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    A8Js overheating, CPU temp > 76

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by exernet, Jul 23, 2008.

  1. exernet

    exernet Notebook Guru

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    My CPU temp is idling at around ~62 degrees Celsius and when I play an old game like Unreal Tournament 2004 at a 800 x 600, it jumps to 76 degrees+ until my computer shuts it self down within 5 minutes. It takes about 30mins for it to cool down before I can turn it back on.

    The fans are always running loud, even when idling. I noticed my laptop had been running hot a few weeks ago, but didn't do anything about it. Now it's really effecting my comp. I can't play an old game or run an intensive application without my computer overheating and shutting down.

    If anyone could help me out, i'd greatly appreciate it...

    If it helps, I attached some pictures of the temps
     

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    exernet, Jul 23, 2008
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  2. niGht kiD

    niGht kiD .. beach boy ♫

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    niGht kiD, Jul 23, 2008
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  3. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Indeed. The age of the system alone suggests that there's gunk in the way creating your problem.
     
    ClearSkies, Jul 23, 2008
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  4. exernet

    exernet Notebook Guru

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    Well, I opened up my laptop and cleaned as much as I could with a cotton swab. It didn't look very dirty, but I seem to be idling at ~58 degrees now so I'm guessing it must have helped.

    I'll pickup a bottle of compressed air tomorrow and see if that helps too.

    What's the average idle temp for a laptop like mine?
     
    exernet, Jul 23, 2008
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  5. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Did you get to removing the fan and getting to the heatsink grill/fins from the inside? That's the place where dirt usually accumulates the most.
     
    E.B.E., Jul 24, 2008
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    are you sure it had nothing to do with indoor temp?
     
    Red_Dragon, Jul 24, 2008
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    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Perhaps somewhat, but going all the way on idle to 62... unlikely.

    Check the fan and grill as EBE suggests - if you got 5C improvement with what you already did, you're on the right track to get back down to nominal temps.
     
    ClearSkies, Jul 24, 2008
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  8. ITF

    ITF Notebook Consultant

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    I join you in being an A8Js owner who keeps a clean laptop, uses a cooling pad........ and experiences the machine completely shutting down while playing old games due to temperature.

    I have yet to find a solution other than crossing fingers.
     
    ITF, Jul 25, 2008
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  9. E.B.E.

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    If it's out of warranty you can try changing the thermal paste on the CPU and GPU dies.
     
    E.B.E., Jul 25, 2008
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  10. Purehazard

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    When my gf was using the A8Js, the buildup of gunk eventually damaged it to the point where everything sorta lagged. I sent it in to Asus and the replaced the GPU and the top of part of the base (wrist pad).

    Now that it's my computer, I clean it out every couple of months with a can of compressed air. Quite a lot of dust gets inside.
     
    Purehazard, Jul 25, 2008
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