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    G73JH Should i clean this part or not ? picture included

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by mite_jan, Sep 16, 2011.

  1. mite_jan

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    today i was just cleaning my fans with some air and i have noticed one part and i am not sure if it is some soft sponge that don't allow dust to come inside or it is just some dust inside

    it is present on both fans only on the right side

     
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    Long time no see :)

    That is indeed sponge but it is positioned on the outside of the fan of that I can assure you it is not actually blocking the radiator in any way.

    If you opened it up you will be able to see that the sponge is there to hold/cushion the fan in place, it appears that way because the way in which the vents are made they are not shaped very well and the fans sit at a slight angle. All looks pretty clean to me!
     
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    thanks man you solved the mystery for me
    yeah long time no see (well i solved all my problems with this laptop and i don't see anything new for me here except new catalyst drivers :p )

    doesn't the radiator look kinda not straight in the picture ? (but probably it should be like that)

    what are your GPU temp readings
    in this hot weather i get idle around 60 C degrees
     
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    Nope it is not straight you could probably make a few changes inside the casing to get it to fit properly but the difference will be minimal as long as the Rad is lined up with the vent then the heat is getting out. I just left mine as it is.

    I live in England mate so its like autumn all year round here ;) my temps range from 42oC when I drop my clocks to 100/150 to idle clocks of 400/1125 of around 49-50oC and then at performance idle 825/1125 I see about 54oC and then 74-76oC under full load (burn in)

    I took a pair or wire cutters to my heatsink and chopped the springs down so that it pretty much sits on the Vram now lol. I only used the tiniest bit of ICD on the modules and die and my temps are very tidy.
     
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