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I've asked details about their testing procedures and stress-testing the laptop under high load is one such test. There is no way (other than potential negligence) that 90+ ('C) temperatures would not be noticed on a 30-minute stress test. Indeed, I had not. I didn't expect there to be a...

The problem is solved. Here is what I did: 1. Removed Cooler Master Maker thermal paste, replaced with Arctic Grizzly Kryonaut. 2. Clean fan intakes and outputs and fans. 3. Remove a stuck piece of duct tape from the fan inlet on one side. This is the duct tape that is normally surrounding the...

Thanks Fevieira, I ordered a kryonaut and will try that to see if it helps. According to PCS support, Recoil chasses are very good at dissipating heat, so this behavior is strange. The CPU isn't the problem - undervolting it doesn't prevent the GPU from heating up (and GPU-only benchmarks create...

High performance - but this shouldn't matter. The CPU isn't pulling anywhere near enough watts to have any noticeable effect on heatsink temperature. After undervolting and de-thurboing, it's using 15 watts. I used the same "premium" paste that was applied when I ordered the laptop. I say...

I left the laptop idle just to check, so about 5 mins no load. GPU temp stabilizes at about 65 'c, while CPU temp is about 60 'C (note that GPU is completely idle, but CPU has some low wattage background use). Yes to both. I've tested the fan physically though, only by checking that it spins...

Update: it is indeed GPU thermal throttling. HWinfo didn't have a good display format, so I used GPUZ to log and display GPU clocks and limit reasons over time. The CPU/GPU sometimes power throttle, but that doesn't cause lag. However, when the GPU thermal throttles (at about 91'C), there is a...

Yes, I am also pretty sure it's thermal throttling. But why? And what can I do to prevent it? I've logged limit reasons for the CPU on Throttlestop, and none of the reasons pop up when the lag is happening. However, the GPU runs at about 92 'C (whereas the CPU is at its maximum about 88 'C)...

UPDATE 12/15: Solved. Piece of duct tape was stuck in fan inlet during laptop assembly. PCS and fan assembly manufacturer deserve blame for not noticing this during testing. Since the first day, my Recoil II has a lagging issue. When I open a (graphics-intensive) game, the laptop initially...

Kizcat, was this solved? What was the outcome of the RMA?