The overheat problem is quite common with i7 Surface Pro 3. See also Microsoft Community thread[1]. Personally I have the i7 512GB but do not have the overheat

The overheat problem is quite common with i7 Surface Pro 3. See also Microsoft Community thread[1]. Personally I have the i7 512GB but do not have the overheat issue, although I do have the problem of the fan running very loud sometimes under light usage. [1]: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro3-surfdrivers/excessively-loud-fan-constant-overheating-during/1efa253a-f7f2-486b-a891-5633738b8532 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/forum/surfpro3-s...