Dell Xps 13 Fan Control
I also noticed the battery draining faster.
Dell xps 13 fan control. I7 xps 1702x with 3gb nvidia m555. The dell fan controller that i hear is not adjustable is simply not acting as quick as needed. Works like a charm even though the temperature limits may need some tweaks. Click the links below for resolving fan issues with your laptop.
This results in windows s default configuration being high res but scaled up by 300. Also click the system link to update your bios. Unfortunately the dell xps 13 also has a very low end graphics card i m not sure if this is actually the source of the problem but i suspect it to be. This is nothing permanent a reboot restores the setting also it is possible to re enable bios fan control with sudo smm 31a3.
It errs on the side of slow quiet fans instead of proper thermal control. It is a shame that dell listened to people about quiet fans early on. The source of the problem is that the new dell xps 13 has a very high res but small screen. This should disable the bios fan control until the machine is rebooted.
I bought a new dell xps 13 2 in 1 7390 laptop i7 processor and on non demanding tasks it would become hot and the fans would turn on. When fan control is disabled use i8kmon daemon to control the fan.