Asus G73jh GPU temp?

Hi all.

After playing crysis for 10 min, my gpu temp is 82 celsious. Is this Normal?

Also, idle temp is 60 celsious.

Very expensive laptop, want to make sure temp is at reasonable range.


thanks.

 

10 minutes ins't really a good sample time from what I have seen. After a good bout of gaming it looks like low 90s is common.

 

I wish mine ran that cool. Any modern game cranks it up well over 100 C. I've seen over 110 a couple of times.

 

not sure about Crysis but I can play Borderlands and Batman AA on high settings for 1-2 hours and not even break 75 C... Im really pleased with that

 

I was just running crysis maxed out at 1920 x 1080 for around 2h. Max GPU temps reached 84F with the thermaltake massive 23T cooler which I think is pretty good considering I have seen 90 earlier without cooler and running games for over 2h.

 

Yeah, I'm kind of surprised that the cooling system is not a bit better. We r talking about two huge air vents on the G73. Isn't it supposed to keep the laptop cooler???? Had a G50 and G51 and temps were just way too high...result was BSOD. Thought of getting the M15x but touchpad is the worst in the planet.

 

I played Crysis last night for an hour in The Resort custom map @ 1600*900 with Chaos6 Particle Mod, Reallifeses Mod, and I turned off bloom to zero and turned off blurr with everything else Very High.

My highest temperature was 77.

But I would not fret over 82. If it reaches 95 then I would be concerned.

Notebook component manufacturers make GPU/CPU etc with higher temperature tolerances as they know laptops run much hotter than desktops.

 

ya 80C should be allright... but if ur using it as a desktop , no harm would be done if u got a cooler...

 

Yesterday I posted my G73JH temps here, as my G73 has been running with both the CPU and GPU full speed for days, not hours.

While a cooler would be better, what's better than nothing is raising the back an inch off the desk can lower the temps a few degrees.

 

Ziddy, I know you posted elsewhere (few threads below, the GDDR5 thread) about your testing with furmark etc and temps..do you still stand behind this "95" statement after your testing?

Reason I ask, is that last night I hit 95 for the first time and 76 on the CPU's (which Im never worried about bc the CPU's NEVER go higher than the 70's)...but I live in Arizona and last night was a hot one (sorry eastcoasters) and we didnt have the air on (just windows open) and obviously my temps while gaming were higher than usual...I reached 95....and I really dont think people should be scared about running up there...everytime I game...on the low end (if I have AC on, im at 89 and on the regular Im at 92-93 and last night 95)...I just want to reiterate to people that running even 95 is NOT an issue...these chips can handle 95 all day long...as well as the CPU...and we dont even stress them that way (unless you game 24hrs a day)

Heat is the enemy of just about all mechanical components in life....but with computer processor and GPU chips...constant heat actually fuses tiny cracks together and keeps the chips integrity solid!!! Why do you think some people bake their chips!!! and Im not talkin about ruffles

 

Uh... I don't know about that, Cinco. When people bake their cards, it's not at 95C. And, considering the G73 was supposed to have a great cooling system, I would freak out the moment I went over 86C and start a mad modding endeavor.

Hell, I'd mod my G73 even if I had great temperatures. If I wanted a G73, that is.

 

If I lived in Arizona, and did not have a large A/C unit on to cool the ambient temperature down, I'd buy the Thermaltake Massive 23ST or I would buy a portable A/C unit for the G73.

Last time I vacationed in Arizona, it reached 103F.

 

103 on a cool day brah In a month here 103 will be the low and Im not exaggerating, we hit 114 last year and thats about the norm. Anyway, my point is...YES ambient air surrounding the laptop (i.e the temp of the air in which the fans pull in) have a great effect on the hardware temps...BUT...I am saying that my GPU runs in the range of 89-96 for hours on end while gaming EVERYDAY and this is NOT even close to an issue...it drops 20 degrees (as does the CPU) withing 20 seconds of leaving a game. If it stayed hovering up there I would be concerned but thats not the case...CPU's max at 77 and drop to 50 within 45 seconds..and the GPU maxes at 95 (usually runs around 91-93) and drops to 74 within 45 seconds Lets me know everything is working well! I will post my temps with the AC on and we will see it max in the mid 80's for GPU and 60's for CPU...but for now I enjoy the windows open at night sleeping at 75 degrees Im an outdoors dude! and my stealth bombers just gonna have to deal with that for a little

Forge:
"And, considering the G73 was supposed to have a great cooling system, I would freak out the moment I went over 86C and start a mad modding endeavor"

In response to this...the G73 DOES have a great cooling system, and if you would "freak out" at temps over 86, I suggest not buying a G73 or any laptop that has beefy top end hardware in it! (i.e 5870M or 45W i7)

Oh, also...and this is for anyone..maybe Kalim can answer...seeing as the G73 pulls/sucks air from the top (speaker/keyboard area) has anyone lifted the back end by the exhaust vents (say propped up the rear rubber feet on each side about an inch)..On my old FX, I used about 8 stacked quarters wrapped in duct tape under each rubber foot which in turn would prop up the laptop perfectly for airflow) But since the G73 does not follow conventional cooling techniques and does not pull from the underside, I was wondering if merely getting some air under there would aid in better exhaust/air circulation or the such!? Seems like it may be beneficial? Just wondering if anyone has tried this with results...

 

The air isn't being pulled in from the keyboard.

Open the G73 so the screen is up and facing you. Tilt the G73 back so you can see between the space of the bottom of the screen and the surface. Shine a light back and you can see there are 2 slits where the fans should be.

That's where the air is being sucked in. You should be able to see the two vents.

 

Thanks Ziddy..I will check it out...so theres two vent slots for the intake basically where the blue backlit light is (under LED) right? Good to know!

 

From the link I posted in this thread regarding passive cooling, "...one thing I did to drop the temps a few degrees was to raise the back off the table. I used a rod of Stainless Steel about 1 inch in diameter and 3 inches long, and I placed it in the center. This has the added benefit of being able to swivel the laptop when I face a different direction. It also prevents the rubber feet from getting pulled off."

A roll of quarters would also work.

 

is there any vents under the laptop? usually if it sits too low it blocks the vents. The g73 should have no problem though with those massive vents on the back

 

I just played SIMS3 for 2 hours and the GPU max was 97C. All settings were maxed out and ran smoothly. Immediately cooled to 75C after quitting the game.

Avg temp on my GPU is about 65C.

 

Although 95 is the highest I have hit....I normally sit around 93-94 when gaming in a non-air conditioned room...As yours does, it lowers 20 degrees upon ending a game...and i sit at 65 degrees as well...overnight at idle il see temps in the 50's in the morning

 

you sure thats good for this laptop?? I read the review it said the max that they hit for the GPU was 78. 95 to me is too high. Though, I never had an Asus laptop before. Was considering the G73 tho.

 

In the 90's is the norm..and trust me even at 95 all day long, mobility chips are manufactured to withstand heat, as are all the components in the G73...they will shut themselves down way before damage can be done so Im not sure why people are so obsessed with temperatures Whoever is maxing at 78, either A. is playing in a 60 degree room or B. is playing pacman...aa and af turned off

 

The 97 I got was with the laptop right on the bed.

I usually use my Thermaltake massive23. I will try the same with the cooler under it and see what exactly the difference ends up being.

I wish I could graph the numbers and see more of a realtime value, and an average.

 

Ziddy has a decent explanation about notebook temps here, although we disagree on the max temp for the MemoryIO, I think it's safe to say that running the single fastest laptop GPU at about 85-90 core temp is the design specification.

 

Use MSIafterburner to do this.

 

they get 95C when playing in a Non-AC room in Arizona... the ambient temps there are too high without AC so that's why it hit 95C.. u shouldn't hit 75C+ if u are in a properly cooled room...

 

Well, as I said, I hit 97 on HWinfo32 for the GPU after 2 hours of playing Sims 3 with all graphics settings on max. Normally (watching videos, movies, surfing, etc...) it never goes above 75C.

Are you saying I have a problem with this machine, even though it is functioning flawlessly and I haven't had an issue yet?

 

Sean...Ive read other posts by you and its the same thing with you brah..for one you dont own a G73..so your input is for the birds...for two you are wrong

Just browsing..or ANY non-gpu stressed app (i.e. surfing web or anything) my gpu will sit in the mid to high 60's (65-69)...this is the norm....idle is 65...and LONG periods of idle I have seen as low as mid 50's. This is standard (idle in mid 60's)

When gaming, if you are not exceeding 75C+ on a 5870M, as Ive stated before in this post, you are either playing in a freezer or not playing the right games to tax the 5870. The dual dedicated fans and heatsinks that comprise this cooling system work great! And I say that with confidence running a max and daily temp of CPU 77 and GPU 95 when gaming. This is the NORM...75 is NOT THE NORM

Dont go by what you read in life..go by personal experience...just my take on it

 

It seems like most heavy mobile glue hit 90's no matter how awesome the cooling is. Don't the alienwares and sangers hit 90's while gaming as well?

 

gaming at low 90's does not bother my machine

 

I regularly get into the low 90s after an hour or so of GTA. No problems at all.

 

You must all live in an area where the ambient temperature is relatively high. I've been running FAH (both CPU and GPU at 100 percent) for over a week straight and the highest I've seen is 85 °C. While the G73 can apparently handle 95 °C without shutting down, and that's good to know, I wouldn't call mid-nineties "normal". Link to my temps was posted in post #9 in this thread.

 

Yes the ambient temp where I live is high..I live in Scottsdale AZ. Usually it is 80 in my condo with the windows open. I will do testing with AC on soon. Where do you live Kalim and what are your ambient room temps? Regardless of where you are, 90-97C is NOT a problem! I think that's what I as well as others are getting at! Game in the desert or game in Chicago, 95 is 95 and 95 is OK! The chips will shut down or start giving signals FAR before they will cause damage to themselves! Self preservation...like most things in life ; ) I would assume when you hit 104-105 that the chip would start throwing issue if not totally shut itself down

 

I live in Canada. Room temp is always about 70F/22C.

Oh well...Sims 3 must be a demanding game...

 

No, they don't. Not normally.

 

Nope.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=6146954&postcount=2944

On stock, max 77 core temp on furmark, not even hitting 80C.
However, G73 has very good cooling as well, I don't think hittin 90C+ on gaming for core temp is normal.

 

I live in Nevada. I doubt that Sims 3 would be more demanding than running your CPU and GPU continuously at 100 percent for over a week.

Current GPU temps are 76 °C through 81.5 °C, depending on sensor. Max temps are 78 °C through 85.5 °C.

I'm not suggesting that there is something wrong with a G73 when the GPU reaches and sometimes exceeds 95 °C. I'm just not convinced that's normal.

Do you hear the fan kick into high gear?

 

Well, did exactly what I did yesterday (Sims 3 for about 2 hours), this time with Thermaltake Massive23 under the machine.

Max GPU temp was 87C and went down to 67 immediately after quitting game. 10C change from yesterday without the cooler.

My fan did kick into gear...but it is so quiet you hardly notice it.

I think I have a good one here....at least so far so good.

 

Turned AC on tonight. Set it at 78C. GPU maxed at 90 rather than the usual 95 ; )

 

To compare apples to apples everyone should run Furmark 1.8's burn-in at native 1920x1080 and report driver version and AC or not. Here's mine after 10 mins with no AC in my small office with stock Asus vid driver. Laptop is propped up on a desk about 1" in the rear and runs with no battery.

P.S. The GPU fan kicked into high at 99 degC. This is bios 206. It'd be interesting to try a utility that could force the fans on at various settings. Anyone know if such a thing exists?

 

You already know what I'm using to get 100 percent load on the CPU and GPU. I'm using AMD GPU Clock Tool to read the GPU temps.

 

Running games and bragging you get 80-85c doesn't prove anything, Run Furmark Hot like Hell edition and let's see what you get.

My G73 went as high as 104c and never shuts down and still smooth as hell, u gotta understand that Furmark will push ur gpu temps to the limit. In games i don't even get to 90c, running 3dmark06 get me as high as 77c and running Crysis for 2 hours got me to 83c

 

ok well I'll play games Like Borderlands, Arkham Asylum, and Empire Total War all at 1080p with high settings for up to 2 hours ( never play longer than that ) and rarely break 75... Also I live at sea level and my ambient is usually always high 60s/ low 70s so that might be the difference maker Im not sure, but I can say that low 70s is the norm for me while gaming.

 

Could you just do a quick try with Furmark as suggested? Also what BIOS and what graphics driver?

Here's ziddy's results which are almost exactly the same as mine.

Could you do this as well Lord Sloth as everyone running different games is apples to oranges. Furmark is a small download and is simple to run.

 

Yes, high 60's low 70's will yeild you those 75C temps you are seeing...in my condo it is 78-82 all day long Me likey the heat.

Ronin-I noticed you are using BIOS 206...any issues with it? Do you have the backlit keyboard function?

benchmade-I believe you about reaching 104 and no issues still running smooth..that what im TRYING to convince peoiple of...that its ok to run that hot..now OF COURSE you dont want to be at 104C all day long..but even for 2 hrs straight 104 is HOT YES but wont damage anything...Thats why I roll my eyes when people tell me its too hot to game for hours on end at even 95C...it DOESNT MATTER...theres NO decrease in performance or durability/lifespan of the GPU

Quick question-As our G73 Win7 64 bit comes will DX11, do you guys ever update your DirectX? When installing Wolfenstein 2009 it asked to install DX9 and that it would overwrite the existing, I chose no to install (bc our DX11's are backwards compatible) Did I miss out on some random DX9 ini files? Shoudld I have just installed it?

 

the max temp I got while running Furmark is 95°C
idel temp is ard 62°C

 

Well, if you're an official ATI spokesman, thanks! If not, well I've got an opinion on running it at 95C that is different from yours.

 

No issues as of yet (knock on wood). Keyboard lighting is working perfectly.

 

I'm using BIOS 205 and the stock 9.12 cats. I set FurMark to the same settings that ziddy123 used in the link you provided. Here an image so you would believe me:

 

Now try a 10 minute stability test vs the 1 minute benchmark. It takes a bit to reach max temp. Hit the screenshot key to snap the results showing the Furmark temp vs. time graph.

 

Well , to ur red part... I'd love to! Mind Giving me a G73? I'm waiting the hell out for one... I'm just giving my take on what i heard....