ASUS G50VT-X1 overheat problem

I've got this notebook for almost 2 years. I've been having overheat probelm lately that it would automatically shut down if it's overheat (usually happens when watching video). I then downloaded a program RealTemp_360 and found it was over 80 degree C. If I use an external fan and blow air directly under the notebook (raised it by placing an object below), the temporature would drop to 60 degree or less after ~ 5 minutes.

I wonder what have caused this? Maybe a fan inside is broken? I can hear the noise from fan but I don't know how many of them are needed.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

 

80C isn't bad, it wouldn't power off from that temp, so I'm sure it must be higher when it powers off. Have you taken the access panel off and cleaned the fan and the vent? It's super easy and you don't even need a guide, but this will tell you exactly what screws to take off to get the access panel off: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus-gaming-notebook-forum/318551-asus-g50-notebook-disassembly-guide.html

Basically just clean the blades of the fan with a q tip and a rag, and blow out the vent area. If that doesn't do it you may need to redo your thermal pad on the GPU or thermal paste on the CPU.

 

Right now, it's at 100 degree and I can't touch the vent at the left or bottom. I'm just browsing the web. Yes, I'm using an external LCD (1920 x 1080). Also, I just remembered now that there were times that I couldn't turn on the notebook right after shutting down. I woul dhave to wait 1 minute or so in order to power it up. I forgot when it happened right after the involuntary shutdown, but it was denfinitely not a cold start.

I will try to open the fan area.

Thanks for the help.

 

Yeah it may just be clogged... if you're at 100 degrees idling that's a bit excessive..

Make sure the fan sounds normal and not rattling or grinding, and open the panel up and maybe bring it outside and blast it with some compressed air to clean the fan and vent area. If that doesn't do it you're looking at redoing the thermal paste/pads.

 

MY laptop probably is fine as I don't turn on the external monitor tonight and the temperature is 68 to 70 degree. I will open and clean it up when I got time to see if it will be OK with an external monitor.

 

2 years old? Its old enough to need cleaning. Remember this chassis shares the same cooler for both the CPU and the Video Card. The fins on this one aren't too close but what happens is the ends of the fins collect dust. Then dust sticks to the other dust and the next thing you know youve lost 50% of your cooling capacity.

You can get a can in the fan and blow most of the heat sink out. But unless your ready to do paste I wouldn't remove the assembly.

 

When's the last time you updated your drivers?

 

I will open and clean up everything in Christmas break!
Thank you for your help. I've restored the system back to the original half year ago and had not updated anything. I thought Asus application takes care of the update although but I never checked. I will check to see if any drivers need updates.

I will post back the result.

Thanks!