Q: MBP Retina Late 2013 runs really hot while playing games on Windows 10
Hi everyone,
I recently installed Bootcamp on my MacBook Retina Late 2013 (Quad Core i7 @ 2.3GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB SSD) using the current Bootcamp drivers. After successfully installing Windows 10 and all updates, I went and installed the latest drivers from nVidia for the GeForce GT 750M and got ready to play some old games, like Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars or Anno 1404. But despite these games being 5-10 years old, the fans kicked in pretty much right away and stayed at full blast. This happens every time I play one of these games, no matter how I set the resolution or graphical details. Does anyone have the same Problem or an idea how to fix this? It's really annoying and I would think a high-end 2013 MacBook Pro can handle games from the previous decade without its fans running at full blast the entire time.
I tried finding out what's causing this in Task Manager, but as soon as I Alt-Tab out of the game, the CPU/GPU usage goes way down and everything seems to be idling, at least according to Task Manager.
Thanks
André
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)
Posted on Jun 25, 2016 1:18 AM