OOTP on Steam - runs hot?

ronaldo9 · 12-26-2013, 11:37 AM

Hello everyone. I'm brand new to OOTP, and I just purchased it on Steam. I have played the stand-alone demo of OOTP 14 earlier, and it didn't overheat my Macbook Pro very much or use a lot of battery. Now, on Steam, my computer is running hot while playing the game and it is using significant energy. Is this an issue related to Steam?

Football Manager runs very hot, of course, and is a load on the processor with or without Steam; but for OOTP I heard it was less intensive, but is still warming up my lap pretty good.

Snarf054 · 12-26-2013, 03:21 PM

I got OOTP just before it was available on Steam and have not had any problems with it running hot on my laptop. I play Civ V which uses Steam and it will burn my leg off, so If I had to guess it's not OOTP it's the Steam engine running in the background.

Honorable_Pawn · 12-26-2013, 04:56 PM

Nah, it's not Steam. Steam bootstrapper only runs about 8K.

I have a steam copy of 14 and a non-steam copy of 13. They run about the same to me. But, I am running it on a desktop and a PC so maybe not apples to apples. In any event I am seeing close to the same memory usage.

Danley · 12-27-2013, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by ronaldo9

Hello everyone. I'm brand new to OOTP, and I just purchased it on Steam. I have played the stand-alone demo of OOTP 14 earlier, and it didn't overheat my Macbook Pro very much or use a lot of battery. Now, on Steam, my computer is running hot while playing the game and it is using significant energy. Is this an issue related to Steam?

Football Manager runs very hot, of course, and is a load on the processor with or without Steam; but for OOTP I heard it was less intensive, but is still warming up my lap pretty good.

How new of a Macbook Pro?

RchW · 12-27-2013, 09:54 PM

My experience is that laptop heat output seems random. I've seen mine idling super hot with no programs running and other times less hot with games on.

ronaldo9 · 12-28-2013, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Danley

How new of a Macbook Pro?

It's a 2009 MacBook Pro with 8GB and a 2.53mhz processor

12-26-2013, 11:37 AM	#1
ronaldo9 Bat Boy Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 5	OOTP on Steam - runs hot? Hello everyone. I'm brand new to OOTP, and I just purchased it on Steam. I have played the stand-alone demo of OOTP 14 earlier, and it didn't overheat my Macbook Pro very much or use a lot of battery. Now, on Steam, my computer is running hot while playing the game and it is using significant energy. Is this an issue related to Steam? Football Manager runs very hot, of course, and is a load on the processor with or without Steam; but for OOTP I heard it was less intensive, but is still warming up my lap pretty good.

12-26-2013, 04:56 PM	#3
Honorable_Pawn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 6,407	Nah, it's not Steam. Steam bootstrapper only runs about 8K. I have a steam copy of 14 and a non-steam copy of 13. They run about the same to me. But, I am running it on a desktop and a PC so maybe not apples to apples. In any event I am seeing close to the same memory usage. __________________ PBA Quickstart for OOTP Background Images Collection All PBA games broadcast live on Steam.

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RchW Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Toronto ON by way of Glasgow UK Posts: 15,629	My experience is that laptop heat output seems random. I've seen mine idling super hot with no programs running and other times less hot with games on. __________________ Cheers RichW If you’re looking for a good cause to donate money to please consider a Donation to Parkinson’s Canada. It may help me have a better future and if not me, someone else. Thanks. “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” Frank Wilhoit

12-26-2013, 03:21 PM	#2
Snarf054 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 127	I got OOTP just before it was available on Steam and have not had any problems with it running hot on my laptop. I play Civ V which uses Steam and it will burn my leg off, so If I had to guess it's not OOTP it's the Steam engine running in the background.