Asus G73jh GPU temp?

[Forge]

Uh... I don't know about that, Cinco. When people bake their cards, it's not at 95C. And, considering the G73 was supposed to have a great cooling system, I would freak out the moment I went over 86C and start a mad modding endeavor.

Hell, I'd mod my G73 even if I had great temperatures. If I wanted a G73, that is.

[ziddy123]

If I lived in Arizona, and did not have a large A/C unit on to cool the ambient temperature down, I'd buy the Thermaltake Massive 23ST or I would buy a portable A/C unit for the G73.

Last time I vacationed in Arizona, it reached 103F.

[780Cinco]

Originally Posted by ziddy123

If I lived in Arizona, and did not have a large A/C unit on to cool the ambient temperature down, I'd buy the Thermaltake Massive 23ST or I would buy a portable A/C unit for the G73.

Last time I vacationed in Arizona, it reached 103F.

103 on a cool day brah In a month here 103 will be the low and Im not exaggerating, we hit 114 last year and thats about the norm. Anyway, my point is...YES ambient air surrounding the laptop (i.e the temp of the air in which the fans pull in) have a great effect on the hardware temps...BUT...I am saying that my GPU runs in the range of 89-96 for hours on end while gaming EVERYDAY and this is NOT even close to an issue...it drops 20 degrees (as does the CPU) withing 20 seconds of leaving a game. If it stayed hovering up there I would be concerned but thats not the case...CPU's max at 77 and drop to 50 within 45 seconds..and the GPU maxes at 95 (usually runs around 91-93) and drops to 74 within 45 seconds Lets me know everything is working well! I will post my temps with the AC on and we will see it max in the mid 80's for GPU and 60's for CPU...but for now I enjoy the windows open at night sleeping at 75 degrees Im an outdoors dude! and my stealth bombers just gonna have to deal with that for a little

Forge:
"And, considering the G73 was supposed to have a great cooling system, I would freak out the moment I went over 86C and start a mad modding endeavor"

In response to this...the G73 DOES have a great cooling system, and if you would "freak out" at temps over 86, I suggest not buying a G73 or any laptop that has beefy top end hardware in it! (i.e 5870M or 45W i7)

Oh, also...and this is for anyone..maybe Kalim can answer...seeing as the G73 pulls/sucks air from the top (speaker/keyboard area) has anyone lifted the back end by the exhaust vents (say propped up the rear rubber feet on each side about an inch)..On my old FX, I used about 8 stacked quarters wrapped in duct tape under each rubber foot which in turn would prop up the laptop perfectly for airflow) But since the G73 does not follow conventional cooling techniques and does not pull from the underside, I was wondering if merely getting some air under there would aid in better exhaust/air circulation or the such!? Seems like it may be beneficial? Just wondering if anyone has tried this with results...

[ziddy123]

The air isn't being pulled in from the keyboard.

Open the G73 so the screen is up and facing you. Tilt the G73 back so you can see between the space of the bottom of the screen and the surface. Shine a light back and you can see there are 2 slits where the fans should be.

That's where the air is being sucked in. You should be able to see the two vents.

[780Cinco]

Originally Posted by ziddy123

The air isn't being pulled in from the keyboard.

Open the G73 so the screen is up and facing you. Tilt the G73 back so you can see between the space of the bottom of the screen and the surface. Shine a light back and you can see there are 2 slits where the fans should be.

That's where the air is being sucked in. You should be able to see the two vents.

Thanks Ziddy..I will check it out...so theres two vent slots for the intake basically where the blue backlit light is (under LED) right? Good to know!

[Kalim]

Originally Posted by 780Cinco

seeing as the G73 pulls/sucks air from the top (speaker/keyboard area) has anyone lifted the back end by the exhaust vents (say propped up the rear rubber feet on each side about an inch)..On my old FX, I used about 8 stacked quarters wrapped in duct tape under each rubber foot which in turn would prop up the laptop perfectly for airflow) But since the G73 does not follow conventional cooling techniques and does not pull from the underside, I was wondering if merely getting some air under there would aid in better exhaust/air circulation or the such!? Seems like it may be beneficial? Just wondering if anyone has tried this with results...

From the link I posted in this thread regarding passive cooling, "...one thing I did to drop the temps a few degrees was to raise the back off the table. I used a rod of Stainless Steel about 1 inch in diameter and 3 inches long, and I placed it in the center. This has the added benefit of being able to swivel the laptop when I face a different direction. It also prevents the rubber feet from getting pulled off."

A roll of quarters would also work.

[yoyosupmang]

is there any vents under the laptop? usually if it sits too low it blocks the vents. The g73 should have no problem though with those massive vents on the back

[corpfan1]

I just played SIMS3 for 2 hours and the GPU max was 97C. All settings were maxed out and ran smoothly. Immediately cooled to 75C after quitting the game.

Avg temp on my GPU is about 65C.

[780Cinco]

Originally Posted by corpfan1

I just played SIMS3 for 2 hours and the GPU max was 97C. All settings were maxed out and ran smoothly. Immediately cooled to 75C after quitting the game.

Avg temp on my GPU is about 65C.

Although 95 is the highest I have hit....I normally sit around 93-94 when gaming in a non-air conditioned room...As yours does, it lowers 20 degrees upon ending a game...and i sit at 65 degrees as well...overnight at idle il see temps in the 50's in the morning

[Berserk515]

Originally Posted by 780Cinco

Although 95 is the highest I have hit....I normally sit around 93-94 when gaming in a non-air conditioned room...As yours does, it lowers 20 degrees upon ending a game...and i sit at 65 degrees as well...overnight at idle il see temps in the 50's in the morning

you sure thats good for this laptop?? I read the review it said the max that they hit for the GPU was 78. 95 to me is too high. Though, I never had an Asus laptop before. Was considering the G73 tho.