Asus G73 fan minimum speed and temperatures

Hello.

I've a Asus G73JH (since June 2010) and I've checked this problem only a few months ago, but now I'm getting bored, it's annoying.

In Everest I can check that cooler speed never goes under 2000 rpm, when I perfectly remember it in 100 or 200 in inactivity. I don't play a lot, but even in a safe energy mode, standby or texting it doesn't get less than that.

It has 213 Bios version, the 0,93 vbios, etc.

We can see some info in attach. In everest, that's the lowest I can get in stanby. This laptop has a real horrible touchpad, and I'm thinking of getting it to warranty to solve everything, but sometimes it comes worst from there...

What do you think, please share you knowledge!

Thanks for your time.

 

I use Hwinf064 and once in a while the CPU fan will stop (0 RPM) and this only happens when the CPU's are below 42 C. It normally is ~ 2000 RPM
For the GPU that temp is a bit high, I run about 50 C with the clocks you show, but can get down to 45 C by downclocking . I assume you have cleaned out your vents?
%octiceps Also hwinfo64 will give an exact RPM reading of the CPU and GPU fans. (BTW ignore 30% reading for fans in hwinfo64 it is not accurate) My ambient temp is 20 Celcius max

 

Hello.

I'm a bit afraid of cleaning it. I don't know if using air compressor or vacuum cleaner. Too bad I can't reach the coolers easier, for what I saw, I've to disassemble all the computer.

How do you suggest to do the cleaning work?

I've downloaded the hwinfo64, the GPU fan speed is about 3000rpm.

Thanks

 

Glad to help, Yea the only time I see 3000 RPM is in game. How I fixed my G73 overheating problem! - YouTube many have used the technique in this video

 

Tomorrow I'll try with the air compressor, because my air dry blows hot hair, this one cannot choose between hot and normal temperature air. I will only make it if I could regulate it to a very low pressure (I'm almost sure I can), otherwise, I'll have to try the air dry!

Thanks, I'll reply soon.

 

The only way to really solve the erratic touchpad problem is to take apart the laptop until you get to the underside of the touchpad from the inside and completely remove all the extra tape and plastic from underneath there. If you RMA make sure that this is exactly what the techs do otherwise your touchpad problems won't be permanently solved.

And I agree that 68 C idling is extremely high. I've got mine idling at the same clocks and it's under 50 C. I actually don't know of any program that can monitor the G73's fan speed correctly but I do know that on BIOS 213 and vBIOS v93 the fan starts noticeably spinning up at the 72 C mark.

 

Most hair dryers should have an option for blowing unheated air, but even if you blow out vents with the hot air it shouldn't do any damage because these components are designed to tolerate temperatures far higher than the hot air coming out of a hair dryer.

 

Good news with air compressor (very low pressure)

The cpu is now colder, and the fan star, stop, start, stop! It's ok!

The GPU is now about 50ºC (for now, and I'm not AC connected, because I cleaned it right now), but the GPU fan is almost always running... about 2700 rpm (i feel the air colder than before).

I don't really want to send it to warranty services...

Btw, I've the latest AMD Catalyst driver

 

GPU at 50c is good as it should idle near 48-52c

 

With the latest vBios and plugged in. On battery, my idle temps are more towards 45-46C, the point where the fans turns on and off.

 

Hello all!

Thanks, and let me ask you, why does that make a difference?

I'm a little afraid of open it myself, for what I see, remove the keyboard is the most dangerous step.

I think mine is about that (maybe a little more), but I will check for some days. Are your GPU fan always running?

I can't get those temperatures, my GPU fan is always running, should I apply another thermal compound in the GPU?



By the way, since I started the system, I've only went to this thread link and write you this, but first, I've initiated HWiNFO64, that's what it shows (the CPU fan gets to zero some times.) What do you think?

Thank you all for your time!

 

I honestly don't know why it makes a difference as I have yet to perform the fix myself, but I've heard from Chastity (an ASUS rep who posts here) that the extra material behind the touchpad causes static interference that can make the touchpad spaz out after a while. If you're gonna take the laptop apart yourself, make sure you check out the guides on here or the tutorials on Youtube and really take your time. If you find out that you're just too scared I guess you can RMA and have the techs do it for you. That way if they mess it up they fix it.

 

Your temps are fine, i get close to that at the clock speeds you have. I get lower on battery because i'm using Chastity's OD2 vbios that downclocks even lower on battery (100/150 instead of 405/1000).

 

Your temps at full GPU load are what are most important. Like others have stated here downclocking can reduce the idle temps but that isn't as important as what your temperature is when the graphics card is being pushed to the max. For example I used Chastity's OD2 vBIOS and at 100/150 I would get 25 C while idling and my fan wouldn't even turn on at all.

 

That's not true. With the 5870 the GPU fan starts at 47C and stops at 43C. The GPU warms up even underclocked/(undervolted).

 

Yes with my G73JH the fans were always running. Only time i got the GPU fans to dead stop was on a cars A/C unit when the temps got really low

 

Well when I had the OD2 vBIOS my GPU never warmed up to past 40 C so I could never hear the fan.

 

Nice. But the source of heat don't stops at 40C. I don't think a 5870m in a notebook can be cooled passive. The GPU with even 70/100 pretty easily passes the 40C within 10 minutes after cold boot.

 

I see. I guess the fan was just so quiet I didn't even think it turned on.

 

Probably, at low battery clocks, it's usually on and off and at it's lowest possible speed. You have to be in an entirely quiet room to actually hear it.