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    Suddenly high G74sx temp?

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by dogf, Dec 9, 2011.

  1. dogf

    dogf Newbie

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    Laptop seems to somehow make quite a lot of noise from the fans, went and check out speedfan and those are my idle temps:

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    Around 2 months ago i also checked it when i received the laptop, and the temps were as fine as ~23C all temps.

    Theres hot air blowing out of the fan at the backside of the laptop..

    Should i be worried?
     
  2. Yiddo

    Yiddo Believe, Achieve, Receive

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    Those temps are nothing to worry about but if there is a big change it could be that you now have more programs running or requiring the CPU or requiring the CPU turbo to become active, I see this from running a lot of gadgets in the background or having Rainmeter up and running.

    You could just easily have a normal build up of dust in the fans which is most likely, grab yourself a can of compressed air and turn her off and give the vents a good cleaning.

    Have you by any chance banged or thumped the laptop?

    Finally has your ambient temperature changed? Season or central heating wise? :)
     
  3. Support.4@XOTIC PC

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    Those do seem slightly high for idle temps, although they are definitely within reason. What kind of temps are you seeing under full load? It is possible that you have a little extra dust build up which would cause the extra heat.
     
  4. dogf

    dogf Newbie

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    Cpu is running idle, aswell checked resource monitor which is completely fine. Might lightly off banged the laptop as i move houses..

    Room temp is 22C, Also dont have can of comprossed air, any other method?
     
  5. Yiddo

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    Did the temps start appearing after banging it? although if the heatsink is on properly a thump shouldn't really matter.

    I think you might have a dust build up, this can happen in as little as 2-3 months and cause the temps to gradually increase as the fans cannot extract the hot air quick enough they increase to compensate.

    If you have checked everything and you are satisfied the OS is running normally pick up a cheap can of compressed air.
     
  6. Userdude

    Userdude Notebook Enthusiast

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    If you have checked everything and you are satisfied the OS is running normally pick up a cheap can of compressed air

    You mean , spraying compressed air into the intake?....
    That sounds risky.
    I just send my unit to ASUS for repair, the motherboard died, and heat issue is suspected...
    But I might be guilty on that one. I might have not given the time for the unit to cool down before shutting it down, trapping the heat inside.
     
  7. tijo

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    Probably dust in the OP's case. Your temps are nothing to worry about yet anyways.

    Shutting down the laptop before it is cooled will cause absolutely no damage. When there is no power running through the components, there is no heat produced, so they will not get any hotter than they were before shutting down.
     
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    Userdude Notebook Enthusiast

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    Shutting down the laptop before it is cooled will cause absolutely no damage. When there is no power running through the components, there is no heat produced, so they will not get any hotter than they were before shutting down.[/QUOTE]

    I believe you...

    Still strange that motherboard fried on it's own ,without any warning...
    I had cases like that in PC's ,but at least, I could tell it was coming