ASUS F8SP overheating in Windows 7

Hi guys,

I have an ASUS F8SP-X1 laptop which I really like. I have been using Vista on it since I bought it and it had no problems.

Lately I installed Windows 7 64 bit. Every time I played games after a couple of minutes (depending on game) the laptop shut down. It get's very hot. I thought it was the VGA so I installed Everest. It was indeed the VGA. It has a temperature of 75-80 grade C on idle... Although the vent is running. I installed W7 32 bit cos I thought 54 bit drivers were causing trouble, but it's doing the same on 32 bit also. It's strange cos in Vista I played games for hours and hours and it never shut down.

Does anybody has same issues as me? Are there any new drivers that can solve this problem?

I can go back to Vista, but I really like some features of 7.

 

Anyone? I just need to know if this is a fault of drivers, W7 or my notebooks GPU has problems. :S

 

$10 says that there is more dust in your heatsink than in my Shop-Vac.

 

Well I can give you my paypal cos I have opened it and it was as clean as it was new. But to make sure I've also cleaned it with compressed air...

 

Did you shoot compressed air into the exhaust vent or the intake vent where the fan sucks in air? When you opened your notebook, did you visually check that the heatsink was clean?

 

I checked the heatsink and to me it seemed OK and clean. I blew the air from the inside of the exhaust vent to the outside. It came out some dust but just minimal.

I've been playing a little today and it didn't shut down, although the temperature is really high for the GPU. Around 73-74C on idle.

What's strange is that the fan works. As it worked in Vista. It's really strange. Why would W7 have problems? I'm guessing driver problems (especially BIOS).

 

Have you checked if your GPU is running at full speed when idling?

 

If I get Everest well, than no:

 

Okay. Radiator is clean, fan is working, GPU downclocks normally. Have you removed the GPU heatsink to ever replace the thermal paste? Perhaps the cold plate is not making proper contact with the die.

 

Nope I haven't done that. I'm a bit scared I mess up something. When I opened the notebook did I saw that the GPU heatsink is under the GPU? Do you know any guide on how to remove the heatsink? I searched here but with no luck.

I'm gonna take some pictures later or tomorrow to show you what I mean the heatsing goes under the GPU.

 

This is what your notebook should look like. Unfortunately, I do not have a guide available for you. But based on the pics, it seems that all you have to do is remove the screws and lift it up at an angle so you can remove it from the PCI-E slot. However, F8 owners may be able to point you in the right direction as I am not familiar with the F8. I will leave it to them to pick you up from here. I'm out for the night. Take care, Alvi.

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Thank you for all your help! Really appreciate it! I'll try it tomorrow.