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    Asus G73JW air intake?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by rekkis, Jan 22, 2011.

  1. rekkis

    rekkis Newbie

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    Where does the air come in and where does it go out in Asus G73JW?
    What are the holes under the laptop used for?
     
    rekkis, Jan 22, 2011
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    polish_pat Notebook Consultant

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    intake like many other laptops it from all the holes like USB and other ports, the keyboard is also a big one. The holes under the laptop also bring air in, mostly for hard drives to breathe
     
    polish_pat, Jan 22, 2011
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    Lee- Notebook Consultant

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    From what I heard, there's no air intake from the keyboard.
    I believe the intake is below the screen.
     
    Lee-, Jan 22, 2011
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    can i i ask why do you want to know?
     
    polish_pat, Jan 22, 2011
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  5. rekkis

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    No specific reason. I'v just been wondering about that. It would be just nice to know. I also want to know how to position my notebook cooler correctly [Zalman NC2000] under my g73.
     
    rekkis, Jan 22, 2011
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    It draws air from a few sources, but none of them are directly over either fans or where the CPU and GPU are.
     
    Toxictaru, Jan 22, 2011
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    rekkis, Jan 22, 2011
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    Those holes are much near to the processor chip. It might be significant enough to contribute less temperatures on your processor as air comes inside through those grills :)
     
    JehutyZeroshift, Jan 23, 2011
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    I've wondered about that myself with my G53JW. If I were to get a notebook cooler, I don't see how it could help with ventilation if there is no significant air intake from under.
     
    Aldosterone, Jan 23, 2011
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