I have a Lenovo y50-70 with the following specs:

• CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz × 8
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M and Intel HD Graphics 4600

I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 beside Windows 10 in UEFI mode with SecureBoot disabled. Then I have installed the latest Nvidia driver nvidia-367 and there is no graphics issues, but the temperature of the motherboard is high comparing it with Windows and reaches 60 - 65 C when idle:

The temperature in Windows is normally 50 C and below when idle ( I tested it) and there is no fan noise , but in Ubuntu it reaches 60 - 65 when idle.

What did I try so far?

• I have removed nvidia-367 and installed nvidia-364 instead.
• I am now using the Intel graphics driver. I switched to it usingsudo prime-select intel.
• I have installed TLP to see if it will fix my problem.
• I have installed CPU-Freq too.

Note: the temp is lower somehow when using nvidia driver (57-59 C).

What should I do? Please tell me if you need more info? Thanks

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