Fresh owner of a 7780, i9 13950 and RTX3500. Opted for 17" due to hopefully a larger/better cooling system.
CPU idles at around 55-60C (ambient 25C), but the CPU temperatures jump around like crazy, +20..30C in 0,5 seconds when given small workloads with Solidworks (rotating, manipulating assemblies). +100C is guaranteed every day.
I have already replaced the factory TIM with conductonaut, but I don't see much improvement (on my last Precision 7740, it immediately silenced the fans and dropped temperature about 10C).
Regarding the twitchy temperatures, perhaps the CPU is not making very good contact with the cooler, since conductonaut layer is very thin? Perhaps I should try PTM7950/7958? Or is the 20-30C temperature peaking normal?
I hope Throttlestop is available very soon...
