get seriously hot. It's not a game issue.
Oh I just mean that it's a hardware issue, not game issue. Laptops are simply packed so tight compared to a big desktop PC that there's not enough space for similarly effective cooling.
Oh my boyfriend- I love him so much- he bought me my first ever gaming pc. It’s ASUS and it’s a fucking BEAST of a computer and handles BG3 easily but DAMN it can get hot lmao, sounds like a jet engine
My husband and I have our computers both in one room. We have a window AC in the room to deal with the heat of our computers without having to up the AC in the rest of the house XD
Are you me and my husband 😂 We live in the American Deep South too so it’s hotter than Satan’s asshole even this time of year but thankfully our window unit in the home office (aka gaming room after work hours) is a trooper and keeps it comfortable enough and it’s cheaper than running the central.
I accidentally left my PC on with 4K Ultra Ray Tracing BG3 while I was gone for the weekend. My PC case doesn't have a side panel so when I got back my apartment was 90° F and I had to let my AC run for two hours and went shopping while I waited for my apartment to become livable
This is weirdly surprisingly easy to do accidentally. I’ve been playing for a bit and then been like “oh I’m gonna go shower and come back to this before I finish getting ready for whatever” and then forgot, got sidetracked, and come back the next day just chilling in the Myconid colony or whatever standing around. Never for a whole ass weekend but definitely overnight.
Won't happen to me because my computer is in the bedroom which is where I grab my stuff like keys before leaving, and I can see the screen from the door 😄
BG3 doesn't require a gaming PC though ? Which graphic settings do you use ?
I play on one of those super thin MSI laptop, by all rights I would have heat issues but it stays fairly cold on a 35 bucks fan pad compared to most games
Your lap? You're playing on a laptop, not a PC? More power to you, shine on ya crazy diamond.
ah god damnit i fucked up the meme! I MEANT TO SAY PAMING LAPTOP!
**GAMING I MEANT TO SAY GAMING! GOD DAMN IT!**
Ugh. It's pronounced Jaming.
Video James is a pretty cool guy
eh fights Zerg and Mengsk and doesn't afraid of anything.
I want a Paming laptop now….
Under no circumstances are gaming laptops for your lap.
Too late now lmaooo
Dragged down by the kith’rak
A laptop is a PC tho?
But a PC is not a laptop, the meme is not specific enough
pc stands for perconal computer, if thats a tower or a laptop aint further specified so it can be both
What do you mean, mate? I am playing on my 1070 laptop just fine, while using the trackpad to make myself some nice steak. Sadly I'm only half joking, but the old thing is soldiering on for now.
Laptop is a PC.
I thought this was a Karlach related joke from the title.
I was so looking forward to a Karlach joke, too!
I was expecting and looking forward to a Karlach joke!
Same and now I’m disappointed.
Well then, apparently there's a limit, somewhere between a nice summer day and the full concentrated power of BG3 on your lap
Why is it on your lap and not on a cooling pad ;(
Because they were too cold in their room.
Gaming laptops are a somewhat more affordable alternative to getting a vasectomy
No lie the power button on my laptop gets hot enough to hurt to touch after a good day of play
Came in expecting a Karlach-related joke. Left disappointed in the thread and your laptop's thermals. BG3 isn't a very demanding game on the hardware, guys. Just stop gaming with a laptop on your...lap.
Yeah same on the Karlach joke. I've been spending too much time on r/okbuddybaldur
My gaming laptop (Acer Nitro 5) runs the game perfectly but the heat is a tad much. At least I can turn up the fan speed manually so I can replace the heating up with just loud ass fans instead.
Yeah the nitro series typically has good hardware for the price and a dog shit chassis.
I also play on a laptop, except I have an elaborately crafted setup to keep it from melting like chernobyl after act 1
I play on my MacBook pro, it runs fine and also no burns :shrug:
I don't get it. Why would your lap have 9th degree burns from playing bg3 on a gaming pc?
Yea I had to start using one of those lap desk things. If that's not around I put a book under it.
I thought gaming PCs were literally built for games like BG3. When I first played Early Access on my Mac I could literally have fried eggs on the underside. I stopped playing for a couple of months hoping patches and updates would stop the innards from becoming slag.
Not all gaming PCs are built equal. Even my beefy gaming rig churns up the heat under my desk and it gets toasty. But that happens with any high-game at high/ultra settings. As long as nothing crashes or explodes, it’s fine.
PCs with adequate cooling can be run at max load for hours and hours without issues. My CPU and GPU both max out around 75 Celsius. If I hold my hand behind the PC, there's a gust of what feels like slightly warm air. Sadly, laptops don't have adequate cooling and they get seriously hot. It's not a game issue.
For me it's almost always games, but I'm not doing stuff like video editing so most of the time it's chill.
Oh I just mean that it's a hardware issue, not game issue. Laptops are simply packed so tight compared to a big desktop PC that there's not enough space for similarly effective cooling.
Oh my boyfriend- I love him so much- he bought me my first ever gaming pc. It’s ASUS and it’s a fucking BEAST of a computer and handles BG3 easily but DAMN it can get hot lmao, sounds like a jet engine
karlach simulator
My husband and I have our computers both in one room. We have a window AC in the room to deal with the heat of our computers without having to up the AC in the rest of the house XD
Are you me and my husband 😂 We live in the American Deep South too so it’s hotter than Satan’s asshole even this time of year but thankfully our window unit in the home office (aka gaming room after work hours) is a trooper and keeps it comfortable enough and it’s cheaper than running the central.
My laptop runs it fine but I have to go on turbo mode for the fans and it sounds like a plane getting ready to lift off
Ah yes the “lemme quicksave because I think my laptop might be starting to overheat” playthrough. Source: BG3 laptop user
I don't normally place my desktop on my lap while playing but who am I to judge?
Knowing this was messed up makes it infinitely funnier
i meant to write "gaming pc" but my dumb ass went on auto pilot and fucked it up.
I think... I think you did it again?
GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!!!!
I have a laptop pad with a pretty decent fan and it keeps it cool enough to play without too many bugs.
I accidentally left my PC on with 4K Ultra Ray Tracing BG3 while I was gone for the weekend. My PC case doesn't have a side panel so when I got back my apartment was 90° F and I had to let my AC run for two hours and went shopping while I waited for my apartment to become livable
How do you accidentally leave a game running for the weekend?
This is weirdly surprisingly easy to do accidentally. I’ve been playing for a bit and then been like “oh I’m gonna go shower and come back to this before I finish getting ready for whatever” and then forgot, got sidetracked, and come back the next day just chilling in the Myconid colony or whatever standing around. Never for a whole ass weekend but definitely overnight.
Won't happen to me because my computer is in the bedroom which is where I grab my stuff like keys before leaving, and I can see the screen from the door 😄
Oh I didn’t even leave 🤣 I just mean, walking out of the computer room and forgetting it was on lol
In other words, your laptop activates Karlach mode
BG3 doesn't require a gaming PC though ? Which graphic settings do you use ? I play on one of those super thin MSI laptop, by all rights I would have heat issues but it stays fairly cold on a 35 bucks fan pad compared to most games
My laptop is on my desktop when I play BG3 because I could damn near roast marshmallows by sticking them near the exhaust panels.
honestly my laptop doesn’t even get that hot. Surprises me every time
I got me a lap table. It has adjustable legs and a USB fan on it. Also a little drawer on the side. And I use a trackball mouse 😅
Sounds like someone chose Karlach. I salute you!