ASUS G73jh BestBuy Model Vent Mod!!!

Check out Chastity's VBios in her signature if you wish to overclock. If not, you can find the official one (I think) at that same link, just scroll up the page to the top.

 

Well, yes I did loose my temper but it could have been a disaster if they were saying it to my face!

Not something anybody should ever do but, not everybody can control their temper when the nuts and bolts are being loosened by, those animals...

 

LOL

When you said the thing looked like it was mauled by a bear, you weren't kidding.

I thought the dual vent design on the G73 was supposed to help the G50/51 cooling problem? All I know is my G50 gets freakin' hot!

 

I actually cradle cherish my laptop more now than I ever have! It's just like spending more time and attention with a baby with down syndrome.

I suppose the next Generation of Asus laptops won't be as,.. Disappointing? hm.
(If that was G-Man talking, i'd have to say my imagination is off on a tangent, means i'm getting tired now).

Never had a G50 so I'm not one to say but I have seen a lot of complaints here and elsewhere too!

 

Core Temp wigged out after I installed the 2.53 Core 2 so I don't know how hot she runs, but the 9800m can run between 95-98c if you don't keep your system cleaned out every few months. I suppose it doesn't help that our apartment is a bit dusty!

I just remember when the G73 came out I heard all kinds of people comparing it to the G5x series and saying "oh it runs 20c cooler" which I thought was awesome, because while the threshold for my mobile GPU is above 100c, doesn't mean I want her running that high!

 

Thank you for your suggestion.

Chastity has mentioned it in a prior reply.

I have already successfully completed flashing the Bios and I did some tinkering around with overclocking and, I'm about to try Mafia II benchmark running with ATI's Auto-Tune settings, to see what happens.

I don't expect to see satisfactory results considering, this graphics setup kicks for new games. 32fps average is optimal but questionably, 2K Czech thinks it's not!
Our brain can only process so much of what we see at a time, that 32fps average won't affect game play excitement.

I'm quite impressed myself with the performance this laptop can do with considering my last laptop was a Toshiba X205-S9810 running Intel Core 2 and GeForce 8700GT Go, costed me $2,400 off of newegg.com 2 years ago!

Very impressed that the prices on sufficient gaming laptops has dropped significantly.

Makes me a happy camper!

I actually have a compressed air gun in-line with the air ride under my driver seat, so 125lb psi should solve that issue

Also, I have been running a hepa filtration unit in my truck since I bought it at wal-mart 8 months ago. I'm almost due for a new one, the bearing in the motor are wearing out already from consistent vigorous use and going through about 1 hepa every 1.5 months. My laptop hardly takes on any dusk and usually when I start to notice build up on my laptop, I high-idle my tractor to recharge the air tanks.... and blow it all away.

holy crap! Though, I am surprised myself that an Integrated GPU unit by ATI runs quite cool!

The last ATI product I ever used was long time ago! it's when theee first ATI Radeon VIVO hit the market with 64MB of RAM.. that was kick a**! Loved running the video to the tv with the VIVO option.

Next after that is when I bought the GF3 Ti200 then I wish I would have thrown in extra and bought the Ti500. Ti200 did very well for Half-Life 2 before they released HDR.

 

I don't think a pressure that high would be safe for your laptop. It will likely break something inside.

 

125lb psi won't actually unless there is a loose component I am unaware of! Did it with my Toshiba since I bought that and never had a problem!

Gotta get back and tinker around some more with this GPU issue.

Half-life 2 has no problems at all with every single thing up as high as it can get. Far Cry 2 runs flawlessly as well all high settings (Not Very High unfortunately).

FO3 and FO NV runs superb as well as my beloved "Elder Scroll IV - Oblivion".

After reading and reading online, It seems that Mafia II just has a lot of glitches and bugs with the graphics and ATI.

When using Chastity's overclock variables, I noticed black lines as well when I was in one of the clothing shops doing a heist. The game would lock up and then the screen would go black.

This sounds like a glitch in the game much like the glitches people were having with Fallout 3 when it first hit stores.

I figure, the best thing to do is wait until they release a major bug fix for the game, then re-do Chastity's suggested settings, which I think was excellent.
Thanks Chastity!

The GPU did run coolor than factory settings, which is odd.

 

What did you pull for stock temps?

 

Why not just make the holes bigger since its already in this condition. Then cut out some mesh or grill to cover the holes. To at least make it look a little presentable. Well you won't have to worry about identifying your G73 if someone took it

 

Mine would do this from time to time too. I figured it was the OC was a little too high. I'm playing Dragon's Age maxed settings and I get that every once in a while as well. It's the ATI Driver crashing and then restarting. I'm trying to find the sweet spot for the core and memory speeds.

 

A number of posts have been deleted from this thread and some members have received warnings or infractions. Discussing the technical aspects of this mod is fine and everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However, there is no excuse for posting inflammatory messages, and I am disappointed that nobody reported this thread.

 

I agree. Im kinda worried for you because some of the cuts and pretty big, especially the ones on the fans. This can cause dust to enter your laptop and accumulate inside faster, and maybe cause temp and other issues. I second the recommendation of some type of mesh or grill. As far as identifying your laptop if someone takes it, I dont think you'll have the issue of someone ever stealing it in the first place...which in its own right is a plus.

 

it was hitting about 105 at max load

don't have the time for that. I have already planned on disassembling my G73 again sometime in the future and by then I think it'll be due for a repaste.

Never done a repaste on a laptop b4 so, I will have time from now til then to figure that out.

Taking apart the laptop wasn't that difficult, much more difficult was taking apart my Toshiba X205. most of it was very complicating,

The only tricky parts to taking this laptop apart was the keyboard (I used a dry wall knife to remove it) and I used baby sized flat head screw drivers to remount the ribbons for the trackpad (which was a giant pain, not your typical ribbon terminal... the plug pops out and it's easy to loose.)

 

High speed air isn't good for 2 reasons : breaking something sensitive, and static.

Point 1 isn't generally a problem inside a laptop.

 

You might be able to get replacement parts from Asus or Ebay if you decide ever need them.

 

If you were having problems with stability and never touched anything, you should have returned or exchanged it.

Now after physically destroying your laptop, you want to do firmware fixes? Smart move. I reason I'm being so hard on you is the very fact you didn't research first and make it seem like the ventilation is the issue with these laptops. Ever think that some of the components could be defective? That does happen in the PC world and the reason warranties exist. Every piece of hardware is suppose to have a tolerance and sometimes the components are not on par.

 

@shoe3k: oh just let it go. Just sit back and see what happens in 3 months.

@forgottensoul82: it's your machine, do what you want. "Ghetto" just means a home-brew mod that's not very elegant. It's not anything offensive, and if you took it that way, oh well. But no way in Hades am I recommending this to any other user.

 

I know, but I have to make sure all other G73s are safe.

 

I highly doubt that anybody will actually attempt that mod though.

 

Damn!
If it was only on the bottom then I might accept it.
But...
Hope it serves you well.

*I still cant believe that it drop 20C.
Its just no way

 

Looks alright to me.

And if you ever want to get it back to stock, I'm sure the plastics wont cost more than $100.

 

That's classed as a mod?!

I'd call it a catastrophic accident o.0

 

Not worth the 20c difference.

What about resale value? What about warranty?

 

He would just have to buy some case parts, not going to cost much:
Asusparts

 

Still, I don't see the point in butchering your machine like that.

 

I doubt those claims anyway. Didn't show before and after recordings and more of a take his word for it kind of thing. I too would exaggerate my findings after realizing how dumb the mod was.

 

The OP's posted temps could have been achieved with a proper repaste, which would probably have taken way less time than the mod. To each his own...

 

lol a frustration mod. when he said "looks like it got clawed by a bear" I wasn't expecting what I saw in the pictures!

HAHAHA!

 

Hmm.. I have been away for too long, or maybe not long enough...

A drop of 20C could be achieved from this "mod" especially if the TIM is at its end and he was getting close to 110C mark. But like Chas says early on, a good repaste would have dropped (if the 20C the OP post is true) probably 25C total and looked (IMO) and worked better in the end. You probably wouldn't have had to keep underclocking to get stability when 800/1000 is stock.

 

He should add some red LEDs to the inside, and use some translucent epoxy to make it look like it got bit by a radioactive bear!

 

I like it. it could be expanded to look more like a bear claw did it or an alien from a pc game.. which would be cool.. different lengths of holes .. more angled.. and add light mods glowing from them blood red color. right now they are too straight and parallel.

 

Brutal work. Respect.

I did this once to my Zalman laptop cooler because it was flat on my bed and it needed air and in the end it went in the bin and I got the 3000 cos it looked amateur.

I suppose it wont actually cost that much to just replace the casing of the G73 anyway but I thought that the whole point of there not being holes is so that the air is compressed and removed from the laptop at force through the ports at the back? Although cutting holes allows for cold air to get into the laptop I always thought the fan setup is to remove the hot air from inside the laptop not necessarily to get cold air into it.

I assume the G73 design is a bit like an exhaust on a car fast clean air flow to the exit.

Highly recommend repasting though I may just be vain but I would cry if my lovely Laptop looks like that

 

You are correct, good airflow is better than good air availability.

 

I second that, the better the airflow, the better the heat transfer. If you gimp the speed and flow of air going through the heatsink you will get higher temps. The best thing would be to switch from aluminum to copper heatsinks for the fans but that would probably cost a fortune to have those made...

 

nice. respect for the work. But i think i'd let my laptop melt before i would do that. I'm a neat freak tho. anyways good luck.

 

wow, sweet mod. function over form any day I say!

 

Did you use a soldering iron to melt the vents ? Thats just mad but in a way thinking outside the box. If it works for you then good. I on the other hand would not do that. The copper mode is a better one for me.

Did you repaste it to or just made the mode (Sry if already answerd. Did not read the whole thread )

 

I have to give you credit for your work. For one I am not so brave. But at the end of the day its your baby and if you are happy with it, its all good. Heck if you don't mind dishing out the dough for a new rig if things go wrong then there is nothing wrong with doing as you please. But honestly this thing is an epic fail in the looks department.

 

I got those temps just by a repaste :3

 

OMG O.O WHY I have called the F.B.I
I think this is how serial killers start.
All Serial Killers dot com

This mod made me cry im going to go make sweat love to my G73JH. Also had to ask you if you had that laptop apart like that why would you just not repast the CPU?

 

Great Job on the temps, but IMHO, you kinda destroyed the sleek design ~_~

 

Kinda?
10char

 

it looks kinda neat but i would never dream of doing that to this beautiful machine!

 

my first thoughts too, but this is hard core!

 

is it possible to repaste gpu without harming the warranty?

i took my g73sw to service which was heating up to 93c while playing any recent game, told them my only problem with it was heating and they only cleaned the dust away afaik (as they reported there were no other problems).
now that 93c is 73c, and another great improvement: its now far more silent.
gpu fan used to give me headaches when on its highest speed, now i can barely notice it

btw: yeah very brave modding

i dont rly have my cpu at that high temps, but gpu side is always physically hotter.. i wonder where exactly does it suck air. im thinking of having a dust filter for it

 

rofl
dude you just made a laptop looking Grill
I think that mod is interesting if was done in a better and cleaner look mod like ppls done before on the G60-50 and other models with the same barebone but how ever thanks for sharing and GL with the mod I really feel bad for that poor laptop

 

This is a really old thread, I'm not sure why you guys are all of a sudden posting here. The last post before today was 8 months ago... so don't expect a reply from the OP (has been inactive for months).

 

lol yeah that'd be me searching google for g73 ventilation
will try another thread

 

Well, to answer your question, repasting the GPU shouldn't void your warranty, however given your actual temps, i don't see a need to do it.