ASUS G53SW Very high GPU temp

Hello techies.

I've been using my ASUS G53SW for a good half year now. I'm in the need of a little guidance.

About a month ago I noticed my performance is very poor in comparison to what others get out of the same machine. When I play BF3 (everything Low) it usually goes fine for a couple of minutes, then gradually starts lagging. I recently reformatted my drive, didn't help.

So today I downloaded a GPU temp gadget and was shocked to see an idle temperature of 85 celsius, and while gaming, it goes up to 95C. Overclocked, 99C.

Is there a chance I might have completely hemorrhaged my GPU with this heat? I should also note that I dont see any tearing, weird colors or artifacts while playing, so I personally dont think I've broken anything.

I'm really appriciating the ones who take their time to answer my questions. Thanks a lot!

 

Might need to repaste. Have you RMA'd it recently?

 

I'll sound like a broken record, but air cans...

They do wonders most of the time: http://forum.notebookreview.com/asu...-diablo-3-need-some-advice-4.html#post8599740

 

Seconded.