{"id":248585,"date":"2023-09-12T06:15:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T10:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=306159"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:15:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:15:54","slug":"the-cyberpunk-update-2-0-can-burn-your-processor-its-time-to-buy-liquid-cooling-for-your-cpu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-cyberpunk-update-2-0-can-burn-your-processor-its-time-to-buy-liquid-cooling-for-your-cpu\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2.0 update of Cyberpunk can burn your processor: you&#8217;ll need to buy liquid cooling for your CPU"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When they announced the Phantom Liberty expansion at Gamescom, many of us were left scratching our heads. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/this-is-what-comes-to-us-for-free-to-cyberpunk-2077-thanks-to-phantom-liberty?ex=CS-1537.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">It had been delayed for over a year, and the promised content was extensive and highly ambitious<\/a>. And, as we suspected, it comes with a serious optimization issue.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Cyberpunk 2077\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dd776da8-9b2a-11e6-b1f7-00163ed833e7\/1121050853\/cyberpunk-2077-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to CD Projekt Red&#8217;s lead level designer, Filip Pier\u015bci\u0144ski, <strong>the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update could cause overheating issues<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He stated this on Twitter yesterday. As per Pier\u015bci\u0144ski&#8217;s comments, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-dlc-phantom-liberty-of-cyberpunk-2077-would-come-out-earlier-than-expected?ex=CS-1537.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the upcoming 2.0 update next month and the Phantom Liberty expansion<\/a> <strong>will put a significant strain on your system, with an expected workload of up to 90% on modern eight-core CPUs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Before release CP2077 2.0 and PL please check conditions of your cooling systems in PC. We use all what you have, so workload on CPU 90% on 8 core is expected. To save your time please run Cinebench or similar and check stability of your systems ?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TWOAkP0ONu\">https:\/\/t.co\/TWOAkP0ONu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Filip Pier\u015bci\u0144ski (@FilipPierciski) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FilipPierciski\/status\/1701335603856462165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Before releasing the 2.0 update of the game, please check your PC cooling systems,&#8221; the programmer wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re using all you&#8217;ve got, so we expect a CPU workload of 90% on the 8 cores. To save you time, please run <a href=\"https:\/\/cinebench.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cinebench<\/a> or something similar and check the stability of your systems,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously, <strong>Cyberpunk 2077 won&#8217;t burn your computer, as the components have temperature safeguards<\/strong> in case it exceeds 100 degrees Celsius, but what we can observe are performance bottlenecks due to heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty \u2014 Official Trailer\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/reABCMNGM3w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It will be interesting to see how Cyberpunk 2077 performs on current PCs<\/strong>. Earlier this year, we reported that the Overdrive mode, which was added at that time, set a new benchmark for PC gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, <strong>with the release of the free 2.0 update and the paid Phantom Liberty DLC, CD Projekt Red will further push current hardware to its limits<\/strong>. As a result, CDPR updated the game&#8217;s minimum and recommended PC requirements a few months ago. They now demand significantly more than the initial release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update will be released soon alongside <strong>the Phantom Liberty expansion on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on September 26, 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Cyberpunk 2077\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dd776da8-9b2a-11e6-b1f7-00163ed833e7\/1121050853\/cyberpunk-2077-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Phantom Liberty expansion is giving game testers problems, as it pushes the processors to the extreme, causing heat problems&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9265,"featured_media":248588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[2382],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-248585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectioncyberpunk-2077"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248585"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":317996,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248585\/revisions\/317996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248585"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=248585"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=248585"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=248585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}