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i dont remember ive changed any settings in TStop. Once opened your cpu will work full speed untill you dont restart the system. Basically what i do i run it just before playing games. cpu runs on 2,4-2,5GHz on my g73sw.

Check this thread i hope it helps:
ATTENTION: G73/53SW Owners - CPU Throttling to 798mhz and how to fix it

 

That's a fine idle temp.

What are you using to test? and how does it stop?

I believe 16GB is the max. And yes, 1600Mhz RAM is supported.

 

The bigger problem is that only 1/2 of the RAM slots are readily accessible so 12GB is a pretty straightforward upgrade, but going to 16GB will require a LOT of work to take the keyboard out etc...

Tom

 

Soulrider, I have the same issue. It started yesterday and due to the forcible positioning of my adapter, I figured it was a loose/faulty connection of the jack and not the adapter/brick itself. I requested an RMA but expect a response sometime this week. Man is that flickering of power modes annoying---why did they make it so "in-your-face" anyway? Interestingly enough, my desktop icons disappeared with each flicker. I see this was due to the Power4hyrbid thinking my PC was very low on power (I ended up uninstalling the software anyway) but was desperately trying to figure out the connection between power issues and desktop icons.

My question: Was your computer reformatted upon return? I'm just wondering if I should make a backup(2) of my backup(1). Backup(1) is on the second HDD.

 

I wonder which wifi drivers you guys use for G73SW-A1?
I have Atheros installed but noticed that someone is using Intel? What is the difference?
Also how do you set your nvidia control panel 3d settings? Any crucial thing from default that will improve my game and fps(Crysis 2, AssassinsC).
Thanks for help!

 

If someone's using an Intel driver they have an Intel Wifi Card.

Personally when i had the Atheros card, I used the ones that Windows 7 gave me. But the Atheros card is really just horrible. I upgraded to an Intel 6200

Hmm, Vertical Sync (or "V-Sync"). Turning it off helps performance alot. As well as Anti Aliasing being low or off, which is extremely hard on the GPU. It's best to play with max resolution and Anti Aliasing low or off than vice versa.

 

No, they didn't reformat my HD. As far as I know the only thing they did was to repair/replace the jack.

I called on the phone and gave them all the info about the computer (SN number, model, where purchased, etc) and my personal information (name, address, email, phone, etc) and they gave me an RMA number over the phone and then emailed me the same information. The form they send you asks you to answer yes or no to whether they can reformat your system or not. On that I answered "Yes, but only if necessary". As a precaution, I took my Vertex 3 SSD out and put my stock OEM hard drive back in with the original OS on it so they'd have something to boot to when they started the machine. That way if they had to reformat for some odd reason I wouldn't loose my current data, etc. I left in my 2nd hard drive (my data drive) and to my knowledge it was untouched.

On the form they ask you to check whether or not you are sending in your battery and your power supply. I was told by the person on the phone at ASUS that due to my situation that I should KEEP the batter and the power supply and NOT send them in. This is sort of contrary to what the form suggest which is to send in the power supply and battery if the problem with the laptop is power related.

I don't know whether they just repaired/replaced the jack or as someone suggested, replaced the entire motherboard. I'm guessing they probably did replace the motherboard as that would make the most sense. Another thing that makes me think they replaced the mother board is that when I took the bottom access panel off to put my SSD back in I noticed a fair amount of what I assume is thermal paste which has oozed out from a couple of spots. This was not visible before as far as I remember as I noticed first thing upon opening the panel. One place where it oozed out is by the copper colored piece that looks like a heat pipe or heat sink of some sort. There are one or two other places as well. If that is in fact what it is, I think they got a little heavy handed with the thermal paste. I haven't had a chance to do any stress tests yet as far as heat goes. I've done some before sending it in and the temps were always fine even under load. I just hope they didn't screw things up and put to much thermal paste on if that's what it is. I really didn't want to send it in for repair for this reason.

Good luck with your repair. I now wonder how much of an issue the AC jack is going to end up being for people. Granted, it's only a couple of people so far but time will tell. I'm seriously thinking of getting one of these 90 degree adapters. Does anyone know which one of these would work for the G73SW-A1 (if either)?

The 5.5mm x 2.1mm connector: Right Angle Connector Converter for 5.5 x 2.1mm Connector - LC52
or
The 5.5. x 2.5mm connector: Right Angle Connector Converter for 5.5 x 2.5mm Connector - LC53

 

Hi, I hope someone from this thread can help me.

There is a good price on the Asus G73SW-TZ030V at Amazon.de, and I am thinking of buying it.

Asus G73SW-TZ030V 43,9 cm Notebook schwarz: Amazon.de: Computer & Zubehör

I noticed people have mentioned problems with the notebook's surface finish rubbing off in some places after a few months, and also that someone had a problem with the power jack. I am hoping that everyone will tell me these are isolated problems, and that the build of the laptop is solid and a good buy, specially at the current price. Any feedback about these and other issues gratefully accepted.

 

Well, I've loved my G73 for 6 months, but I'm thinking about selling it and picking up a Sager NP8170 as I continue my search for MOAR POWR!

Also @reno555
I have not had any problems with the finish or power jack, but I may be more careful than most. Still, I wouldn't say you need to worry as long as you are reasonably cautious.

 

Hi hyrule

Thanks for your comment. Reading lots of positive reviews of the machine and like the look of it.

 

No problem. I take your choice of website to mean you're in Germany? Because if you were in the US I could give you a pretty good deal on mine . . .

 

Yes, sorry not in the US.

 

Reno55, I've only heard of one issue of the finish degrading and a couple of power jack issues at this point. I don't think that's evidence of any widespread issues with these machines. Of course only time will tell. I was extremely careful with the power jack having been a PC tech I've seen many of them fail over the years. I've never had one fail on my own machines until now. It's just a fluke I'm assuming. I wouldn't let a couple of problems out of what I assume are a large number of these machines sold, bother you.

 

Reno,people are experiencing different problems but unfortunately you cant predict any of those. I have mine for almost 6 months and dont have any major complains. I`ve been caring it to work every single day and there is noting wrong with the rubbery surface + looks nice. I heard a lot of complains on keyboard,but thats just matter of time and getting used to it.
Computer runs silent and cooling system is great.
Machine itself is excellent even for desktop computer,everything is really fast,you can play all games,most of them with details on max,screen is great too.
Asus provides 2 years warranty(hope i never need it) and driver support page is constantly updated with new drivers and system software.

Only thing im not satisfied(besides not being able to install bluetooth drivers :S) are speakers.Cant compare them to Harman/Kardon on my old Toshiba.

At this point i would probably go with 3D version,but oh thats just me

 

Agreed 100%! People will use (abuse) their notebooks in various ways, mostly how and what they use the notebook for is the determining factor in things going wrong with these fine, fine notebooks, as in "owner error" of one kind or another being the No.1 cause of laptop component failures. Mostly the No.1 errors in the hardware dept are with either the video boards or the Seagate XT HD's, those being the most often replaced hardware items we have.

My notebook is in the shop as I write this for a complete video card replacement, with all new sensors, controllers, and associated devices being the subject of this "Asus service" to my 7-month old G73SW-3DE laptop, sighhh. I was hoping that *this one* wouldn't go South on me like my G51JX-A1's nVidia 360M did, but the 460M seems to be as fragile as the old one was, or worse in extreme use cases like my uses.

When I am not actively using the notebook I'd have it do GPU and CPU Folding@Home, and I guess that is the straw that cooked the camel's back! I started getting terrific "throttling" issues with the notebook, and at that point I took it upon myself to do a full static load test on the VRAM and DRAM in the card, and both produced major statistical errors in short 20-minutes tests.
The memory module especially in my laptop was just shot to Hell's Bells, generating more than 43,000 errors in that 20-minute test, while the DRAM produced c. 10,000 factual, comprehensive errors in calculations and the like...this is just completely inexcusable in such a nice notebook, and I fault nVidia not Asus in my case, because Asus cooling is the best in the bizness for the video board and CPU both...just plain old faulty DRAM and RAM in my notebook's memory cache of the video card.

Other than this major problem, my notebook has been trouble-free and able to to virtually anything I assigned to it, aka "desktop uses" among other things, such as Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver, and general web page construction things which are fairly complex and demanding, and of course PS 3, 4, and 5 work which I do daily, constantly even, and I never had problems with the memory not releasing (common error in notebooks) so it could be used in other programs, no heat-related issues whatsoever (Asus cooling is the best!), and playing a movie in 3D was just the cat's meow too, really like that aspect of the notebook's performance.

Anyway, I'll have it back later this week they tell me, all spiffed up and new in the video card/sensor/controller depts, and I expect things will be great after that...if patterns follow function at Asus Tech Support/RMA Dept, as they did in my G51JX-A1 notebook, the 2nd video card will turn out to be a STUDLY thing, and will outperform the OEM card substantially, so I look forward to that expectation for the new video card system to come.

ThrottleStop is an invaluable program for eliminating CPU "throttling" 100%, and everyone here reading this post should be using it for premium performance standards with the G73SW-series of notebooks, bar none! I have worked with the originator of the system, a nice Japanese gentleman namked "Abo-San", on other projects to do with CPU throttling and benchmark-induced CPU overclocking, and he doesn't leave a stone unturned in his work at all...very thorough, very immaculate software on hardware theory is his trademark.

Simply put, all you have to do with the present Throttlestop is to turn it on, then turn it off, and the job is done! You do NOT have to leave it "on" at all, as the mechanisms within the program trip the CPU throttle sensors into thinking that there are no temperature controls to stop the CPU from maintaining full speed ahead. After all, the Intel CPU itself has a built-in "safety valve" which will stop any serious overheating going on, at or about 100-104-degrees Celsius, where the CPU will throttle itself down automatically, just like in a Core i7 desktop CPU fyi's, so there's no worry to be had about the CPU surviving or not, and the Asus firmware/BIOS/software controls are totally unnecessary from the OEM standard anyway.

Use the Throttlestop program without fail, and you will not have any issues with the CPU not giving 100% of its worth at all times, be it single or dual-core uses, or full-fledged 8-Cores @ 100% throttle, which is as above, between 2394Mhz and 2497Mhz in this particular 2630QM CPU, by my own measurement no less, Hah!

I keep forgetting to change my signature, dang! I've been running 16GB RAM in mine ever since I upgraded the TIM in the CPU and GPU areas about 5 months ago, and I assure you for a Power User like myself 16GB of matched Corsair 1333Mhz 4GB SODIMMs is the way to go, Charlie Brown! There is no reason for installing 1600Mhz SODIMMs by the way, it is just not feasible for the notebook to utilize that high-ranked RAM...the best it can use is the 1333Mhz modules, and then just barely. Work out the math for yourselves sometime to confirm what I just wrote!

The bus speed of this notebook never gets high enough to even begin to test the worth of 1600Mhz RAM, it's just not possible unfortunately. Plus it's danged expensive compared to the 1333Mhz matched RAM modules for this laptop, and no need to do it whatsoever. I mean we do NOT have BIOS-controllable/adjustable RAM in this notebook, do we now? Hah Hah! It's fixed at 1066mhz/1333Mhz speeds depending on the application involved, never even comes close to needing 1600Mhz RAM. Go figure!

Do you own the 3DE model like mine? The 3D feature is NOT one for generating fast frame rates....leave that to 2D mode ONLY, with the right nVidia drivers in place you can see some very commendable FPS quotients out of this laptop. 3D mode is just icing on the cake, so to speak, but don't expect world-record FPS being generated no matter what you do to the control panels that control 3D StereoVision in the nVidia way, if that explains it in any rational way that is!

I like viewing a nice 3D movie more than anything with the laptop, as that is just the cat's meow full-bore. I'll never forget the 1st movie I converted for 3D use when I first opened up the box and tried out my new G73SW-3DE for the 1st time, it was "Bullitt" with Steve McQueen and Robert Chandler...and it was great stuff! Especially the car-chase scenes in 3D!! COOL!

For a laptop this is one heavy-duty 3D machine, with the nVidia P854 StereoVision glasses hooked up and working 100% to the good, I just love it!

You sick person you, wanting a silly Sager hot-rod-Jim notebook, bigger than a house, and twice as fat as the neighbor ratz! I couldn't see ever buying into their system frankly, spending $4000++ properly equipped on any of their better series notebooks, and getting what? RAID capability? 3-4 HD's? A lid so heavy that you'll break yer nails getting it open? Hah Hah!

They have a nice warranty, thanks to God, for a pretty penny that is that goes along with the notebook purchase, a 3-year affair, and rest assured you will be using that warranty a LOT! Any laptop that runs a desktop's Core i7 CPU and GPU even with their higher end models is gonna run reallllllllly HOT! HOT to the maxxxx-pack! Their cooling system is no better than Asus's system, I assure you, and you will experience heat-related issues with such a notebook as you are dreaming about.

Why not just build a nice Core i7 980X/990X/970 12-Core (6 real+ 6 virtual Cores) desktop, or go the cheap way and score a "Sandybridge" 2600K CPU and P67 motherboard combo, what with its unlimited QPI adjustability, and have it all. Whenever I need a real 'power experience" for translating video and sound files, when making movies and recordings and the like, I just jump right on over to my EVGA-E760-Classified-equipped motherboard desktop/server, with the Core i7 970CPU running at a nice conservative 4354Mhz 24/7 on AIR COOLING no less, and I get with the problems and programs!

There never will be built a laptop, even the best MacBook Pro doesn't suffice for a full bore Twin-Hardware RAID desktop setup like I've got sitting here right next to me in my studio in my home, with unlimited 1866Mhz RAM (runs 24GB of matched Kingston 4GB DIMMs for maximum overclocking work and capacity), which is also equipped with the best PC sound card in existence for real, honest to God DAC performance on the fly with a built-in 75W RMS headphone amp no less (an Asus Xonar Essence ST PCI Sound Card!), and the creme-de-la-creme of the equipment list is an Areca 1680IX-8 Hardware RAID Controller (c. $1200 with cables) (SAS to eSATA/SATA for up to 1500MB/sec HD read and write performance).

Build yourself something like that to amuse or use at your wildest whimsical moments, or serious ones maybe too! Then you won't have any of this "power jive angst" going on in yer head anymore! A laptop is an item of convenience and reasonable power, and it will never suffice for a full-fledged desktop OEM-built server like I've got right here to be used at my whim and beckon, so take it from me you'll never get it right with that Sager deal, and you'll be longing for yet even more power after you get used to that system....if it continues to work for you, that is, and not be in the shop all the time!

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I haven't been back here for a couple weeks, just been dealing with all types of heavy duty and fun PC issues over at Tomshardware.com, Anandtech.com, and EVGA.com forums and haven't had any time to visit with my friends here at notebookreview.com, so my apologies for that error of my ways.

However it seems like this notebook is rather a cult-following laptop these days, while some owners have moved on to bigger and better G74SW's and the like, or maybe one of those ridiculous AlienWare (by Dell err... Dull....Hah!) machines, while those of us who consider this laptop our keeper of record presently seem to be reasonablly happy with the laptop in general, and they are a fantastic system of pieces and parts that Asus came up with in 2011, this is certain.

I know I have *NO USE* for a 3GB DDR5 mobile video board like the 560M model in the new laptops, this is certain, and I think that this one will have to do for the coming year or two until something truly revolutionary comes out and breaks my silence about changing laptops anytime soon.

Heck, I use my Apple iPad 2 (3G+WiFi) as much as any computer I own these days, as the tablets are becoming an indispensable part of our daily lives, if you have to live in the real world and be "organized" like an iPad 2 can keep you such, so I dunno guys and gals, if any! I think I'll just make my G73SW-3DE the "keeper" for the coming year 2012 and see how I feel about it toward the end of the year and not before.

But for my video card failure, (which I am certain my uses had something to do with by the way, but still, the memory and DRAM was sub-standard or it wouldn't have failed so miserably like it did) my G73SW-3DE has worked 100% to the good for me this past year, since May 2011 anyway, and I mean to make it last a couple years and be happy with it too!

Take care, and I'll try and see you all back here sometime later in the week if that makes any sense for you guys and gals, if any!

rexrzer727

 

While I understand your perspective and intend to build a desktop when circumstances allow, I am a college student and only have room for one computer, and thus require that it is mobile. The NP8170 is no larger or heavier than my G73 and can be purchased at a price similar to a new G74, but with substantially higher specifications. Once I sell my G73, my net spending shouldn't exceed $600 and I'll be glad to move away from that impossible to clean matte body, frustrating glossy screen, hour long disassembly, and complete lack of upgrade potential. And the GTX460M is sadly getting a little out of date too. Additionally, this model does not come with and "overheating" desktop processor as you suggest, it is available with the same range of second gen mobile i7 processors as the G73 and buying this laptop with a 2760QM and a 6990M would only cost marginally more (in light of the massive performance boost) than I was considering spending on a 2760QM for my G73. I have looked all over the owners lounge for the Sager and seen far fewer reports of problems requiring RMA than I see in this lounge every day. Don't get me wrong, the Asus has been great, but I've realized that going mainstream just didn't quite give me everything I wanted.

Also, not really sure where a MacBook Pro comes into the discussion, as even a top spec 17" MBP would be a downgrade from my G73 . . . and about $1000 more than the much more powerful Sager.

 

@Soulrider, dabox

thanks, doesn't look like these are widespread issues, but its good to hear this from people who know the notebook.

 

Just an update on the AES-NI issue in my .sig - it's now all fixed http://forum.notebookreview.com/win...rypt-sandy-bridge-problem-20.html#post8042691

 

all my Bluetooth devices are gone & i can't discover any new ones!
Fn-F2 only shows wlan??
hardware failure or something disabled?
Bluetooth Service & Support Service are both started, however the hardware is not present!
tried removing the battery & rebooting - no change

mark

 

Might want to just reinstall your bluetooth driver, it doesn't always play nice with the other drivers.
I've just disabled mine completely since I don't have any bluetooth accessories, but obviously that isn't a solution for you.

 

i tried that - says no BT hardware present

 

can the g73sw take 8GB SODIMM modules? for example keep two 2gb modules and swap 2x 2GB's for 2x 8GB's

 

Yes, it can take up to 16GB

 

As usual, thanks to rexrzer727 for thorough info on ThrottleStop!

I dont have 3D model(i wish i do)
What i was actually asking are settings in nvdia control panel/manage 3D settings, such as VSync,antialiasing and others. I was getting some ridiculously low fps in the games so i wonder if those sets can effect the game flow or you just keep them on default.

Thanks

 

a friend of mine is looking for a high performance laptop under £1000 preferably, he wants a 15.6" laptop, with an i7 quad core processor 6-8gb ram and a decent graphics card. he was very interested in the samsung chronos range (series 7) but they are not in stock anywhere, i told him to fork out a bit more money and get a G74SW, they were a bit too high priced, so i showed him this:
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the N53SN looks like quite a beast for the price... in theory this is much more powerful than the G73SW i have.
the 550M and 16GB of ram is a big difference to my G73SW with the 460M and 8GB ram. i was wondering is there a reason that this machine is so much cheaper than the G73SW and even the G74SW? the 15.6" screen is full HD, 16GB ram at 1333mhz, i7 2630qm, blue ray combo, and the 550M 2GB just tops it off...

 

U know the gt550m is no match for the gtx460m right>?

 

what? nope i didnt know that lool

 

dont look at the ram size when comparing graphics cards nor the model number. Even though it says 2gb Gt 550m, its still nowhere near the power of a gtx 460m 1.5gb

 

just realised that the GTX 460m is alot better than the newer cards nvidia has released

 

well the gtx series are nvidias top notch gaming card series. the GT series are supposed to be for the average user barring their highest GT card (so far) the 555m

 

My co-worker has the new GTX 460m.. He says it makes his shooter games unbelievable..

 

I havent tried any fps games yet on my asus (3rd day on this haha) but yeah from what I can recall, the gtx 460m will play alot of games now on high detail in 1080p.

Imagine the gtx 580m SLI @_@

also offtopic; but why asus fail D: (your siggy)

 

So the GTX 560M?

It's the same card as the 460M, overclocked.

Just overclock your card to the same levels as the 560M, and theyre you go

 

Hi guys, I'm still waiting for my G73 to be delivered and so in the meantime I've been collecting up to date drivers.

My machine will have 750GB HDD and I'd like to make two partitions on it. I've never installed win 7 before and so I'd like to ask you: Does this system offer partitioning of your HDD during the installation as it was the case of win XP? Or will I have to use some software after that?

 

Im assuming all Asus laptops do this but in my G53sw, theres a recovery option on the HDD that reinstalls Windows 7 with all the drivers needed.

 

Thanks for your reaction. The thing is that I've bought it on Ebay so the recovery partitions may be gone.
But even if it was a new one, people here recommend a clean install without all the blotware that Asus includes..

Does win 7 install allow partitioning?

 

I'm trying to find the newest chipset for g73sw. On Intel website I haven't found "Intel® HM65 Express Chipset" that Asus mentions that is used in this laptop. The closest one is "Mobile Intel® 965 Express Chipset Family". Is it the one I can use for this laptop?

 

You cannot use the "Intel Mobile 965 Express Chipset" for your laptop! Are you getting the Driver/Utility DVD-ROM from the deal you bought on eBay? Just use the driver on THAT DVD-ROM and be happy, otherwise download the correct driver from the Asus web site for this computer/downloads!

What Windows 7 are you installing first of all?

ALL of them allow you to make 2 partitions with the installer DVD-ROM, but you have to format the HD to do it, a full format not a quick format. I'd suggest that you see what the notebook *has in it* and *on it* before you jump to conclusions about what you are going to do to it/for it!

Good luck, and hope you end up with a good G73SW-series laptop. I have enjoyed mine immensely, especially the 3D part and the gaming part also, and yes it's got an SSD of the Vertex 3 variety that I'd never change for anything else, it's just that good. Think about an SSD for the ultimate upgrade you could make to that machine, as things will seem to be 10X faster all around if you indulge that much desired option and install an SSD for the primary drive.

You would then keep all necessary data, music, videos, any photo storage of any means, all of that and anything else of any great size on the 2ndary HD, that is if yours has such a thing as the 2-HD option. Some of the models don't have 2 HD's as I've read, and you didn't mention what model you bought into in your eBay venture.

rexrzer727

 

Ok, thanks

I wanted to have the most up-to-date drivers, that's why I was trying to find the newest chipset on intel website but to my surprise I haven't found the one that would match. Ok, so I will download the one from Asus website.

I'm going to install win 7 pro. It's good that it allows partitioning.

Paradoxly, I'm not sure what version it will be but from the size of the HDD I think it should be G73SW-BST6. Does anybody know the differences between this model and the other G3SW?

 

hey guys, i was playing skyrim today for around an hour, and all of a sudden my laptop just shut off. power completely went, and then turned itself back on. what could be the reason for this? i have throttlestop running always and ive limited the multiplier to 20x. the GPU is slightly overclocked, but nothing major. is there any logs i can check on my laptop to see what went wrong?

 

What were your OC settings?

This same exact thing happens to me as well when i OC too high.

 

800/1600/1380 is what i had it set to, all other games have been fine running on this, witch temperatures not getting too high

 

Yeah, lower down the OC and test with that game again.

I have the same problem. Some games i can play on 815/1630 perfectly fine, others restart the computer like so at 780/1560.

Actually, i had MW3 do that to me today, at only 770/1540, which is usually my failsafe OC. Never happened before.

 

ok kool was playing yesterday with a slower clock speed and still getting good FPS in most areas. with throttlestop i have a few questions though also, when im playing skyrim to stop the cpu temp getting high i drop the multiplier to around 18x is this ok? usually its at 23x therefor allowing but also limiting the turbo boost to kick in upto 2.3ghz. if i set 26x multiplier then the turbo boost can go right up to 2.6ghz. also, what are the settings everyone else uses on Throttlestop?

also, because i use my g73sw as a desktop replacement, should i remove the battery and let it run only on the Power supply?

 

Sounds good

What do you consider "high CPU temp"? Because its pretty hard to get the G73 to have one, even when stress testing.

You can set the multiplier in Throttlestop but as far as i know, for Sandy Bridge it wont actually change anything. Not compatible. People just use Throttlestop to stop the CPU throttling bug.

If you never use it on the battery, yes I would take the battery out and just use it on the plug. Store the battery in a cool dry place. If you dont use the battery theres no use in having it in. It'll just wear down it's life. Stored away it wont

 

Well running OCCT (CPU Linpack) for a couple minutes brought me upto 78 degrees which is still not too hot, so all is good. im thinking maybe because my multiplier was lower before, there was more stress on each core and they were heating up more? im running throttlestop on the default settings now, and all is fine. it reached 80 degrees after 5 minutes but not any higher.

should i completely drain the battery before storing it in a cool dry place or is it ok to leave it at 100% charge in my cupboard?

 

80C is a bit high, but otherwise yeah its all good. And you'll probably stay within the low-mid 70's gaming. You dont have to worry about it

Hmm, not sure, or sure if it matters. But I would probably charge it up to 100% and store it.

 

Ok cool, i'm gonna leave the battery in it for now, as a replacement is £60 so if it does start to deteriorate ill just buy a new one, it should be fine anyway, as i do sometimes unplug it and use it away from the charger. Just to let you know, during gaming it doesn't ever get to 80 degrees, that's just the maximum I've seen it at during stress testing. Most the time it stays preety cool actually, not even reaching mid 70's.

 

Yeah the cooling system is great on the laptop

I've had my laptop since June and I use it mostly on the charger but run down the battery every couple days. Only at ~3% wear. So it seems to be holding up ok. I would just run down the battery once or twice a week to keep it in good shape.

 

ok good stuff, how are you checking the wear on the battery by the way?